The Meaning of a Virgin Birth

"Religion has a lot of really weird images," he says. "Think about having your main religious symbol as somebody who's being tortured on a cross." The Buddha was born out of his mother's side or her armpit, but they have a very deep meaning if you understand it in a different way than to take them completely literally. And so it's not only appropriate to look at these stories as myths rather than as literal,. But it's the only thing that makes sense. Right?"