Re: Observe the trend

On 24-Mar-25 12:12, Mark Isaak wrote:

On 3/14/25 9:19 AM, Bob Casanova wrote:

On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:13:29 +1100, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by MarkE <me22over7@gmail.com>:
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The measure of literalism is in the *interpretation* of the text of
Genesis, not the quoting of it.
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Nope; sorry. "Literalism" literally (sorry 'bout that) means
that the text is taken exactly as read; no interpretation
allowed. If it's interpreted it's not taken literally.

 Note that interpretation and literalism are not mutually exclusive. For example, if I say, "The cat chased the dog" and you think, "It must have been a pretty mean cat," that's interpretation, even though you still read it literally.

Agreed. It's even more an interpretation if the language has changed or the origin culture differs from the culture doing the interpreting. Even in a single culture and time, words and phrases can have multiple meanings: In "the cat chased the dog," "cat" could refer to a cool or admirable human. Even if it almost certainly doesn't given the context, it's still is an interpretation.
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