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It seems hard to reconcile taking the Bible literally and being an empiricist. Downright impossible if you are a geologist.
by freetibet 13y ago
It seems hard to reconcile taking the Bible literally and being an empiricist. Downright impossible if you are a geologist.
- christianfn 13y agoI respect those who believe, for example, that the earth was created in 7*24 = 168 hours. I don't believe that, however. The pentateuch's creation story differs enough from how it appears in modern English translations that I have no problem believing it is literally God's word.
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- xradionut 13y agoI doubt that he's taking the book literally. It would be hard to follow the old testament to a T. (Maybe he's betting Pascal's Wager or having a spiritual life really does help him get through the rest of this irrational life's crazy times.) As for geology, it's pretty evident that prophets that wrote the "Truth" millennia in the past probably didn't listen when the voices from on high droned on about plate tectonics and such.
- christianfn 13y agoJust FYI: Genesis 10:25 could be interpreted as a plate-tectonic level event. http://www.biblica.com/bibles/chapter/?verse=Genesis+10&version=niv http://www.biblica.com/bibles/chapter/?verse=Genesis+10&vers...
- xradionut 13y agoAnd Jesus could be interpreted as an alien visitor playing a prank on us primates. Works both ways.