You,however,take a phrase from the bible and apply your own misunderstanding of science and then claim that we are in some brainwashed state and incapable of seeing your "proofs".
This argument of 'the bible is true because it has SCIENCE in it that no one knew about at the time it was written!' is truly laughable. This can be applied to ANY mythology.
For instance, today I read an Iroquois creation myth, which, when properly interpreted, PROVES the Iroquois knew about continental drift before it was discovered by Western science.
quote:
The daughter of the Sky Chief is pushed down through a hole in the sky into a world that is covered with water, but she is saved from drowning by water fowls, who convice the great turtle below to harbor her. Toad dives for mud and makes the earth on the back of the turtle.
—American Indian Myths and Legends
- American Indian Myths and Legends, Erdoes & Ortiz,1984
If that doesn't refer to continental drift and plate tectonics, I don't know what does. Obviously this story was divinely inspired (well, I suppose that goes without saying since it refers to the big Sky Chief) and therefore true.
This message has been edited by custard, 06-13-2004 05:53 AM
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