The stories in the Bible are not man made, but metaphors to from which to learn. We must use critical thinking skills. Most people on this site got here for their critical thinking skills. They are questioning things. But yet when they get to the Bible, many run the other way. They don’t want to understand the metaphors. They don’t want to question what has been taught about the Bible. But this war we are in is Biblical. Time to dust them off and read them. It’s not blasphemy to question what man has taught us about the Bible. We must learn from our own reading. The chart above helps to get people started in reading the Bible. Who are the good people vs evil people.