Re: Biblical statements Consistent With Biology


Richard Dawkins wrote:
> The Bible is not a science book, yet it is scientifically accurate. We are
> not aware of any scientific evidence that contradicts the Bible. We have
> listed statements on this page that are consistent with known scientific
> facts. Many of them were listed in the Bible hundreds or even thousands of
> years before being recorded elsewhere. Many concepts and notes on this page
> are adapted from ideas and statements that appear in The DEFENDER'S Study
> Bible.[1]
>
>
> Statements Consistent With Biology
> a.. The book of Leviticus (written prior to 1400 BC) describes the value
> of blood.
>
>
> Leviticus 17:11
> 'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you
> upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that
> makes atonement for the soul.'
> The blood carries water and nourishment to every cell, maintains the
> body's
> temperature, and removes the waste material of the body's cells. The blood
> also carries oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. In 1616, William
> Harvey discovered that blood circulation is the key factor in physical
> life-confirming what the Bible revealed 3,000 years earlier.[1]

"Blood circulation is the key factor in physical life" is just a
nonsense phrase. How is it key? Why is it more key than, say,
inhaling air? Noticing that people can bleed to death is not exactly
startling science.

>
> b.. The Bible describes biogenesis (the development of living organisms
> from other living organisms) and the stability of each kind of living
> organism.
>
>
> Genesis 1:11,12
> Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields
> seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed
> is in itself, on the earth"; and it was so. And the earth brought forth
> grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that
> yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw
> that it was good.
>
Are you serious? They noticed that grass grows out of the earth and
you're mistaking that for some sort of scientific miracle? You don't
think people have been noticing that stuff since the dawn of
agriculture?

> Genesis 1:21
> So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves,
> with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged
> bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
>
See, God messed up there, because some birds are definitely not good,
as Alfred HIt*** showed.
>
> Genesis 1:25
> And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle
> according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to
> its kind. And God saw that it was good.
> The phrase "according to its kind" occurs repeatedly, stressing the
> reproductive integrity of each kind of animal and plant. Today we know this
> occurs because all of these reproductive systems are programmed by their
> genetic codes.[1]
>
> c.. The Bible describes the chemical nature of flesh.
>
> Genesis 2:7
> And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into
> his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
>
>
And guess what? Man is not made of the same chemical composition as
the dust of the ground, so the bible is wrong there.

> Genesis 3:19
> In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
> Till you return to the ground,
> For out of it you were taken;
> For dust you are,
> And to dust you shall return.

>
> d.. It is a proven fact that a person's mental and spiritual health is
> strongly correlated with physical health.[1] The Bible revealed this to us
> with these statements (and others) written by King Solomon about 950 BC.
>
And how do you measure spiritual health, pray tell?

> Proverbs 12:4
> An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
> But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
>
What does that have to do with mental and spiritual health, or exercise
for that matter?

> Proverbs 14:30
> A sound heart is life to the body,
> But envy is rottenness to the bones.
>
>
> Proverbs 15:30
> The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
> And a good report makes the bones healthy.
>
>
> Proverbs 16:24
> Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
> Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
>
>
> Proverbs 17:22
> A merry heart does good, like medicine,
> But a broken spirit dries the bones.

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