Just realized this post was directed towards me. (or maybe I skipped over it and forgot to come back)
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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
Secondly, many people do not think of this story and base any doctrines off of it. This is hardly a staple for Judiasm or Christianity. If there is no reason to believe that the flood was not global, then why pay any more attention to it. It makes no difference.
Actually, it makes a big difference. If the story is meant to be literal (can't believe I'm falling for the literal/figurative/allegorical goalpost-shifting game), and it's clearly untrue, then the Bible is not inerrant. Who cares if doctrine is based off of the story? I don't recall "must have doctrine based from it" being a prerequisite for inerrancy.
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Originally Posted by Jibninjas
Also, I think that the people that say the story of Noah is purely allegorical are in a minority.
I can't even comprehend what "purely allegorical" is. Not a single word in the story means what it's supposed to mean?
