> Would you say the same about great works of fiction, or old fairy tales
Do you thing religious followers, such as Matthew, see god/heaven/etc as being merely a metaphor?
> That they're just falsehoods because duh
per previous poster: "laws and government don’t tell you how the world works"
works of fiction doesn't purport to either. They might have morals, or subtexts, as much of the contents of the Bible does - but some things in there are meant to be at least partially literal, such as the existence of a divine being that created the world.
What's the greater message behind "God takes care of lesser creatures" when there's no proof of such a thing? That things will generally turn out alright if you don't plan ahead (demonstratably bad advice)..