Foolish question

[James_Lai]

Hello.
It’s a foolish question…

Why in the Bible God did not reveal anything beyond what humans knew with their scientific knowledge of the time?

For example, why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infections or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

 

[Tolworth John]

why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infections or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

Very simple, because it would not be believed.
Look at the spiritual information revealed in the bible, most of which is beyond the experience and understanding of non christians, so it is not believed.

Look at the information that God did give about health and hygiene, how much of that was followed in Christian history?

Cultral and religous bias prevented it from being taught and followed.

 

[James_Lai]

Very simple, because it would not be believed.
Look at the spiritual information revealed in the bible, most of which is beyond the experience and understanding of non christians, so it is not believed.

Look at the information that God did give about health and hygiene, how much of that was followed in Christian history?

Cultral and religous bias prevented it from being taught and followed.

Why not provide the helpful information for the sake of those who will believe and use it? When the scientists discovered those and other facts, they were immediately believed and accepted by all, because there was so much confirmation and evidence. It would have helped people immensely.

When Ibn Sina (Avicenna) came up with the germ theory in the 10-11th centuries AD, he used this understanding to introduce and practice 40-day quarantine which greatly reduced the spread of deadly diseases. Nobody objected and all believed it, seeing the amazing benefits of this new knowledge.

 

[aiki]

Hello.
It’s a foolish question…

Why in the Bible God did not reveal anything beyond what humans knew with their scientific knowledge of the time?

But He did - though His revelation of Himself to mankind wasn't with the aim of lifting them into a greater knowledge of the physical world but of Himself and the spiritual realm.

Job 26:7
7 "He stretches out the north over empty space And hangs the earth on nothing.

This is a far more accurate description of the facts than, say, the world resting on the backs of four gigantic elephants who are standing on the back of a gargantuan turtle. The world rests upon nothing, traveling through space unmoored from any supporting structure just as the Bible indicates.

Genesis 1:1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Here, too, the Bible turns out to be exactly right about the fact of the universe's beginning a finite time ago. As the Big Bang Theory, now well-accepted mainstream science, tells us, at a moment long ago all time, space, matter and energy came into being. Working from this fact deductively, one arrives at a timeless, immaterial, incredibly powerful, personal Uncaused Cause of the universe: God. (See the Kalam Cosmological Argument - www.reasonablefaith.org)

Isaiah 40:22
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth...

Here, the Bible indicates a circular character to the shape of the earth. It doesn't say that the earth is a sphere, I understand, but "circular" is still nonetheless generally accurate.

And so on.

For example, why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infections or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

What is eternally important is that people know God, their Creator and Lord, and live in the manner and for the purposes for which He made them. Doing so is fundamentally and intimately connected to spiritual realities, however, not physical ones. God is a Spirit, the Bible declares, and walking with Him is spiritual business, not a matter of science.

 

[Aussie Pete]

Hello.
It’s a foolish question…

Why in the Bible God did not reveal anything beyond what humans knew with their scientific knowledge of the time?

For example, why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infe ctions or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

Why not provide the helpful information for the sake of those who will believe and use it? When the scientists discovered those and other facts, they were immediately believed and accepted by all, because there was so much confirmation and evidence. It would have helped people immensely.

When Ibn Sina (Avicenna) came up with the germ theory in the 10-11th centuries AD, he used this understanding to introduce and practice 40-day quarantine which greatly reduced the spread of deadly diseases. Nobody objected and all believed it, seeing the amazing benefits of this new knowledge.

Hello.
It’s a foolish question…

Why in the Bible God did not reveal anything beyond what humans knew with their scientific knowledge of the time?

For example, why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infections or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

How much good would it have done? The Bible commanded social distancing for leprosy thousands of years ago. There are clear instructions as to how to deal with infections (Leviticus 14:33-57) and with mildew contaminated homes. God commanded these arrangements which are quite reasonable given the technology of the time.

I've read some research that suggests the "Black Death" affected Jewish communities less than others because they followed God's laws.

I subscribe to another Christian forum that is a magnet for conspiracy theorists. Some of their logic is so twisted that I wonder about the sanity of some. There is a great body of knowledge about viruses and vaccination, but that means nothing to the conspiracy crowd. I wonder how this knowledge would have gone over thousands of years ago. God knows what He is doing.

Knowledge is double edged. Splitting the atom releases massive amounts of power, for good or for evil. A huge number of technological advances begin as military research projects. V2 rockets rained down on England years before the principles were used to send men into space. GPS is a life saver for me as I have no sense of direction. Originally, it was for military use.

 

[Tolworth John]

Why not provide the helpful information for the sake of those who will believe and use it? When the scientists discovered those and other facts, they were immediately believed and accepted by all, because there was so much confirmation and evidence. It would have helped people immensely.

When Ibn Sina (Avicenna) came up with the germ theory in the 10-11th centuries AD, he used this understanding to introduce and practice 40-day quarantine which greatly reduced the spread of deadly diseases. Nobody objected and all believed it, seeing the amazing benefits of this new knowledge.

In western history of medicine there are many examples where discoveries where opposed by the public and the ' professionals'.
Jenner and vacination against smallpox was as hotly opposed as covid is today.
Antiseptic from washing of hands between examining patiants to listers anti septic sprays etc were all opposed by the ' professionals' despite there being able to see dramatic decreases in death rates.

As I said people will not believe if they do not want to believe, it doesn't matter whether it is scientists, or ordinary people.

How about you?
Have you read John 9 and seen how a miracle was investigated and the conclusion not believed.
Where do you stand on jesus.

 

[Clare73]

Hello.
It’s a foolish question…

Why in the Bible God did not reveal anything beyond what humans knew with their scientific knowledge of the time?

For example, why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infections or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

Because his purpose was to reveal his plan of salvation for fallen mankind, and none of that is relevant to it.

 

[Sketcher]

Hello.
It’s a foolish question…

Why in the Bible God did not reveal anything beyond what humans knew with their scientific knowledge of the time?

For example, why didn’t God reveal the germ theory of infections or particle theory of matter? Or heliocentric solar system? Why did He express Himself strictly at the scientific level of the day?

I liken it to dumbing something down enough for a small child to understand. When you do that, you prioritize what you want to teach. What's more important, science or morals? Morals. Why distract the people with science when what needs to be conveyed primarily is morals.

Besides, an immoral society will utilize science to do greater harm. The Western nations of the 20th century used poison gas and atomic weapons, while they still had international treaties to limit how they prosecuted wars, and after they had made slavery illegal. Imagine what the Assyrians, or the Babylonians, or the Romans would have done with that kind of technology. When I look at the historical records of what they did to their enemies, I shudder to think about it.