David Henson

There are several areas where the Bible is thought by some to conflict with the teachings of science;

1. Insects having four legs. Which is metaphorical in the Bible.
2. Bats being birds. Which the Bible doesn't say.
3. Pi being incorrect. Which isn't in the Bible.
4. Rabbits chewing cud. Which the Bible says is refection and in agreement with science.
5. That the earth is flat. The Bible plainly states that the Earth is spherical.
6. That the earth was created in 6 days. The Bible doesn't say that the earth was created in 6 literal days.

Since I have already tried the method of presenting the facts and having a discussion in that way, I thought I would give you the opportunity to say what you want to say about the Bible saying that the Earth was created in six literal days.

C'mon, then! Lets see you.

Keith&Co.

A discussion about 'what the bible means vs. what the bible says' thread?
Wouldn't this be better in the Bible forum?

I mean, since we don't have a 'DLH trawling for a fight and a chance to lay scorn upon all comers' forum?

Shadowy Man

Doesn't the Bible say that the Earth was created in one day?

David Henson

I really don't care where you put the thread, Keith. Call me DIV, or Divvy, Or Earthling, David IV, Evo Devo, Dr. Bill Egan, Greasus Chrysler from the SAB. Rambo says Hi.

show_no_mercy

7. Prayer works
8. Jesus, Lazarus, and "saints" came back to life after being dead (and rotting) for days
9. People could speak in one language and yet be heard in many different languages
10. Seizures are caused by demons instead of neurological disorders, and are eliminated when the demon is cast out while "shreiking"
11. The entire population of the world can be populated by only two people

These are some other reasons why the bible is in conflict with science

David Henson

Good question, Shadowy, actually it doesn't say. In Genesis 1:1 the Earth has already been created and the first creative "day" begins at some undetermined time later. Now, the entire process is called one day, which in Hebrew is yohm, meaning any period of time. That one day includes all six days as one.

So the Bible doesn't say that the Earth was created in 6 literal days. In fact there is nothing in the Bible that would cause conflict with any estimation of science as far as the age of the universe.

David Henson

It is interesting that after having discussed the issue of the Bible that I haven't seen those that you have mentioned more often. Would you care to discuss these further in your own threads for each of them one at a time?

Keith&Co.

That much i knew. Amazing how you can interpret the ancient litany perfectly, but you're helpless to read and understand forum descriptions.

Nero's Boot

I guess the site isn't being clear enough. I really don't know how confusing, contradictory, heavily mistranslated Bronze Age/Roman era documents can be easier to understand than straightforward English on an atheist message board, but hey!

--let's not get caught up the small details NB

WCH

Off to BC&H. Despite the title, there's no science in this thread.