Science has in fact had to concede a number of truths the bible has consistently stated..
- the universe had a beginning..
- all humanity came from a single male and female..
- the number of stars in the sky is innumerable (about 3000 stars can be counted)..
- the earth is a ball hanging on nothing..
- in the beginning there was only one ocean meaning all the continents on earth were once joined in a single landmass..
- the existence of the Hittites..
- the existence of David and Solomon..
There's more but.. the laws of physics!
Heb 11:4 "It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen"
First 'faith' in this context is not religious belief.. second like a lot of the bible there are two ways to read it.. the universe was made from invisible stuff or all that we see is made from what cannot be seen.. both agree with modern science. In the case of the latter what we see are surfaces made of very fast electrons.. which according to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle we will never be able to see. This puts limits on observational science.
Rom 8:20 "the creation was subject to frustration.. in hope that the creation will be liberated from its bondage to decay". There is no better statement of the Second Law of thermodynamics anywhere. This puts limits on applied science.. It's like this..
1st law - there is a game
2nd law - you can't win
3rd law - you can't leave the game.. Hence the need for hope..
Napoleon said "Its not a book.. its a living thing".. which is what it says about itself Heb 4:12. Is it rational.. no its not.. its confronting.. for a reason.
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