I want to bring up a topic for discussion.
It is often said, "The Bible is not a scientific text."
I would like to know just exactly what is meant by that.
What would a "scientific text" supplied or inspired by God look or read
like?
Could God (omniscient as he is) even write, inspire or supply a "scientific
text?"
Can observations or statements in ancient texts be used to develop or
support a scientific model?
Even if an ancient text were written by people who held 'non-scientific'
beliefs about the natural world, could a scientist make use of statements in
the text that could be interpreted to agree with current scientific
concepts?
I know what I think, but I'd like to hear what those on this net think. I
don't have time to get involved in a deep discussion, so I'm just going to
post the questions and read the responses.
Allen
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