I can certainly see how it would be difficult, if not impossible in some cases, to reconstruct what the person in the Bible was trying to convey.
When taking my geological degree, I used to sneak down to the dusty basement of the geological building and read parts of the old geological texts written in the 1800's. In doing so I found that the geology was mixed in with philosophy, and realized that the way people (even scientists) perceived things in those days was very difficult to comprehend. So I can imagine going back thousands of years would be much more difficult.
Another thing I want to bring up is that the function of science is to gain knowledge, while what to do with the knowledge is the big issue. Here is where wisdom comes in. Do not the holy books provide a collection of the wisdom, handed down through the ages, provide a great benefit to mankind. Surely atheists don't have a monopoly on wisdom.
That should bring Cheese back in!
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