The Bible and Science; which of them contradicts itself the most?

Answer 1

Who cares? the bible is man made, and science comforms to mankinds understanding only. scientists can only state their findings in terms of mankinds ability to understand those findings, they cannot explain everything as much as theyd like to.

Answer 2

uhm..i'm only 17 and Roman Catholic so my answer may seem naive.

anyway, i am actually a very firm believer of what my faith stands for.

this may sound weird considering how much of a Catholic I am but i have to say that the Bible contradicts itself more than science does.

in fact, barely did science ever contradict itself. the unceasing change of contemporary theories is merely the manifestation of the uncovering of more or/and better truths to support a concept. there are scientific debates on various subject matters but these arguments are not a sign of self-contradiction. rather, it is a presentation of discovered facts and figures in order to support a theory. thus, science i believe is not contradictory to itself but, if i may say, just a quasi-unending search for the ultimate truth......maybe what i've just said means totally nothing since i'm just 17.

on the other hand, as non-contradictory i find science is, i really doubt that what is written on the Bible is either completely accurate nor intended to be interpreted and therefore lived out by its present believers. the scriptures tend to be deeply profound at times and apparently, they also seem to be contradictory to each other.

example: the great issue of doing wrong to achieve common good(stealing so that you and your family survive.)

the situation which i've said is both punishable by the Law and is a sin in the eyes of God.

it is acceptable to say that it is wrong politically speaking....but how is it wrong in the eyes of God when it is for the common good and done with no evil intention of any sort if done with utter guilt and conscience as stated in various passages?

this is only but a simple example of contradictions which regards to the matter at hand.

i may not have expalin this clearly but i hope i've shed some light into the matter.

by the way, i believe in God......surprisingly.

thanks.

Answer 3

Ignorance claims that the Bible contradicts itself.

Over many centuries, close and careful examination by innumerable scholars and detractors have been unable to produce one satisfactory example of a contradiction.

Ignorance by contrast is able to find innumerable examples that loudly proclaim their foolishness.

The amazing historical accuracy of the Bible, its record of many detailed prophecies made hundreds, even thousands of years previous, precisely fulfilled, its profound influence and effect upon mankind and its supreme claims, realised by many who have been brought to a true knowledge and communion with the living God are, not surprisingly, wilfully ignored by Ignorance.


There is none so blind as those who refuse to see.


It is the heart that rules the mind, the mind however clever, simply serves the direction of the heart. Ignorance merely wears it's hearts on it's sleeve.

That simply demonstrates the sinfulness of the heart and it's bondage to sin.

That the Bible declares itself to be God's word places Ignorance in the impossible position of claiming it knows better than God...

...whereas humility may bring understanding.

Answer 4

Remember science is trying to understand nature. The Bible tells fact about creation. Science is all about try and error.
That is while in scientific experiments we set up control.

Answer 5

The bible....turn the other cheek.... an eye for an eye

..Adam and Eve had 2 sons one went to the land of Nod and took himself a wife???

The ark is no way big enough to carry 2 of every animal

If you read it there are reams of contradictions! But then again it is written by man and is the most translated book on earth, bound to lose some of it's originality along the way!

Answer 6

I wouldn't really say either really contradicts itself, but most of the events in the Bible can't be proven. Science relies on statistical evidence that can be tested and measured and formulates theories and laws.

Answer 7

The Bible because science never said it wouldn't change or was the word of God. Science can change based on our findings as we advance through the ages but the Bible is supposed to be static.

Answer 8

honestly I would say about equal.

I think the main difference is that science is setup to contradict itself to get to the truth....and the bible says it is the truth and ignores its contradictions


Both have good and bad qualities and both are man made creations.

Answer 9

As just one of many examples, the bible mentions "the water under the earth" which was the common belief when it was written. Now that it's known that the earth is a globe and there is no water "under" it, how do people explain such things, people who believe the bible is the word of God, and that God would never make such a mistake as that, unless he too was influenced by the beliefs of the day?

Answer 10

People who say that the Bible contradicts itself have never been able to give me an example. Most believe it contradicts itself bacuase they have simply been told this by other people, who may not have read the Bible at all themselves.

When someone says that the Bible contradicts itself, this is because they have simply not understood something. A little research would clear the matter up.

On the whole, I find science interesting, but wouldn't put my faith in it.

I find evolution to be a huge contradiction. First fish came out the sea and developed legs, lungs, etc. Then came amphibians, and so on til you get to humans. But this is not what the fossil record (evolutions star witness) tells us. In the fossil record, all species appear at the same time as the Genesis account explains.

Thanks!

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Further to a previous answer, Jesus had given his disciples the counsel: “You heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ However, I say to you: Do not resist him that is wicked; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other also to him.” (Matthew 5:38, 39)

Here Jesus was not teaching pacifism or denying the right of self-defense from bodily harm, but he was teaching that a Christian does not need to pay back blow for blow, retaliating, taking vengeance. He was inculcating the principle of avoiding quarrels by not replying or reacting in kind. A slap on the cheek is not intended to injure physically but only to insult or to provoke into a fight. Jesus did not say that if someone strikes a Christian on the jaw, he should get up off the floor and hold the other side of his face for a target. What Jesus was saying was that if anyone tried to provoke a Christian into a fight or argument by either slapping him with an open hand or stinging him with insulting words, it would be wrong to retaliate.

The Mosaic Law advocated the principle of equivalence, or balance, in matters of justice. Thus, the Law stated: “Soul will be for soul, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” (Deuteronomy 19:21) In criminal cases, then, the punishment had to fit the crime. This aspect of divine justice permeated the Law and to this day is essential to understanding the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus.

So, the 'eye for an eye' and 'turn the other cheek' are talking about two completely different things. It is not a contradiction.

Professor Ruth Benedict and Dr. Gene Weltfish observe in the publication The Races of Mankind: “The Bible story of Adam and Eve, father and mother of the whole human race, told centuries ago the same truth that science has shown today: that all the peoples of the earth are a single family and have a common origin.”

God's original command to Adam & Eve was: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it.” (Genesis. 1:28. Is it reasonable to think that they would have fulfilled this after having just two sons?

After Adam & Eve rebelled and were ousted from Eden, Eve became pregnant with Cain, then Abel and the Bible also mentions a third son, Seth. After this, Adam became father "to sons and daughters." (Genesis 3:4) This meant that Can and Abel had brothers and sisters who are not mentioned by name.

Time passed. Finally, following the offering of sacrifices to God by two of the sons, Cain became jealous of Abel because God showed favor toward Abel and his sacrifice, but not toward Cain and his sacrifice. Cain allowed hatred to develop toward Abel and he murdered him.

For this wicked deed God sentenced Cain to banishment, away from the rest of his relatives. The Bible says that Cain "took up residence in the land of Fugitiveness [called “the land of Nod” in some Bible translations] to the east of Eden.” (Genesis 4:16)

However, notice here that the Bible does not say that Cain found his wife in the land of Fugitiveness. It simply says: “Afterward Cain had intercourse with his wife and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.” (Genesis 4:17)

So where did Cain get his wife? It was obviously from among his own family. His wife was one of his fleshly sisters, a daughter of Adam and Eve.

Some may object that this is incest. This objection reflects knowledge of the risk to children when brothers and sisters marry in our day. These are frequently born with some physical deformity or mental incapacity. Thus most lands today have laws forbidding marriage between close fleshly relatives.

It must be remembered, however, that circumstances were different in earlier times. Adam and Eve were created perfect, and the instruction for them ‘to multiply and fill the earth’ would necessarily require that their offspring marry one another and reproduce. (Genesis 1:28) But as perfect humans, their children would have been perfect as were their parents.

Even though Adam and Eve sinned and became imperfect, Cain and his brothers and sisters were still so near to physical perfection that the children they produced did not suffer the same adverse effects as do children born of such unions today. Even some 2,000 years afterward, God’s faithful servant Abraham married his half-sister Sarah, and God did not disapprove.

It was yet another 450 years or so before God saw fit to provide his nation of Israel a body of laws that forbade incest on penalty of death. (Leviticus 18:8-17) By that time imperfection had apparently developed to such an extent that it was no longer safe for close relatives to marry.

So, really, the question of where Cain got his wife is not a difficult one. The answer is provided right within the Bible, and it becomes obvious when the Bible account is read carefully.