02-05-2022, 01:28 AM
You are quite correct that Genesis states that the sun, and other lights, were made, not made visible. Of course I don’t agree with that literal statement. That said, I’m convinced that vision evolved well after there was a sun to see.
Even at 50/50, the order of the appearance of dry land is interesting.
It’s the order of marine life, before life on land, that I find most intriguing.
Still, I am under no illusion that most of these ancient texts bare any semblance to science.
To paraphrase Dawkins, I keep an open mind, but not so open that my brains fall out.
And yes, I am cherry picking, and respectfully submit that most people do. It does spur discussion.
Which for some reason reminds me of another saying, “numbers don’t lie, but if you torture em enough they’ll say anything you want.”
ps. When you say "There is no faith in science", I reply that I guess it depends upon how one defines faith, because I definitely have faith in science. It's closer to say that there's no religion in science, yet some people claim science as their religion.
And for whatever reason that reminded me of a piece by Stephen Crane:
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
Even at 50/50, the order of the appearance of dry land is interesting.
It’s the order of marine life, before life on land, that I find most intriguing.
Still, I am under no illusion that most of these ancient texts bare any semblance to science.
To paraphrase Dawkins, I keep an open mind, but not so open that my brains fall out.
And yes, I am cherry picking, and respectfully submit that most people do. It does spur discussion.
Which for some reason reminds me of another saying, “numbers don’t lie, but if you torture em enough they’ll say anything you want.”
ps. When you say "There is no faith in science", I reply that I guess it depends upon how one defines faith, because I definitely have faith in science. It's closer to say that there's no religion in science, yet some people claim science as their religion.
And for whatever reason that reminded me of a piece by Stephen Crane:
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”