Re: [asa] E.O. Wilson "Baptist No More"

 Indeed Merv, the answer to whether or not the Bible can stand up to modern rational analysis is: no.? But the problem is that it is a totally bogus question.? The Bible is clearly chock full of info on how human should behave with respect to a myriad issues precious few of which have been better solved by science (like why pork is no longer bad to eat).? Most issues in the Bible are about how humans need to think and feel about emotional and instinctive issues that have changed not a whit in 5000 years (reason changes daily with our collective symbolism, instinct must naturally select over eons).? That the Bible should be examined for rational integrity across 5000 years of human history is a mistake made more often and egregiously by the faithful as their detractors.

-Mike (Friend of ASA)

-----Original Message-----
From: Merv <mrb22667@kansas.net>
To: asa@calvin.edu
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 9:43 pm
Subject: Re: [asa] E.O. Wilson "Baptist No More"

Jon Tandy wrote:

  
  
  
  
  
 Wasn't the tree
of life (Rev 22:19) in the Garden of Eden?? Where did it go after
that?? Or was that scripture a non-scientific (non-biological)
statement about two trees in the garden?

  
?

  
?Jon Tandy

And for that matter, how long did the cherubim stand guard with the
flaming sword??? Presumably the tree of life was eventually
transplanted (without apparent fanfare) to a less accessible local
(like ...? not on this planet), or maybe it was destroyed, and the
cherubim released from his mundane guard duty???? At least nobody in
later history attempted any encounters with any stubborn angelic
swordsman that we've heard about.

These are the types of questions where the mismatch between the truth
of Scripture and the method of modern "factual" analysis seems so
obvious as to sound like a mockery when it is applied.? But I don't
mean it that way.??? Or, rather, if there is a hint of mockery or
critical self-questioning, it is directed at our modern way regarding
truth.

--Merv

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