| Viper1 said: If you truly read deeply into the Bible, you'll come across many contradictions either between statements contained within or against modern knowledge. You either have to ignore these contradictions or accept the Biblical statements as allegory and not meant to be taken literally. For instance, your notion above that Earth cannot be millions of years old stands in contrast against unfathomable number of aspects that suggest it must be. Dinosaurs and the requirements for their bones to fossilize are just one of them. Many Christians take the allegory persepctive and state that the 7 days of creation were actually many millenia each. The problem is that it sets the stage for personal interpretation. What of the Bible is meant to be allegory, what is meant to be absolute fact? When you start asking these kinds of questions, you may not like where it takes you. |
Yup. I've always believed the bible to be up for interpretation. However, I don't believe its relative to the interpreter. I think there is a right interpretation but no one knows what that is and everyone has a chance of being correct (though those who use science even more so).
The reason why I always thought it to up for interpretation? The translations. Just like how there are some words that don't translate well in languages. How can a being that has never experienced the concept of time translate his words to reflect time? (just to refrence your example)
