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 ~~is more accurately translated as~~ "flying creatures" ~~or "winged creatures"~~ 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 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.

===Mustard seed as smallest seed===

{{Bible quote| He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field, which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”|book=Matthew|chap=13|verses=31-32|version=WEB}}

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'''Supposed error''': The verse claims the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, but smaller seeds exist.

'''Rebuttal''': The Bible does not say the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world. It is the smallest seed the farmer has and sows in his field. Like saying a penny is the smallest coin when you hand out quarters, nickels, and pennies even if a dime is smaller. The Greek word for “earth” can mean "land". "soil". "ground" too.

'''Rebuttal''': The Bible does not say the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world. It is the smallest seed the farmer has and sows in his field. Like saying a penny is the smallest coin when you hand out quarters, nickels, and pennies even if a dime is smaller. The Greek word for “earth” can mean "land". "soil". "ground" too. <ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/1093.htm</ref>

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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 is more accurately translated as "flying creatures" or "winged creatures" 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 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.
 ===Mustard seed as smallest seed===
 {{Bible quote| He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took, and sowed in his field,  which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches.”|book=Matthew|chap=13|verses=31-32|version=WEB}}
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 '''Supposed error''': The verse claims the mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, but smaller seeds exist.
-'''Rebuttal''': The Bible does not say the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world. It is the smallest seed the farmer has and sows in his field. Like saying a penny is the smallest coin when you hand out quarters, nickels, and pennies even if a dime is smaller. The Greek word for “earth” can mean "land". "soil". "ground" too.
+'''Rebuttal''': The Bible does not say the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world. It is the smallest seed the farmer has and sows in his field. Like saying a penny is the smallest coin when you hand out quarters, nickels, and pennies even if a dime is smaller. The Greek word for “earth” can mean "land". "soil". "ground" too. <ref>https://biblehub.com/greek/1093.htm</ref>