The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Alex]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I'm not sure what kind of research you've done into the historical accuracy of the Bible, but it's pretty solid.

I suppose it depends on your definition of solid. Yes, there are events in the bible that are known to have happened. And there are many more with no evidence outside of the bible that they happened, or happened in the way described.

But of course that is not particularly to the question of how the Earth was created. I'm guessing you'll find no scholarly research confirming the Bible's account of that.

I am not questioning whether there is reason to bring up the Bible in school settings. I've studied the Bible in school settings many times without issue. I am questioning the appropriateness of it being presented as scientifically valid competitor to what science has actually demonstrated about the world. However, if a history class were to say "we're tossing out the textbook since the history presented in the Bible is so rock solid" I suppose I'd have a problem with it.