what things have scientists discovered to be true from the bible?
2007-04-25 15:13:04 · 8 answers · asked by mokasmoothie 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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2007-04-25 17:00:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible mentions that the earth is round and suspended on nothing. Of course, the ancient greeks knew this by 400 BCE, and had measured the distance to the moon in earth diameters (~30). By 200 BCE Eratosthenes measured the diameter of the earth in stadia, thus also pretty well pegging the distance to the moon in a known quantity.
The Bible sets the value of pi precisely at 3, which is pretty close, but was also widely known at that time.
The Bible mentions the hydrologic cycle--essentially that sunlight knocks water into the atmosphere, some of which precipitates over land, creating rivers, etc.
The Bible accurately insinuates snakes (a legless reptile) evolved from quadrupeds--though the story for this contracts the event to the space of a single individual instead of over many generations.
Archaeologically speaking, a number of cities and structures have been unearthed near places where the Bible indicated there should be such things. The Bible also suggests the jews were held captive in Egypt, whereas archaeology at this time neither supports nor denies that. What archaeaology cannot support tends to be viewed with suspicion.
2007-04-26 02:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer this question in the sense that I believe it was asked, I can only think of one possible event that qualifies as being stated in the Bible, and found to be in some sense scientifically "true" (according to the consensus of the overwhelming majority of physicists); the Big Bang. In the book of Genesis, it is said that the Universe began with a 'burst of light' of sorts. According to Big Bang theory, the universe was staggeringly hot during its' expansion. In the early stages of its' expansion, the universe was not "cool" enough for matter to even exist (in the state that we experience it), therefore, there was only energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation (light, of course, being only a narrow part of the spectrum). However, as far as the "cause" of the Big Bang; scientists most definetely are not in consensus with who or what exactly (if anything) "caused" the event to occur. This argument is by no means "air-tight" (especially among philosophers), who could pause such questions as to whether light existed at the time, since there were no humans present to see it!
(Disclaimer: I am agnostic)
2007-04-25 23:08:38 · answer #3 · answered by eynigma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did an experiment in my back yard where I burned a stack of bibles an a stack of copies of The Origin of Species. I then burned the Harry Potter book series and the Chronicles of Narnia series. In both cases the non-Christian book was not only a pile of ash in seconds, but I could see the demons returning from the Harry Potter books down into the bowels of hell from whence they came.
2007-04-25 22:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by kingofdream1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
None that I know of. The bible is a really bad science book.
2007-04-25 22:40:58 · answer #5 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all be true that I do think,
There be five reasons why one should drink
Good friends, good wine, or being dry
Or lest one should be, by and by
Or any other reason why.
2007-04-25 22:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can't even prove who begat who, how can they prove an alleged miracle...Although...that bracelet, what would I do?, that's just about a cinch don't ya think?
2007-04-25 22:23:19 · answer #7 · answered by DrJ. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They found Jesus' true tomb because inside there was a braclet that said "What would I do?"
2007-04-25 22:16:27 · answer #8 · answered by Good for somethin' 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋