RE: Theists: What is the most compelling argument you have heard for Atheism?
March 24, 2017 at 2:35 pm
(March 24, 2017 at 2:27 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(March 24, 2017 at 2:11 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: The Bible doesn't make scientific claims, per se. However, it makes certain claims that can be evaluated through a scientific filter. Old-earth creationists -- of which I gather you are one -- don't stumble much over the Genesis creationist accounts, but YECs flatly contradict everything we now know about the age of the cosmos and our planet. At the least, you can agree that science provides a frame of reference in which certain approaches to reading the Bible are flatly ruled out, no?
Yes, I would agree to that. The way I see it, the findings of modern natural science greatly enhance our understanding of the biblical narratives. At the same time I think it is important to remember that the findings of science are always tentative. The saving grace of Jesus does not depend on whether our universe has an eternal past or started with a bang. On one thing the text is clear - God was the Creator regardless of whether it was created by divine intervention or providential order.
Just out of curiosity, which scientific findings do you think enhance our understanding of which Biblical narratives?
