Jor-el,
I'm enjoying your writing and thinking style. Here's my question.
Why do you want to discuss things having to do with faith scientifically? I don't think the foundations for faith are based on evidence at all. "True faith" is dogmatic--it ignores any evidence against the contrary.
Science and faith are simply different beasts. They're different approaches to different problems. Sometimes they tread on each others' toes. But I don't see any need (intellectually) to actually resolve the situation. Of course, politics / education / etc. is a different story...
I'm questioning the purpose of finding evidence, through historical records or (what I think is your suggestion) through science, for believing in the Bible. I don't see how it addresses a person's faith at all.
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