Human life happens at conception and eventually decays from the material world at the time of death. The soul exists before and after those events.

Let's take things literal when it's convenient, and not when it isn't.

Do we take weather forecasters literally when they say the sun rises in the East? It’s almost like applying context to statements is important

There's a big difference there gamer, I think most people take weather forecasters with a grain of salt to begin with!

I think most people who have studied the Bible seriously understand that much of the language is figurative. There are many fulfilled prophecies in view of this context.

Genesis makes it clear several times that the sun doesn't revolve around Earth, if you only cared to read it with sincerity. The trouble is that you want it to be false and therefore will always see it that way.

Yes yes, everything that doesn't line up with reality is obviously figurative, very convenient indeed.

A yes everything that has been disproven is now considered a figure of speech well how convinient indeed.
Funny how to Christians pre irrefutable proof came along, zealously believed the earth was flat and that the sun revolved around the earth? So much so that they would imprison and even put you to death if you disagreed with them.

It's hilarious that most people today consider the bible an allegorical morality tale rather than literal facts. If it's a figure of speech then it's not facts or truth by definition it's a rhetorical language devised to persuade with emotion and superstition rather than facts and data. Using amorphous language like the bible you can make it mean anything and everything you want it to be. You can't prove it or disprove it it's just a word salad of feelings and wild thoughts.

Did Jesus walk on water or was it a figure of speech? Did actual demons exist or was it a figure of speech for people acting possessed? Did God really send down 2 bears to maul 42 children or was it a moral story on respecting your elders? Did jonah really survive inside of a fish for 3 days? Or was it a typical bed time story on how you cannot outrun a God?

This post was edited by addone on Mar 3 2023 12:34pm

its all a figure of speech, except the bears, god really hated those kids, but also loves every unborn serial killer and doesnt want them aborted.

Ancient Stan Lee fanclub loves sacrificing kids and sheep even though he gave them free will apparently

This post was edited by addone on Mar 3 2023 12:31pm

to be fair, sheep are absolute assholes.