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Isn't Bible and science too incompatible?
Bible says earth is flat
"He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. (From the NIV Bible, Psalm 104:5)"
"The sun rises and the sun sets, and hurries back to where it rises. (From the NIV Bible, Ecclesiastes 1:5)"
The Earth has Edges?!
"that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it? (From the NIV Bible, Job 38:13)"
"He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth. (From the NIV Bible, Job 37:3)"
"for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. (From the NIV Bible, Job 28:24)"
"Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea. (From the NIV Bible, Job 11:9)"
Isaiah 11:12
12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH. (KJV)
Revelation 7:1
1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. (KJV)
Job 38:13
13 That it might take hold of the ENDS OF THE EARTH, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? (KJV)
Jeremiah 16:19
19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ENDS OF THE EARTH, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. (KJV)
Daniel 4:11
11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the ENDS OF ALL THE EARTH: (KJV)
Matthew 4:8
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; (KJV)
Astronomical bodies are spherical, and you cannot see the entire exterior surface from any place....!!!!!
@kitkat 29: Where does Bible say it's round???
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
It’s mentioned in the Bible Gospel of Matthew Chapter 4: Verse 8, the devil took him (Jesus pbuh) to an exceeding high mountain and showed him all the kingdom of the Earth and its glory.
Gospel of Luke Chapter 4: Verse 5 the devil took him to a high mountain and showed him the glory of all the kingdom of the Earth. Now even if you go to the tallest mountain the highest mountain in the Earth which is Mount Everest and supposing you have a very good vision and you can see for thousands of miles together yet you will not be able to see all the kingdoms of the world because today we know the Earth is spherical, you will not be able to see the kingdom on the opposite side of the world, the only way we will see if the Earth was flat. That
@ ==42. Yes , I agree.. and Quran had correctly explained about the shape of the earth
Earth is geospherical in shape
The Qur’an mentions the actual shape of the earth in the following verse: "And we have made the earth egg shaped". The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 79, Verse 30
The Arabic word Dahaha means egg shaped. It also means an expanse. Dahaha is derived from Duhiya which specifically refers to the egg of an ostrich which is geospherical in shape, exactly like the shape of the earth.
Thus the Qur’an and modern established science are in perfect harmony.
@ http://..../ You would rather have to say Bible has to brush up its English comprehension for i have hardly used used my own words here. Most of them are Bible verses.
I dint say astronomical bodies are perfectly spherical.. even if its ellipsoid or whatever shape its not possible to see the entire surface unless they are flat!!!! Hmmm...You have to improve your geometry...!
19 Answers
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
A foundation if you knew construction can be any shape or size. It is not just square. The space needle sits atop 4 points. The Earth sits on 2. The Earth was said to be spherical and not flat. Oh the NIV that explains it. You have the wrong Bible. Open it to the first page and you will see a copyright. The copyright is there to let the reader know that if you use more then 500 words from the texts you need written permission from the person who owns the copyright. The four corners the Bible KJV refer too is North, South, East and West. These directions denote spherical shape and not box shape. There are four winds due to the directions they travel. Again taking hold of the 4 corners North and south pole and then you know where east and west are. The ends of the Earth meaning from everywhere since the World is round and has no end. If a man travels East and another west do they not meet at the end? Trees grow up towards heaven not the other way. Did you not learn this in school? Technically if you could find a spot in space you could see the whole Earth from one side. That is what is believed to be omnipotent. Watch "Mothman Prophesy" Also civilization was not as big as it is today. The kingdom that is of the world is Jerusalem. Even today many nations claim land in Jerusalem. If you ever go it is amazing how they all have a piece of the Temple and are in charge of taking care of that piece. They even have their own buildings they operate from. Just in the last few years it was discovered that the oceans have underground springs. The Bible already said that long before science knew. The law of thermal dynamics and the law of entropy are also found as well as gravity. Animal husbandry, farming and many agricultural science can be gleaned from it's pages.
Source(s): Bible and logic. - turtle30cLv 61 decade ago
I am going to take one verse and show how ridiculous your claim is concerning the Bible. Compare your verse to the one I am posting. KJV is closes in translation to the original text.
Job 38:13 KJV
(13) That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
The word ends in this verse in the Hebrew using the Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary
H3671
כּנף
kânâph
kaw-nawf'
From H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle: - + bird, border, corner, end, feather [-ed], X flying, + (one an-) other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing ([-ed]).
Earth means this.
H776
ארץ
'erets
eh'-rets
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land): - X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X nations, way, + wilderness, world.
Point is you need to do more research before posting verses look at the original meaning.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Atheists ignore all these facts, because they are blind and lost.
The Bible could have told us more, but Yahweh God decided, in His Wisdom, that Morals & Ethics are far more important than Science & Technology. Look at what Atheistic Science has done with knowledge that they haver already attained.
500 years after Newton explained ballistics and orbits, they invented the ballistic missile.
500 years after Newton explained the rainbow, they invented the laser cannon.
Less than 150 years after Mendelev invented the Periodic Table- new poisons, explosives, genetic engineered diseases, assorted personal weapons....
I cannot get over the stupidity of Atheists who say they would have believed in God, if He had made The Bible a cookbook that would have enabled Israel to conquer the World, and probably exterminate every other Gentile race existing! Bigger fools do not exist!
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- westrichLv 45 years ago
The Bible is wisely proper with contemporary-day technologies ... continuously has been. this is society - as an entire - that has willfully chosen to not BE suitable proper with the Bible. From Day a million of creation, all humanity has had unfastened WILL ... why? with the aid of fact of certainty the author isn't a dictatorial author ... the author is the purest, unconditional love ... era. Humanity, would desire to be inspired to the stable or the undesirable, and at present the undesirable looks to rank indoors optimum persons. besides the certainty that, lower back to the question to hand ... on a each and on a daily basis foundation, week, month and 3 hundred and sixty 5 days we learn further and extra approximately contemporary-day technologies AGREEING with Biblical perspectives ... with the aid of fact it would! AMEN!
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
Because of their philosophical beliefs, many scientists reject the Bible’s declaration that God created all things. Interestingly, however, in the ancient Bible book of Genesis, Moses wrote that the universe had a beginning and that life appeared in stages, progressively, over periods of time. How could Moses gain access to such scientifically accurate information some 3,500 years ago? There is one logical explanation. The One with the power and wisdom to create the heavens and the earth could certainly give Moses such advanced knowledge. This gives weight to the Bible’s claim that it is “inspired of God.”—2 Timothy 3:16.
Respect science; acknowledge belief: Jehovah's Witnesses invite open-minded people, both scientific and religious, to share in a sincere quest for truth in both realms. In their congregations the Witnesses nurture a healthy respect for science and its proven findings as well as a profound belief that religious truth can be found only in the Bible, which forthrightly and with abundant evidence declares itself to be the Word of God. The apostle Paul stated: "When you received God's word, which you heard from us, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but, just as it truthfully is, as the word of God."—1 Thessalonians 2:13.
Of course, as with science, damaging falsehoods and practices have infiltrated religion. Thus, there is true religion and false religion. That is why many people have left organized, mainstream religion to become members of the Christian congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. They have been disappointed by the unwillingness of their previous religions to disavow human tradition and myth in favor of discovered or revealed truth.
What is more, true Christians find real meaning and purpose in life, based on an intimate knowledge of the Creator, as he is revealed in the Bible, and of his expressed intentions for humankind and the planet we live on. Jehovah's Witnesses have been satisfied with reasonable, Bible-based answers to such questions as, Why are we here? Where are we going? They would be more than glad to share these insights with you.
Source(s): www.watchtower.org - s tLv 41 decade ago
no,, the bible is not your college level science book. It was written by people with a very basic education and written and told to people with virtually no education and in a way they could understand,,and they wrote about what they actually know. There are many people who want to do away with the bible so they can engage in immoral activity while at the same time keep others down and only believe what they want them to.
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
The science we have today is incompatible because man intelligence is way too low to understand God and how He created everything. Its like having a 6 month old baby trying to understand how a nuclear reactor works!
Man does not have the ability to understand God outside of God! Without God the scientist will never have the truth about science.
The earth does not have to be flat for God to see all of the kingdoms of the world! God has the power to be everywhere at the same time! He has the power to see everything on the earth at the same time!
The problem is your intelligence is way too low to understand who God is, and way too low to understand what He has done!
- FrizbyLv 71 decade ago
When science gets it right its compatible with the Bible, when science gets it wrong its incompatible with the Bible..
All the quotes you've written are misinterpreted or deliberately fabricated, for one the Bible does not mention a flat earth, the Bible stated a round earth over 3000 years ago, something science did not realise until recent times..
There's no point in spreading propaganda, we already know the truth, its not wise to waist wisdom on telling lies, just speak the truth..
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Clearly, your knowledge of science - and English - are both deficient. You claim "Bible says earth is flat" - then provide many verses, none of which claim that the Earth is flat and none of which contradict scientific knowledge.
You also claim "astronomical bodies are spherical" - which, of course, is not always true even approximately.
Then you claim, "you cannot see the entire exterior surface from any place" - which, of course, is also not true.
Conclusion:
a) brush up on your English comprehension
b) brush up on your scientific (particularly geometry) knowledge
c) learn the basics of logic
Once you have done this, I'm certain that you will retract all of your claims.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Earth is an oblate spheroid.
Source(s): Newton said so.