> Setting up an image of God as a bearded man in the clouds is just a strawman [...] > Getting caught up in whether or not that is a metaphor is to really miss

> Setting up an image of God as a bearded man in the clouds is just a strawman [...] > Getting caught up in whether or not that is a metaphor is to really miss the point. Very good point. Most people in the west assume that religious texts are written to be understood literally and not metaphorically. This might be due to zealotry witnessed in some major religions.