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Poetry is the use of [[language]] designed to elicit a purely [[emotional]] response rather than a [[rational]] one. It uses [[allegory]] and associations to elicit new and unexpected ways of thinking in the reader. | [[wikipedia:Poetry|Poetry]] is the use of [[language]] designed to elicit a purely [[emotional]] response rather than a [[rational]] one. It uses [[allegory]] and associations to elicit new and unexpected ways of thinking in the reader.<blockquote>''"The limerick packs laughs anatomical'' | ||
[[Scripture]] is poetry. It is not meant to be taken [[literally]]. It often employs soaring, [[wonderous]] [[language]] that elicits [[inspiration]] and [[joy]]. [[Inspirational]] poetry seems a lot less worrisome than [[authoritarian]] [[dogma]], but people have both [[perspectives]] about [[scripture]]. | ''Into space that is quite economical.'' | ||
''But the good ones I've seen'' | |||
''So seldom are clean'' | |||
''And the clean ones so seldom are comical"'' | |||
-[[wikipedia:Limerick_(poetry)|Limerick of Unknown Origin]]</blockquote>[[Scripture]] is poetry. It is not meant to be taken [[literally]]. It often employs soaring, [[wonderous]] [[language]] that elicits [[inspiration]] and [[joy]]. [[Inspirational]] poetry seems a lot less worrisome than [[authoritarian]] [[dogma]], but people have both [[perspectives]] about [[scripture]]. | |||
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Poetry is the use of language designed to elicit a purely emotional response rather than a rational one. It uses allegory and associations to elicit new and unexpected ways of thinking in the reader.
"The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical.
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean
And the clean ones so seldom are comical"
Scripture is poetry. It is not meant to be taken literally. It often employs soaring, wonderous language that elicits inspiration and joy. Inspirational poetry seems a lot less worrisome than authoritarian dogma, but people have both perspectives about scripture.