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Comment 161 by northern witness -
The OP was referring to the mythical second coming.
Ooh, get her.
Let's see.
It's a metaphor.
For the personification.
Of an abstract concept.
How amusing.
And as for this:
Right. Let's start at the beginning.
What evidence do you have for who wrote it?
And why they wrote it?
What evidence do you have that the Adam and Eve story is supposed to be a metaphor?
What evidence do you have that your interpretation of this metaphor is correct?
What evidence do you have for the major premise of your metaphor, that a god - your particular one - actually exists?
I await your answers with interest.
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