What is the non-Christian's response to this?

Question

These are things that have been in the Bible that were laughed about when written and many more years later until proven by science. Accurate or Inaccurate?

http://www.doesgodexist.org/Charts/CheckableBiblicalAccuracy.html

Bye the way yes I am a very strong Christian

Please explain why it is accurate or inacurrate - I don't accept just a simple "true" or "false." This stuff was not common sense in its day.

And for "slippery jim," Angels are described many times as being "gods" because they are heavenly spirits.

Answer 1

well, we just don't know much about this world...anything could be possible whether it sounds silly or not....so, Bible do make sense.. :D

Answer 2

Just because some bronze age nomads had some correct ideas doesn't make the bible completely factual and inerrant. In fact if you know anything about how it came into being and who wrote it you would never claim inerrancy. In one part bats are described as being birds, which they ain't.

Did you know that the catholic bible has more books than the protestant version. Did you know that there was a commitee in the 14th century which voted on what books the bible should contain?

Have you ever noticed that Genesis contains 2 conflicting versions of the creation myth, and also has two conflicting versions of how woman was created.

Jesus repeatedly is quoted as saying that the end of the world, the "kingdom" etc would take place within his followers' lifetimes. He got it wrong!

The Jewish religion incorporated large chunks of Egyptian religion, including the myth of the virgin birth, death, resurrcetion and ascension. When Christians say "Amen" at the end of their prayers they are intoning the name of the Egyptian god Amun!

The original text of Genesis rather embarassingly says that "the gods" created the universe (Elohim), indicating that the early Jewish religion may have been polytheistic, just like the Egyptian religion of their time.

Face it, it's all made up by men anyway. Total superstitious twaddle but if it helps get you through the day on your way to the grave then good for you.

“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.” (Sir Richard Francis Burton)

Answer 3

Almost all religious books have some surperisingly accurate fact that has been proved later on but most of these books are full of scientific inaccuracies. Earth is still, sky has pillars and windows etc., Not just the Bible, even the Quran and the Vedas have some amazingly accurate scientific information that were not know even a century ago. What does that prove? These books were written by God? Then why are they filled with inaccuracies? All religions can take things from their books and list them. It would hardly convince anyone to change his religion.

Answer 4

There are many wise and accurately informative conveyances, most conveyed metaphorically with innacurate information intertwined into the text. The text references, if researched extensively, are thus open to interpretation, and one of those interpretations is somewhat accurate. This was done because the writers knew that inconsistencies and misinterpretations of the information they were recieving would be inevitable, so they intentionally wrote in a vague and subjective way. This plan increased probability of accuracy, and likewise increased confusion and mixed messages among followers, which in turn supported their fears, which was the desirable outcome at the time, given that a fearful follower is a motivated, faithful, trusting and obedient follower. It still is to this day.
The source of the information mentioned, that provided the writers with such wisdom, is definately not human, probably incorporeal and highly intelligent, but certainly not an omnicient, omnipotent being that works in 'heaven' and is eternal enemy of 'satan'. God is the sum of all that is, all that is not, and the space between, and given that E=MC2, that makes God energy, power, intelligence, love, intuition, spirit, soul, mind, body, the universe, super-strings, and space.

Answer 5

All science is from Allah. What about the miraculous scientific facts stated in the Quran? Some of them are still mysteries or thought of as 'jokes'! Check out the link.

Answer 6

If something I said today was proven to be true in the future would you worship me?

Answer 7

OK, so the claim implicit in your question and explicit in the website is that these items in the Bible could not have been written without divine knowledge. Let's see if this claim holds water:

1: "Blood is essential to life". No kidding. If someone loses enough blood, they die. Simple observation - No divine knowledge required.

2: "Both male and female possess 'seed of life'". This from Genesis, which actually reads: "[14] And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
[15] And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." So, this passage isn't even talking about man and woman at all, but serpents and humans. i.e. this claim is an out-and-out lie. No divine knowledge required.

3: "Eating blood of animals forbidden". Simple observation - People do it, they get sick. No divine knowledge required.

4: "Don't eat animal that died naturally". OK, so eating carrion is a bad idea. No kidding. Simple observation tells us that people who do that get sick. No divine knowledge required.

5: "Quarantine of certain diseases". Simple observation tells us that if you hang around with people who have certain diseases, you're likely to be infected too. No divine knowledge required.

6: "Don't eat pork, scavengers (In Moses' day)". Simple observation tells us that pigs and other scavengers are more likely to give us diseases if we eat them than other kinds of animal. No divine knowledge required.

7: "Principles of avoiding bacterial contamination - one person to another." (Lev 15 19) - Primitive superstitious fear of menstruation. Nothing about bacterial contamination, so another lie. No divine knowledge required.

8: "Human waste products to be buried - Historically left on ground". Completely untrue. Read the following: "Historians have hailed the Indus Valley Civilisation (2600 B.C.-1900 B.C.) as one of the earliest forms of urban culture and affirmed that this civilisation established India, along with Persia, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Sumeria, as one of the crucibles of human refinement. Mohenjodaro and Harappa, the two major cities on the banks of the Indus and Ravi rivers, and over 100 small towns around them stood testimony to the excellence of the town planning system of the period. Architects have particularly admired the underground drainage system, evidenced by the constructions excavated in Lothal (Gujarat), as the most unique aspect of planning during the Harappan civilisation. The expert masonry with bricks kept the sewer watertight and provided for a cleaning device also. Another notable feature is that even houses of common people had indoor baths and drains that emptied into underground soakage jars". So, people had sophisticated sanitation even 2,000 years BC. Another lie, then. No divine knowledge required.

9: "Human body can be opened for surgery." - Surgery was performed long before Christianity or the Bible existed. They were doing brain surgery 8,000 years BC ('trepanning'). Also note that the quote has nothing to do with surgery - "Genesis 2 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof". More lies, then. No divine knowledge required.

10: "Burning clothes, washing self after contact with deceased man or animal - [before then] No recognition of contagion problems". If you have contact with a diseased organism, you are at risk of contracting the disease. Simple observation. No divine knowledge required.

11: "Earth is round, day and night taking place simultaneously". 'Round' does not mean 'spherical'. The Ancient Greeks knew the Earth was spherical from science, not divine knowledge. As for "Luke 17 34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.", I have no idea how this is supposed to support the claim that the Bible says the Earth is spherical. Once again, nothing here to support divine knowledge.

I could go on, but it would be pointless. The whole list of supposed biblical evidences for divine knowledge is just lies, and common sense knowledge that people would have known through simple observation.

Your claim does not hold water.

Answer 8

anytime you base everything on anyone thing be it a man or a god or a book , that is blindly following , and can only lead to trouble! there are no absolutes.

Answer 9

yeah but thats stuffs common sense

Answer 10

wow please inform me when everything written in bible proven by science at that time no one going dispute that bible is words of god