(March 17, 2013 at 6:57 pm)sarcasticface Wrote: I'm in the process of finding out what I believe. I still go to a Christian church even though I don't believe in the bible anymore. So today the pastor was saying how science and the bible go hand in hand, but science hasn't yet caught up with the bible. When I heard him say this I could hardly wait to get home and find out what you guys had to say.Well what did he say specifically? The Bible isn't a book of science, however it does go hand-in-hand with history. External historical evidence continually comes out in support of the Bible - this is true and undeniable.
For instance there used to be the claim that there are so few references to crucifixion being used by Rome outside of the Bible that we have to consider that Rome in fact never used the punishment. Nails were never used in crucifixion - nor even mentioned - outside of the Bible. Sounds like a fair sceptical argument, right? It was put to bed in 1968 when archaeologists discovered the remains of a Jewish man, in Jerusalem - dated to the first century AD - which contained a heel bone with a crucifixion nail still embedded in it, and even part of the wood was still attached to the tip of the nail.
Quote:I don't know anything about science, so I would love to get suggestions on videos, articles, blogs, or books about how religion and science go together OR how they DON'T go together. I just want to do my research. Do science and other religions (besides Christianity) match up? Science and the Quran?Well the prominent astrophysicist (he's the best in Australia) that I know doesn't letter science interfere with his faith...
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
