Even a broken clock is right twice a day. 'If' the bible happens to be right about certain matters relating to the natural world, that the book is correct about those things would only be realised after the fact, after people have investigated the natural world and discovered how such things work. Revelation by dictat still requires independent verification and should not, must not, be accepted merely on the authority of whoever says it.
Ah, the Answers in Genesis school of, um, 'thought':
(August 30, 2012 at 11:27 am)Faith No More Wrote: "Evolution or christianity" is definitely a false dichotomy. In fact my dad, the christian chemist, told me if science and the bible conflict, the bible is wrong.
Ah, the Answers in Genesis school of, um, 'thought':
The AiG Statement of Faith (Updated: March 14, 2012) Wrote:Section 4: General
- By definition, no apparent, perceived or claimed evidence in any field, including history and chronology, can be valid if it contradicts the scriptural record. Of primary importance is the fact that evidence is always subject to interpretation by fallible people who do not possess all information.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
