Biblical scientific errors: Difference between revisions

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'''Supposed error''': The verse calls bats birds, but bats are mammals.

'''Rebuttal''': While science classifies bats as mammals, the Hebrew term used in these verses is ‘ôp (עוֹף), which can ~~mean~~ "flying creatures" <ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5775.htm</ref> rather than exclusively feathered birds, they grouped by what it does, not by science rules.

'''Rebuttal''': While science classifies bats as mammals, the Hebrew term used in these verses is ‘ôp (עוֹף), which can be translated to "flying creatures" <ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5775.htm</ref> rather than exclusively feathered birds, they grouped by what it does, not by science rules.

===~~Rotation of the~~ Earth===

===Earth's orbit===

{{Bible quote|The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.|book=Ecclesiastes|chap=1|verses=5|version=KJV}}

'''Supposed error''': The verse implies the sun ~~revolves around~~ the Earth instead of the Earth ~~rotating~~.

'''Supposed error''': The verse implies [[britannicascience:geocentric-model|the sun orbits the Earth]] instead of [[britannicascience:heliocentrism|the Earth orbiting the sun]].

'''Rebuttal''': The verse simply describes sun's appearance moving across the sky, It does not teach that the sun orbits the Earth, people still say “sunrise” (sun also ariseth) and “sunset” (sun goeth down) to this day.

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 '''Supposed error''': The verse calls bats birds, but bats are mammals.
-'''Rebuttal''': While science classifies bats as mammals, the Hebrew term used in these verses is ‘ôp (עוֹף), which can mean  "flying creatures" <ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5775.htm</ref> rather than exclusively feathered birds, they grouped by what it does, not by science rules.
+'''Rebuttal''': While science classifies bats as mammals, the Hebrew term used in these verses is ‘ôp (עוֹף), which can be translated to  "flying creatures" <ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5775.htm</ref> rather than exclusively feathered birds, they grouped by what it does, not by science rules.
-===Rotation of the Earth===
+===Earth's orbit===
 {{Bible quote|The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.|book=Ecclesiastes|chap=1|verses=5|version=KJV}}
-'''Supposed error''': The verse implies the sun revolves around the Earth instead of the Earth rotating.
+'''Supposed error''': The verse implies [[britannicascience:geocentric-model|the sun orbits the Earth]] instead of [[britannicascience:heliocentrism|the Earth orbiting the sun]].
 '''Rebuttal''': The verse simply describes sun's appearance moving across the sky, It does not teach that the sun orbits the Earth, people still say “sunrise” (sun also ariseth) and “sunset” (sun goeth down) to this day.