There are so many established facts about the earth (that even the creationists can deny) that run contrary to what the bible says.
If we were to believe the creationists we should believe that the earth has shrunk to become much smaller than the sun, and has taken to circling the latter, instead of vice versa, as originally established. Furthermore (confirming its sinful nature), it has floated up off its pillars or foundations, lost its four corners, and become a silly ball, on which there just is no possible mountaintop from which one could see all nations of the Earth.
Not to mention those silly clouds that seem to have replaced the "doors" in the firmament that let the rain through.
I wonder how many creationists will claim these are only metaphors. If this is the case, are you allowed to pick and choose which bits of the bible are metaphors and which bits are to be taken literally ?
2006-06-28 11:33:22 · 7 answers · asked by Cindy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thank you jesus lover for (as usual with creationists) making no attempt to deal with any of the points in the question. You guys are funny. lol
2006-06-28 11:46:56 · update #1
You should try reading the bible the way Catholics/Orthodox do! They will tell you that not everything in the bible is to be taken literally, there is plenty of metaphor and figure of speech in there! St. Augustine taught a theory of evolution, the monk Gregory Mendel discovered genetics, the list goes on and on.
When it comes to knowing what is literal and what is not in the bible, it is actualy very easy if you just follow the teachings of the Church. Don't spend your time being confused!
2006-06-28 11:56:04 · answer #1 · answered by Liet Kynes 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just to inform, the entire bible is not meant to be taken literally. the bible was written over thousands of years and contain various genres.
i won't defend the creationists here, but naturalists have just as many problems. particles from nothing that randomly organize?
2006-06-28 18:40:17 · answer #2 · answered by more than a hat rack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea what you are talking about. You might want to consider bringing in bible references to the claims you make about the belief. Otherwise, it really sounds like you are repeating back something a English Lit professor told you about science.
2006-06-28 18:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Steve M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the earth does not disprove much of what is written in the Bible! what the earth does is just prove that the Bible is true.
2006-06-28 18:38:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jesus lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The end is closer everyday. Believe what the Bible teaches.
2006-06-28 18:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Hale 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Quite the contrary, it is backing up eveything in the bible. You'd know that if you studied it like your supposed to.
2006-07-05 16:20:06 · answer #6 · answered by Carol M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trying to talk rationaly to those people is a waste of time. You should find better things to do.
2006-06-28 18:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by stickfiguresk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋