Thanx for the feedback on the previous question. Another question I have is on the golden calf in the story of Exodus, out of (huge) curiosity, how do supposed slaves? who fled Egypt in the middle of the night, so to speak, basically grabbing what they could and fleeing without a lot of notice, create a pure gold calf, not a hand held one, mind you, but a huge golden calf, in the middle of the Sinai desert to pray to? Where exactly did slaves get that sort of gold? How did they melt that much gold in the middle of a desert in the middle east thousands of years ago? who crafted it? or am i reading too much into it?? Did this not bug anyone? or is it just me? at what point does one say this is metaphorical/allegorical? Does anyone still think it's literal and historical? Thoughts....
I have a question for both theists and atheists alike if they want to weigh in with their thoughts and opinions. Evolution, outside of creationists, can generally be accepted in religious circles, as the Vatican has shown. The general thought is that evolution doesn't equal atheism, which I'd have to agree for the most part, but, my question is, with the Abrahamic religions, if you take away Adam & Eve, then you take away original sin, so, how do you get original sin with evolution?? Doesn't evolution mess with the doctrine of original sin? I'd like to hear peoples thoughts and opinions.
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