back when every1 thought the world was flat, the bible clearly stated it was round, so explain how if the bible weren't correct then how come it knew that even before man discovered it?
2006-10-03 19:55:11 · 13 answers · asked by regina p 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In chapter 40 verse 22 of the book of Isaiah we read:
“It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.” (KJV)
2006-10-03 20:46:00 · update #1
oh my goodness, you are something else. When was the King James Version publically distributed? 1611. When did Columbus sail the ocean blue? 1492. That's right, back when people thought the Earth was flat. How could they have "KNOWN" this from the Bible when it had not been PRINTED YET?
edit - Sorry - I meant to say when was the KJV first printed and distributed. Where does the bible "clearly state" this? I am a bit of a Biblical scholar, and I don't remember ever seeing that before.
2006-10-03 20:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible "clearly" states that the world is round? That's not true, it suggests the world is flat:
Job 38:13
"that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?"
Sphere's don't have edges, a flat earth does.
2006-10-04 03:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no such thing as an 'evolutionist' -- that's a label that creationists devise to make it seem as if there's a choice in belief systems. Unfortunately, many scientists have taken the bait and unwittingly played into the hands of fundies by adopting the label. We have science and we have non-science. No one goes around saying they're a 'gravitationist' because they 'believe' gravity keeps us on the earth. It's just a fact as is evolution -- albeity, the model is constantly being molded to adapt to new data and understanding (which is the basis of the scientific use of the term 'theory').
2006-10-04 03:29:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You realize not only that you are completely wrong, but that the Bible actually contains evidence of a flat Earth, and the main reason why people kept the belief that the Earth was flat was because the Bible suggested it and the Church enforced it, don't you?
2006-10-04 02:59:06 · answer #4 · answered by Another Nickname 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A circle is flat. The Earth is a 3-dimensional sphere.
2006-10-04 04:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Greeks not only knew the earth was round, but estimated it's circumference with surprising accuracy long before the bible was written.
2006-10-04 03:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by Girl Wonder 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, does it really say the world is round in the Bible?
2006-10-04 02:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
exactly where does the bible state thathe earth is round. scripture, chapter, verse. right now!
2006-10-04 02:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You mean to tell me the earth isn't flat?
2006-10-04 03:26:30 · answer #9 · answered by psicatt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why to evolutionists?
The bible also condones slavery, does that make it right to? I'll go and sell my daughter then.
2006-10-04 02:58:53 · answer #10 · answered by Acerus 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋