The comments of "Groucho" echoes the beliefs of many dedicated, honest Christians including Adventist Christians.  However, I trust that these individuals realize that the vast majority of educated Christians in mainline Christian denominations and in the Catholic tradition do not share such understandings of the bible.  As often commented, they take the bible seriously but not literally.  I realize that many presuppositions of Groucho and others who share his view make it impossible for him and others to accept the scientific consensus and the views of non-fundamentalist Christians including non-fundamentalist Adventist Christians.  We will simply have to agree to disagree and move on.