It’s not actually important for the purposes of this discussion what the Bible says or not. What’s important is what people believe. If many Christians believe the snake was Satan, then it doesn’t matter what the Bible actually says when we discuss whether or not their beliefs are true, absurd, or, in some way, ridiculous.
In the same way, it doesn’t actually matter, for the purposes of this discussion, what evolution actually says, but, rather, what people who believe in evolution believe it says.
It does matter what the Bible says or not iff the same people who claim to believe the snake was Satan also believe the Bible is truth, since this would entail a contradiction.
That’s a good point, but, in that case, we should be making the judgement that they’re holding contradictory beliefs for believing the snake is Satan and the Bible is true, rather than make the judgement that they’re believing the ridiculous claim that there once was a talking snake.
It’s not actually important for the purposes of this discussion what the Bible says or not. What’s important is what people believe. If many Christians believe the snake was Satan, then it doesn’t matter what the Bible actually says when we discuss whether or not their beliefs are true, absurd, or, in some way, ridiculous.
In the same way, it doesn’t actually matter, for the purposes of this discussion, what evolution actually says, but, rather, what people who believe in evolution believe it says.
It does matter what the Bible says or not iff the same people who claim to believe the snake was Satan also believe the Bible is truth, since this would entail a contradiction.
That’s a good point, but, in that case, we should be making the judgement that they’re holding contradictory beliefs for believing the snake is Satan and the Bible is true, rather than make the judgement that they’re believing the ridiculous claim that there once was a talking snake.