Last school year I asked a few christian friends and aquaintences at school whether they took the following passage in the bible literally:
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Originally Posted by Mark 16:17-18
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
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Only one person told me she seriously thought she could drink poison and would not die. However, when I asked her if she'd do it to prove to me it's true, she refused to "test god." All my other christian friends just laughed, rolled their eyes, and told me they don't think all the things in the bible are true/can be taken literally and believing that you can actually drink deadly poison and live is pure insanity, and I agree with them that it's crazy. I'm glad that only one seemed to blindly believe the irrational and the others had more sense. It is simply unreasonable to believe that all of the bible can be taken completely literally, especially passages saying you have these "super powers" if you are christian.