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Originally Posted by Twisp
No, that is not what I said. I gave the example not knowing if the intended audience read the Bible as a literal work from God or as a human work in response to God. Therefore I covered both bases by stating the literal reading and the figurative reading.
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You said it sends the "same message", whether taken literally of figuratively. So, did you mean the real-world result would also be a (real) punishment, even if the story was takend figuratively?