In a blog comment, Brooke Lester made the comment that I’ve shared here:
It’s never really about a “literal” interpretation, but about controlling interpretation. In every interview, every Facebook comment, every conversation, you have to take the word “literally” away from them. That their interpretation is “literal” is the Big Lie that makes all the little lies possible.
This image also seems relevant to this topic:
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