Divine Inspiration

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No I'm not claiming it's a math book or a history book. I started off by pointing out to Fierce that the claims of the Bible as a science book, (History or math as well) is pretty ridiculous mainly because of it's purpose. Seen in the context and understanding of it's time, for what it's purpose was I feel it's very effective. If you're trying to use the Bible as a taxonomy or mathematics handbook you're headed the wrong direction, IMO.

Side note-I do love unicorns and although I've never seen one personally, believe they exist because of the Bible (and a few other sources).

You are the one misinterpreting me for your own bias. I never made the claim that the bible is a science book. I stated quite clearly that if biblical authors had been inspired by a divinity that was omniscient, the bible would reflect this in every aspect; including aspects that are scientific in nature. It matters not the time period in which it was written if the writers were divinely inspired by an almighty being that understood the scientific workings of the world. Since what the authors have dictated does not reflect knowledge from a being who understands science, it can be quite reasonably ascertained that those writers were merely creating from their imaginations.

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I don't mean to misinterpret you. You're expecting that the writers of the Bible dictate what some voice tells them to write. You don't live or act that way, so why would you expect the writers then to. We all filter what we do through what we know and understand, it's called bias, and we all have one. Especially when one realizes the depth of omnipotence versus the finite reasoning capability of Humans. As acrobat says they weren't trying to convey scientific facts, they were conveying what they witnessed though their eyes.

No I'm not claiming it's a math book or a history book. I started off by pointing out to Fierce that the claims of the Bible as a science book, (History or math as well) is pretty ridiculous mainly because of it's purpose. Seen in the context and understanding of it's time, for what it's purpose was I feel it's very effective. If you're trying to use the Bible as a taxonomy or mathematics handbook you're headed the wrong direction, IMO.

Side note-I do love unicorns and although I've never seen one personally, believe they exist because of the Bible (and a few other sources).

Therefore it is utterly useless for the world of today and your god cant be bothered to issue an update. Apparently, your god actually is the author of confusion according to your claims.

ETA: Wait, WTF? You believe in fucking unicorns?

The Bible isn't useless for today at all. We all inform our world with meaning from stories all the time. It's not the car coming at you that you see first, it's a car that will hit you if you don't move. The stories of the Bible inform us how people lived, loved, hated, killed, etc. and of the promises of God and Jesus. Those are useful to me in my daily walk. I don't believe God is the author of confusion for believers. I do believe God can harden the hearts of people and reveals His understanding to us in His time.

Yes I do believe in unicorns. Check your authorized KJV for Deuteronomy 33:17, Psalms 92:10 and Psalms 22: 21. They're not the mythical magical ponies with horn that are floating in your head when someone says unicorns today. But the dictionary just 200 years ago had a different definition of unicorn, so word meanings apparently change. link- http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/unicorn