Why do people take the bible so literally?

Why do people take the bible literally?

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    It is due to a lack of education by competent teachers and that most Christians do not read Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic or Latin and have never studied the history of the development of the scriptures the profess faith in.

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The bible is trash and has no place in modern society.

Moe Lester

The bible is trash and has no place in modern society.

Moe Lester

The certainty is easier.

SylvanD

The certainty is easier.

SylvanD

People have not read it and practically none of them have read the accompanying ancient near eastern literature from which it was borrowed

Gnosisquest

It's easier to take something literally when you're brainwashed into believing it your entire life.

Atheist Cat

People have not read it and practically none of them have read the accompanying ancient near eastern literature from which it was borrowed

Gnosisquest

It's easier to take something literally when you're brainwashed into believing it your entire life.

Atheist Cat

Why do you take literally everything Satan says to you?

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