02 Mar 2012 13:40:22
i think people take the bible too literally. Its an attempt to communicate across time and to communicate big ideas. Its like those data plaques we put on the voyager probes. You need to communicate but you need a way of how to communicate. So you use simple concepts any advanced civilisation can understand. Same with the bible. Its just across time and with different translations and interpretations the original meaning has been distorted. Its not really a talking snake as we think of it its an illusion to something that can be taken as a talking snake. Same with the vedas and the flying carpets.
Hi, i think you are right and without sounding like a a smart alec the word that describes your point here is ALLEGORY - a means of conveying a message by hiding it in a story/picture. As you say the picture presented is an allusion to something else.
I like this:
All
Alleged
Allegator
Allegations
Allude
Allegory
Renegade Pea
I like this:
All
Alleged
Allegator
Allegations
Allude
Allegory
Renegade Pea
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Yes that is the word i meant
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