You can answer every question about religion with the word "metaphor".

I just figured out that you can answer every question about religion with the word "metaphor".

Let's try it.

"Does heaven exist?"

"Metaphor."

"Would you say that we humans were made in the image of god or the image of a monkey?"

"Metaphor."

"How did Noah fit all the animals in the Ark?"

"Metaphor."

Metaphors are meant to illuminate truth. They're often used to compare two similar or dissimilar ideas or thoughts.

Occasionally you would have to be a little more verbose. For example if someone asked, "What religion are you?" You might have to say something like, "I think religion is a metaphor."