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Certainly, but it is my hope that the readers of this thread will lean toward the more, should I say, orthodox leanings.
This is certainly where we apparently agree to disagree. Those who claim that 'the Bible is not a science textbook' notwithstanding, in my humble opinion, a Christian ought to let the Bible say what the Bible says, and the Bible uses geocentric terms, be it be for delight or for chagrin.
I'm not a gentleman; I can't answer.
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mea culpa~I'm not a gentleman; I can't answer.
Seriously, I'm neither a scientist nor an astronomer; I really can't answer.
I am fine with leaning towards truth, moderation and simplicity, as far as I am concerned. If its accepted by this or that camp is not too relevant to me.
Well, the funny thing is that it really is not a scientific book. Our modern concept of science was invented in Europe during the scientific revolution (16th-17th century). Logically, Bible was not written in this style - the Old Testament is from the Bronze/Iron age and the New Testament is from the Hellenistic era.
I highly beg to differ. Beginning from the very specific and realistic dimensions given for Noah's Ark, to the exact details laid out for building of the Temple, not to mention the vision of Ezekiel's Temple, all the way to the details of the Temple provided in John's Apocalypse, the Bible is filled to brim with exact scientific details, down to jot and tittle.
75 Bible Verses Prove a Flat Earth
We are naturally desirous of spending time with the thing, animate or inanimate, we love the most. Honestly ask yourself then, do you spend more time with the God of Heaven or the TV? How could we, as professing Christians, waste the free hours the Lord God has graciously given us to serve Him...153news.net
This is not what we mean by science or scientific. Just using numbers or measuring things is not the full concept of the modern science. People could build pyramids and still see the world through the lens of mythology or symbolism, like in the ancient Egypt.
It's full of precise measurements - God told Noah, Moses etc exactly how he wanted things to be built.
I have Logos. This post does NOT address anything I have posted in this thread.
You say the "Reformed Community" would disagree on the idea that Joshua 10 was a local optical phenomenon rather than the Sun actually stopping moving or the Earth stopping spinning. On what basis do you say this? You refer to the "Westminster Confession of Faith" (which, while common among Reformed groups, is not accepted by all), but do not say where in this rather lengthy document any such statement is found. A search for "Josh" (in order to find both Joshua or the abbreviated "Josh."), "sun", and "Gibeon" do not turn up any references to this. So where does the Westminster Confession of Faith say that Joshua 10 was absolutely not a local optical phenomenon?
You have already agreed that the Bible does not prove a flat earth.75 Bible Verses Prove a Flat Earth
We are naturally desirous of spending time with the thing, animate or inanimate, we love the most. Honestly ask yourself then, do you spend more time with the God of Heaven or the TV? How could we, as professing Christians, waste the free hours the Lord God has graciously given us to serve Him...
Measuring is not exactly maths.
How did Noah et al. manage the math? "He's got all of us here in His hands. He's got all of us here His hands, He's got all of us here, in His hands. He's got the whole world in His hands!"
"People could build [spacecrafts] still see the world through the lens of mythology or symbolism"This is not what we mean by science or scientific. Just using numbers or measuring things is not the full concept of the modern science. People could build pyramids and still see the world through the lens of mythology or symbolism, like in the ancient Egypt.
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Dunno about you, but I'd be hesitant in walking into a room full of mathematicians and declaring that their line of work is not 'science'. Moreover, a whole host of advanced studies go into architecture.
