Why Literal?

The bible doesn't go against evolution ... your interpretation
of the Bible as literal truth is contrary to evolutionary
theory.I had a religous studies teacher who pointed out that,
on the whole, the order of creation in Genesis Ch1. is consistent
with that accepted by mainstream science (some minor diffs.
perhaps). Only if it is taken literally is it contradictive.

Just as a matter of interest (sorry admins), if you feed
your pet rats too many nuts/seeds they overload on protein
and it can have quite severe negative health effects. You
will often notice a reddy-brown discharge from the nostrils
and in some cases eyes of a poorly rat ... this is a non-specific
response to stress and can be induced by too high a protein content
in the food.

I've never managed to get one passed about three, so anything
over that is good going in my book. Female rats are
more likely to develop tumours too. Over a period of about
5 years I had around 15 male rats and only 1 developed a
tumour, while a friend had about 8 females and five suffered
tumours that ultimately led to their demise.