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Originally Posted by stuck_in_chuk
Every religion tries to explain "why", but the religious texts are also full of the "how". Unfortunately, religion tends to answer the "how" questions incorrectly. The earth is more than 6000-odd years old, the earth does resolve around the sun, and pi does not equal 3, all in contradiction to the Bible. The Koran and other religious texts are similarly filled with errors. Believers in biblical inerrancy gloss over these contradictions, and assume that science is incorrect. I don't know about you, but I would not want to drive over a bridge designed by a Christian engineer who decides that pi=3 based on 1 Kings 7:23.
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Where in the bible does it say that the earth is 600 years old?
Where in the bible does it say (scientifically) that the sun revolves around the earth?
1 Kings doesn't seem to be written scientifically, plus measuring in cubits isn't exactly "exact." Pulling form this verse that Pi =3 is REALLY stretching it.
Although it is certainly true that some Christians have interpreted verses to believe those things at different points in history.
The Bible is NOT a science textbook.