Would any Christians concede that many statements in the Bible have been shown to be incorrect?

Question

Such as the length of time the universe has been around
or
being able to see "the whole world" from the top of a single mountain
or
the virgin birth

Im only interested in comments from Christians who concede that the Bible hasnt really done Christians any favours in the credibility stakes..

S Q : No im looking for a Christian who acknowledges that many statements in the Bible have been shown by Science to be incorrect.

I added the "disclaimer" so that some honest Christians (eh?..) might come forward and say "Yes the Bible from a scientific standpoint has makes many statements that are factually incorrect"

REVDAUPH...

"I wouldn't go so far as to say they are incorrect!
most folks don't read the bible from the perspective of the times it was written in"


You dont say...your quite right though - and this is one the MAJOR problems with the Bible : It is suppose to be the world of God, God allegedly "dictated" it.. Now if He dictated it, and he created the universe, and the earth etc, then how come so much of it is factually incorrect. Surely if it was the word of God it would stand the test of time, and the problem is it isnt.

UGOTIT:

No, UBONER, thats not what Im saying, there are Christians out there who concede that the Bible has many factual inaccuracies, simple as.

ANTHONYPA:

Ahhhh...the old "dont take it literally argument"

So do you have a guide for which parts to take literally and which parts are poetry? No? No sh1t..

EARL D:

Oh Please.. when Sagan is talking about last hour of the ninth day of blah blah, he's using a metaphorical scale..and everyone on earth except you seems to realise that.

Quotes from Carl Sagan:

* The major religions on the Earth contradict each other left and right. You can't all be correct. And what if all of you are wrong? It's a possibility, you know. You must care about the truth, right? Well, the way to winnow through all the differing contentions is to be skeptical. I'm not any more skeptical about your religious beliefs than I am about every new scientific idea I hear about. But in my line of work, they're called hypotheses, not inspiration and not revelation.

* What I'm saying is, if God wanted to send us a message, and ancient writings were the only way he could think of doing it, he could have done a better job.

LIVES7:

I mentioned Carl Sagan in response to "Earl D"'s comments. And mentioning it doesnt make me more credible it just means I read..

And yes, i am funny, thanks for noticing.

I dont see the point of your post.

Answer 1

No. They are all clearly true.

Answer 2

What doesn't do Christianity any favours is trying to interpret the Bible in a literal sense. I've just re-read the creation story and you know what - it's a killer read! It's also primitive philosophy musing on some of the real deep issues of existance. But its NOT a science textbook.

Now consider:

"I wandered lonely as a Cloud
That floats on high o'er Vales and Hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze."

What? Does he mean that he floated up? Does he mean that the daffodils spouted legs and started doing a foxtrot? The daffodils weren't made of normal plant material but a precious metal? No, of course not. Its a great poem, but if you insist on taking it not as a poem but as a lab report YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK A COMPLETE IDIOT.

This is St Augustine's point in "On the literal interpretation of Genesis" (his advice - don't!) where he berates those who are lead to say stupid things by their reading too much literalism into Genesis:

"it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing for an infidel to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking non-sense on these topics; and we should take all means to prevent such an embarrassing situation, in which people show up vast ignorance in a Christian and laugh it to scorn."

Your point, I think.

Answer 3

Length of time the universe has been around.

According to Dr. Carl Sagan, Pultizer winner, Emmy winner, late Cornell Cosmologist, we are still in the first hour of the last day of the first month. He says the universe has been around for 30 days.

The Bible says a week.

Four of one, forth of another.

And remember, according to Einstein if you are 18 and your 36 year old mother takes a round trip to Alpha Centauri at just under half the speed of light when she comes back you are 38 and she is 37.

Answer 4

"Im only interested in comments from Christians who concede that the Bible hasnt really done Christians any favours in the credibility stakes.."

So, in other words, you're not actually looking for answers to your question: you're just looking for people who will rant with you? Because your question is "Would *any* Christians concede that many statements in the Bible have been shown to be incorrect?" If you *really* wanted an answer, you wouldn't have included the disclaimer.

Answer 5

So what you are saying is that you are only int rested in answers from ppl who once professed Christianity but have turned back to the Satan controlled world you are comfortable with. You can only handle comments and such from those who hold that GOD is nothing and that you are just wonderful in your fallen, blind state.
You don't really want a "Christians" opinion because you can't handle a Christian opinion just like you can't handle a HOLY GOD. You might have to give up trying to be your own god.. you might have to give up your false sense of security and you might actually have to repent and grow up.

Answer 6

I wouldn't go so far as to say they are incorrect!
most folks don't read the bible from the perspective of the times it was written in.For instance the flood happened when the known world was a lot different from the one we know today so when they say the whole world was flooded it did not necessarily mean today's world but the world as it was known at that time!

Answer 7

Silly.
Carl Sagan?!
Now, you want to convey credibility?!
You are a funny person.
I get the humor in your assertions.
For a minute, I thought you may be serious...no way.

Answer 8

Your understanding may be corrupted, Gods Holy Word will never be corrupted. Stop trusting in mans intellectualism and start putting your faith in Christ Jesus.
God Bless You. Peace.

Answer 9

Regardless of whom you're interested in hearing from, I'm answering - NO.

Answer 10

Absolutely not. Your theories have not been proved100%