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minus-squarewuffah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days ago“The Bible says…” Stop. There’s your problem right there.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoIt’s been in there for 6000 years. If it was wrong, someone would have corrected it by now
minus-squareicelimit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThe Bible wasn’t written 6000 years ago. It posits that history began 6000 years ago.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat idea comes from James Ussher, an Irish religious leader, based on his interpretation of the biblical genealogies.
minus-squarewuffah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI wouldn’t say it’s “wrong” so much as it is fantasy literature. Looking to the Bible for geography is like reading The Lord of the Rings to figure out where the Colorado river is.
“The Bible says…” Stop. There’s your problem right there.
It’s been in there for 6000 years. If it was wrong, someone would have corrected it by now
The Bible wasn’t written 6000 years ago. It posits that history began 6000 years ago.
That idea comes from James Ussher, an Irish religious leader, based on his interpretation of the biblical genealogies.
I wouldn’t say it’s “wrong” so much as it is fantasy literature. Looking to the Bible for geography is like reading The Lord of the Rings to figure out where the Colorado river is.