Richard Dawkins - Oh, but of course the story of Adam and Eve...

Oh, but of course the story of Adam and Eve was only ever symbolic, wasn't it? Symbolic! So Jesus had himself tortured and executed for a symbolic sin by a non-existent individual? Nobody not brought up in the faith could reach any verdict other than barking mad.

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Oh, but of course the story of Adam and Eve was only ever symbolic, wasn't it? Symbolic! So Jesus had himself tortured and executed for a symbolic sin by a non-existent individual? Nobody not brought up in the faith could reach any verdict other than barking mad. Richard Dawkins

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