(November 26, 2013 at 6:12 am)Aractus Wrote:There was IMO only one question which clearly misrepresented what the Bible was saying in the passage cited. It was not #15 which is quite correct in saying that the Bible never mentions the brain and which does acknowledge the modern metaphor of heart = emotions.(November 25, 2013 at 3:21 pm)xpastor Wrote: Follow this link for a great Bible quiz http://ffrf.org/legacy/quiz/bquiz.php. Some of the answers will surprise you.There's a bunch that misrepresent the Bible for instance this:
I felt one question misrepresented the Bible. Extra kudos for anyone who can tell me which one it is and why I thought so.
PS I scored 40/50. Let me know how you did.
"15. According to biblical anatomy, where does thinking happen?"
Yet in our culture emotions happen in the heart (and not the brain??)
Quote:The word "heart" in the bible was not used in the modern sense of "emotion" because it is depicted as having thoughts, intentions, and imaginations. The emotions were usually considered to be in the kidneys (see below).
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people — House