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After my first reading of each of those epics, I received no
scientific inspiration from the Illiad or the Odyssey. I know what you are trying to say, but after having read the Bible also, I see a great many differences between Homer's works, and what some call God's word. The Bible is not a scientific textbook, as it is often said, but it does reveal scientific truths.
Let me give a few examples: Until the 1960, most astronomers did not believe there was a beginning. They believed in what I believe they called the steady-state theory, which basically described the universe as unchanging and eternal. Of coarse, in the 1950's Penzias and Wilson discovered what was believed to be the echo of the Big Bang, and scientists were finally convinced that there was a beginning choosing to believe in the Big Bang theory. Interestingly what took science until the 1960's to finally conclude, was stated matter-of-factly in the first verse of the Bible.
The Bible also speaks of black holes in space, the complexities of weather patterns, and many other very fascinating issues that modern science is only begining to unravel.
Does this mean abandon science, thinking that the Bible provides all answers? Certainly not, for while the Bible may reveal certain truths, its primary motive is the message of becoming united with God again.
Having said that, it is perfectly reasonable to conclude that the Bible and science do not contradict each other, only our interpretations of each do.
Respectfully,
The Apostle