I am having a pretty good Sunday, thanks! And I hope you are, as well.

I think that sometimes, more pragmatic persons read and listen to religious texts and speeches to literally.

I'll agree with you, and will generalize it to a thought I have. I think that many texts/books that people read and listen to talks about, can be a type of Rorschach test that can tell us a lot more about what is going on in the reader/listener's mind than what is actually going on in the texts.

People read something that is open to interpretation, which seems to be applicable to most religious texts, and they tell themselves and others what the text means to them. A thousand people can read the same text and there can be dozens of different interpretations voiced by these people. Some will have a literal reading and some a more pragmatic one.

This maybe accounts for all the different denominations and sects in the major religions who are mostly reading the same exact words.

So I would say, if someone reads religious texts (or anything, really), they should talk to people about what it means to them, and ask those people what they think it means. This way we can all have a richer experience. I think it is better than being told by other people what to think about texts and stories.

Just a random thought inspired by your awesome comment to me. Thanks!

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