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From: Kestrel Clayton <richZIG.e.clayZIGton@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Observe the trend
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:47:18 -0400
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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>:
>>
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> The measure of literalism is in the *interpretation* of the text of
>>> Genesis, not the quoting of it.
>>>
>> 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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Kestrel Clayton
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