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To: L,TOWM
I never said "empirical proof that the Bible is historically accurate" (there's good evidence it isn't in all cases). I was talking about empirical proof it is the Word of God.

Dear Lord, why is it I keep ending up conversing with people who are unable to parse simple English? Must be the government education system.

177 posted on 05/25/2005 8:24:58 AM PDT by Junior (“Even if you are one-in-a-million, there are still 6,000 others just like you.”)
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To: Junior
empirical proof it is the Word of God.

And that is what I am discussing also. If I can establish first what you would consider empirical historical accuracy from work produced by men, I can then (perhaps) demonstrate to you that the Bible satisfies that criteria. Since the Bible claims to be "the Word of God", accuracy and corroboration on empirical historical fact can be used to support other, less measurable inferences.

But, typically, you did'nt give me a straight answer to see where I might be going, junior. You simply assumed I'm an idiot (like anyone that actually believes in God, right buddy?) and gave me the back of your hand.

My original question stands - What is your standard for accuracy in a history textbook?

Alternatively, please present any evidence you have of archeology, anthropology, or astronomy that directly demonstrates a statement from the Bible is false.

And please trot out something more original than "Solomon's Sea does'nt have the right proporations". A rounding difference on a "cubit" for a structure built 400 years before Euclid and Archimedes established 'pi' is a hair split of the lowest order.

216 posted on 05/25/2005 9:33:59 AM PDT by L,TOWM (Liberals, The Other White Meat [Born in California, Texan by the Grace of God.])
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