Reply to Evan Minton on hyperbole and justifying atheism

 I have replied to Evan Minton on the doctrinal orthodoxy problem created by christians who try to avoid biblical difficulties by pretending "god" had employed hyperbole.

https://cerebralfaith.net/why-i-think-local-flood-interpretation/#comment-7199

 I also responded here:

https://cerebralfaith.net/book-review-god-and-ultimate-origins-by-andrew-loke/#comment-7200

Is Genesis 3 just a fable?

Alisa Childers correctly points out how disastrous it would be to Christianity, if Genesis 3 was mere fable.

So let's start with the obvious:

When I was a kid, and read about ancient tales in other cultures that made reference to talking animals, I automatically assumed that because we never see animals talking that this today, these tales are surely mere fictions.

Was I unreasonable to draw such a conclusion upon such basis?