The bible got it wrong on where we came from, why should we trust it to tell us where we are going?

Question

when we die?

Fact - The bible says the earth is in the order of thousands of years old, was created in 7 days and that we all come from Adam and Eve. The earth is actually several billion years old, and we evolved from a common ancestor.

If you are a creationist, then please don't bother answering. This is a question for intelligent people, not a discussion of the age of the universe as told by myths and legends.

I'm not a christian, just interested to see christian answers.

Answer 1

The bible told us to stone our disobedient teenagers. Would you really trust any book telling you to kill your own son or daughter? Or kill your wife because she wasn't a virgin when you married her? Or say you did some overtime on sunday. Stoning for you, of course

Answer 2

Many people doubt the Bible for various reasons. One of them is that the Bible is not accurate scientifically. But this just isn't so. The Bible is not a book about science, but when it does speak scientifically, it is accurate. In fact, it was far ahead of any other writing of its time. Please consider the following.

The Shape of the Earth
"He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in," (Isaiah 40:22,NIV).
This may or may not be construed to support the spherical shape of the earth. The horizon is a circle and a circle is flat.
The Earth is suspended in nothing
"He spreads out the northern[skies] over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing,"(Job. 26:7, NIV).
This is particularly interesting considering that the cosmology of other cultures at that time did not have the earth suspended in nothing, but rather upon pillars, or people, or animals.
The Stars are Innumerable
"He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars -- if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be," (Gen. 15:5, NIV).
The Existence of Valleys in the Seas
"The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils," (2 Sam. 22:16, NIV).
The Existence of Springs and Fountains in the Seas
"In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month -- on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened," (Genesis 7:11, NIV). See also Gen. 8:2; Prov. 8:28.
The Existence of Water Paths (Ocean Currents) in the Seas
"O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!...When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,...You made him [man] ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet...the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas," (Psalm 8:1,3,6,8, NIV).
The Hydrologic Cycle
"He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight," (Job. 26:8, NIV).
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind," (Job. 36:27-28, NIV)
"The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course. All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again," (Ecclesiastes 1:6-7, NIV).
The Concept of Entropy
"In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded," (Psalm 102:22-26, NIV).
The Nature of Health, Sanitation, and Sickness scriptural references are Leviticus 12-14.

Answer 3

What about mixing religion and science of today?.
Eve from rib of adam..genetics of today?
Serpent coiled round tree leading to temptation...D N A,structure of today?
Noahs ark...prep for floods ,weather change global warm of today?
Parting of water to escape religious war to another land of peace, milk n honey...immigrants to our countries for peace ,escape from famine,find fair paid work of today?
Theres possible answers in both combined somewere here
FOOD FOR THOUGHT....?????????????

Answer 4

The Bible contains the History of GOD'S dealings with and establishment of the Jewish People as HIS chosen people.
Not necessarily the history of the world.

Answer 5

EXACTLY.

The thing is, you don't have to trust it, it's JUST a book, and it was NEVER proven to be right. Who cares if they tell you that you're going to hell, if god loves us so much he wouldn't do that. Plus, hell doesn't even exist...and neither does god.

Answer 6

It did get it wrong, and you shouldn't.