Thread: Gallup Poll: 4 in 10 believe man created by God 10,000 years ago

The Bible never was or IS a book of science. It does not describe methods or systems very clearly.

The person in Genesis writing about the creation was (most likely) Moses, who...let's face it...wasn't there at the time. He'd seen the creation of the world (most likely in a vision or such) and in a few simple verses describes what he'd seen.

That's like describing an hour and a half football match as: "First one team had the ball and was doing well, then the other team got the ball....and won"

It's not a description of the plays/strategy they used, the players that were in the game or anything like that.

There's a LOT of gaps in Moses descriptions. He mostly describes who did it....and that it happened (and a little about the order of creation). Nothing more. Not the how which is what science tries to explain.

The Bible isn't enough to explain creation. It never claimed to be either. It focuses on other (more important) stuff like how to make the best out of your life.

Science is important as well. Just not for the same things that the Bible focuses on.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

The Bible never was or IS a book of science. It does not describe methods or systems very clearly.

The person in Genesis writing about the creation was (most likely) Moses, who...let's face it...wasn't there at the time. He'd seen the creation of the world (most likely in a vision or such) and in a few simple verses describes what he'd seen.

That's like describing an hour and a half football match as: "First one team had the ball and was doing well, then the other team got the ball....and won"

It's not a description of the plays/strategy they used, the players that were in the game or anything like that.

There's a LOT of gaps in Moses descriptions. He mostly describes who did it....and that it happened (and a little about the order of creation). Nothing more. Not the how which is what science tries to explain.

The Bible isn't enough to explain creation. It never claimed to be either. It focuses on other (more important) stuff like how to make the best out of your life.

Science is important as well. Just not for the same things that the Bible focuses on.

+1. This is exactly how I see the coexistence between the bible on one hand and science on the other. I see the bible as an (incomplete) set of documents that can be used for inspiration and for transferring ideas and beliefs. I don't see it as a book of scientific facts.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

The Bible never was or IS a book of science. It does not describe methods or systems very clearly.

The person in Genesis writing about the creation was (most likely) Moses, who...let's face it...wasn't there at the time. He'd seen the creation of the world (most likely in a vision or such) and in a few simple verses describes what he'd seen.

That's like describing an hour and a half football match as: "First one team had the ball and was doing well, then the other team got the ball....and won"

It's not a description of the plays/strategy they used, the players that were in the game or anything like that.

There's a LOT of gaps in Moses descriptions. He mostly describes who did it....and that it happened (and a little about the order of creation). Nothing more. Not the how which is what science tries to explain.

The Bible isn't enough to explain creation. It never claimed to be either. It focuses on other (more important) stuff like how to make the best out of your life.

Science is important as well. Just not for the same things that the Bible focuses on.

Even believers will not alwys agree on how accurate the Bible is. Two common terms many denominations use to describe the authroity of the Bible is "inerrant" and "infallable". Most denominations will declare both, despite what their members actually believe. "Inerrant" when speaking of the Bible means just that, without error...everything, every word, every event, every concept. "Infallable" when speaking of the Bible usually means correct in terms of the spiritual message contained, not all the details of history and physical events.

To me, infallable speaks to what LX has described in Genesis...an overview of the events but not a blow by blow description.

Tony