The Bible contains something like three quarters of a million words. Given the scope and pace of the increase of scientific knowledge, some collections of words in the Bible are bound to coincide with what we now know or theorize about the universe.
This does not, however, validate the Bible - 'coincide' and 'coincidence' mean the same thing. By way of example, Robert E. Howard once wrote a short story which featured an Irish fisherman called Sean who was a local champion at bare-knuckled fighting. One of my brothers is called Sean - he's an avid fisherman and boxed semi-professionally in his younger days. Are we to conclude from this that Howard was somehow predicting the details of my family's life? Let's not be daft. 'Sean' is one of the most common names in Ireland, and it's a rare Irishman who doesn't like to wet a hook or punch people recreationally.
Tell your little friend that even a busted clock is right twice a day.
Boru
This does not, however, validate the Bible - 'coincide' and 'coincidence' mean the same thing. By way of example, Robert E. Howard once wrote a short story which featured an Irish fisherman called Sean who was a local champion at bare-knuckled fighting. One of my brothers is called Sean - he's an avid fisherman and boxed semi-professionally in his younger days. Are we to conclude from this that Howard was somehow predicting the details of my family's life? Let's not be daft. 'Sean' is one of the most common names in Ireland, and it's a rare Irishman who doesn't like to wet a hook or punch people recreationally.
Tell your little friend that even a busted clock is right twice a day.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
