Some, I'm sure, believe it because it is written--in the good book, that is. Is this not something like the the present day quip, if it's on the Internet it must be true?
My take is that I could not care less where it is written or who said it. It is too simplistic a story to be believable. On the other hand, it is the perfect fable. It is simply told and it teaches a moral. There are clear lines of right and wrong, good and evil.
Even more unfortunate than believing simply because it is written in the good book, is believing simply because one was born into a certain faith community and not having the sense--read introspection--to realize that that is, in fact, the primary reason for believing what one does.
One probably cannot prove that the story of Adam is a fable without delving into archeology, scientific dating and other very technical areas. From my point of view, suffice it to say as I have already, that the story is too sweet and simple and clearly serves a function other than providing a historical record.
We can short circuit all the science and just go with a bit of good sense to conclude that Adam is fable.
Why this Blog?
It does not really take a running blog to argue the point that Adam is a fable. The raison d'être of this blog is to engage in a dialog with others over the questions of what one believes and why--with regard to the religious.
I prefer an interfaith discussion. While I can say I know a lot about Christianity, I am also anecdotally familiar with Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. That said I would say that I am staunchly anti-theist. I believe that god/God is an entirely human construct.
Like any human construct it has its positives and negatives. It is for its very human nature that I find religion a topic of interest and thus this blog. I look forward to dialog with others on the topics to be posted.
So, what about Adam's Fable?
Do you believe it or not? Is it the Christian, Jewish or Islamic version that you prefer. Better still, I would love to hear of other versions.
