Athiests, how do you explane this verse?

Question

Job 26:7 (King James Version)
7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing

How do you explain Job knowing that the earth was hung upon nothing way back then?

Answer 1

Wd20x2, I see how they don't understand that verse to say that the earth isn't hanging on anything but that it is hanging on something and that something is nothing. That is also how they interpret the origin of the universe. It came from "quantum foam," or a "previous universe." It is good to keep planting these seeds, but don't forget that belief is imparted by God, not derived by intelligent deduction. The clues should cause them to seek Him, I agree, and He has made Himself evident in creation. But as long as they are worshiping logic and reason (fallible human tools) they will never acknowledge God.

Answer 2

I am not an atheist but I am interested in your question.

Job 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.

What can I say is GOD is a wise engineer.

Psalms 104:24 How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.

Answer 3

If something is just wrriten down, how can you regard it as indisuputable evidence. Ok, I'll try it, I'll write something down and then there's NO WAY you can argue that it isn't true, Ready?

'My mother is made of cheese'

Ok, so I've written it down, it's in the public domain. Now you have to believe it, and there's no way of arguing about whether it's possible to have a mother made of dairy products. Blind faith, my good man.
The person who wrote that little bit of the bible was clearly someone who looked up and wondered how the land he was sitting on floated amongst the stars, then wrote it down. It's not evidence, it's some guy's ponderings. But then, of course, religion was a way of quickly explaining away things people didn't understand.

Answer 4

The Bible isn't a scientific textual content cloth. it particularly is precise and real, regardless of the incontrovertible fact that it particularly is to no longer be taken one hundred p.c. actually. bear in mind that it became into written by skill of if truth be told nomadic shepherds. That they have been correct on such lots of factors relating to the character of the universe is mind-blowing. They wrote approximately 'countless stars' whilst maximum knowledgeable human beings *knew* there have been in basic terms some thousand stars interior the sky. If one takes the previous Earth view of creationism then the 1st financial disaster of Genesis is a niche on description of the massive Bang as informed from the attitude of an observer status the place the earth may well be and observing it unfold around them. (The word translated as 'day' is 'yom' and is greater correct translated as 'volume of time' which isn't undesirable for a nomadic shepherd, who regardless of the incontrovertible fact that knowledgeable, had no theory for a style as huge as a thousand million). So the authors of the Bible did no longer comprehend that clouds have been created from water vapor. They defined the international around them with the main suitable information that they had on the time, in basic terms as we do now. desire this helps

Answer 5

What kind of idiot would think that the world was attached to something? Did he think that God used some twine and tied the earth to a cloud?

Really. It doesn't take a genius.

Answer 6

Okay, time to bring out the big guns...how do you explain THIS verse:

...'There's something in one of the Pine Trees.' 'So there is!' said Pooh, looking up wonderingly. 'There's an animal.' Piglet took Pooh's arm, in case Pooh was frightened. 'Is it one of the Fiercer Animals?' he said, looking the other way. Pooh nodded. 'It's a Jagular,' he said. 'what do Jagulars do?' asked Piglet, hoping that they wouldn't. 'They hide in the branches of trees, and drop on you as you go underneath,' said Pooh. 'Christopher Robin told me.' 'Perhaps we better hadn't go underneath, Pooh. In case he dropped and hurt himself.' 'They don't hurt themselves, ' said Pooh. 'They're such very good droppers.'

Answer 7

The bible also states the moon emits light, that if you stand on a mountain you can see the entire world, that the world has four corners, and all kinds of fun stuff.

Answer 8

The Earth has not been hung

Answer 9

It's a consequence of intelligent falling.

Answer 10

Assuming, of course, that we believe Job existed. And assuming, of course, that we don't think that a bunch of people just made him up.