Damn you, MC! You always beat me to the retort. I have a theory that you're actually me, 5 minutes from now.
Anyway, I was going to kindly suggest you change the word "honest" to "intelligent". I figured that'd clear this right up in a coupla days.
My observation is these misconceptions are spawned (and sustained) more from simple naïveté rather than willful...
dishonesté.
Some minds really struggle with the concept of parable and allegory, just throws a big ol' monkey wrench in there.
Speaking of... did you notice how I stayed quiet when the Bologna thing came up? I'm working on being more sensitive in the face of absurdity. One day at a time!
best,
wptw