Why have fundamentalists not attacked physics???

Question

Considering physicists do not hold with the flat earth/four cornerd earth model. And furthermore the Bible says nothing about gravity.

Answer 1

You're being silly.
The Bible never said the world was flat, that was an assumption made by the Catholic Church.

You're right, the Bible doesn't say anything about gravity. Nor does it say anything about the planet Jupiter. Does that mean I should not believe in the existence of the planet Jupiter?

The Bible has a specific purpose, God's plan of salvation and Christian living. You're not going to find all the answers in it, just the most important answer, Jesus Christ.

Answer 2

Contrary to popular belief Christians din't teach the earth was flat. People didn't try and stop Columbus from coming to America for fear he would fall off. This is a great example of an urban myth. Most higher schools knew the world was round and even had estimated its approximate size. This myth didn't surface until the 1800's. See Jeffrey Burton Russell inventing the flat earth.

Answer 3

The attack on the Big Bang is mostly concerned with the area of physics, especially quantum mechanics. The reason why most fundamentalists only make specific attacks is that they cannot actually question the fundamental nature of physics and/or mathematics because to do so would be to call into question the structure of existence, which in turn would call into question the architect on a level they cannot argue.

It is easier to say 'Jesus is our savior' than it is to say that 'Jesus says that H20 is not the formula for water'. If science can be 'right' about some things, if people can know things about 'God' besides through the teachings of the church, then the position the church has placed itself with relation to science will undo it, as it is doing. A house divided against itself cannot stand, and those fundamentalists who ignore the presence of God in the workings of the Universe as expressed through science (the progression of numbers, the relationship of size and density, etc) retreat to the only option they have: faith. Nevermind the fact that physics can ultimately only confirm 'faith', or that by embracing science can the 'miracles' of God be truly understood.

Answer 4

You must not have heard of the Christian counter to gravity, the Theory of Intelligent Falling.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39512

Answer 5

It doesn't say anything about Alpha Centauri, either, but everyone knows that it exists.

Answer 6

They have.