Richard Dawkins, The Root of All Evil? (January 2006), Part 2: "The Virus Of Faith".
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Oh, but of course the story of Adam and Eve was only ever symbolic, wasn't it? Symbolic?! So Jesus had himself tortured and executed for a symbolic sin by a non-existent individual? Nobody not brought up in the faith could reach any verdict other than "barking mad". (Part 2, 00:30:25)
— Adam and Eve
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About Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the Creatio ex nihilo ("creation out of nothing") myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
About Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the Creatio ex nihilo ("creation out of nothing") myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
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