Symbols as metaphors, not as facts

[John21]

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The thing is: as metaphors these stories can be very meaningful and helpfull. They try to put us in accord with the mysteries in life.

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I think it was Pope John Paul who made a comment on the Garden of Eden story and others, saying something to the effect that we should not seek for the truth of the story but for the truth the story conveys.

Anyway, it's sure a lot easier to read when you ask what this or that story means, rather than could this possibly of happened.