{"id":488,"date":"2011-06-07T12:12:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T20:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=482"},"modified":"2011-06-07T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T20:12:46","slug":"biblical-literalism-and-science-are-an-explosive-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2011\/06\/biblical-literalism-and-science-are-an-explosive-mix.html","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Literalism and Science are an Explosive Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The following cartoon<\/a> was shared today by Unreasonable Faith<\/a> and then by Scotteriology<\/a> (with a twist):<\/p>\n

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Far worse than combining Biblical literalism with science is combining religious faith with scientific ignorance, as in the example below from Facebook which came via P. Z. Myers<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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For an impressive example of the sun\u2019s power on display today, see the video Phil Plait shared<\/a>. And if that radiation reaches earth, it might lead to people singing this song<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A concluding note: if, having had your fill of humor, you would like a more serious discussion of inerrancy, literalism, and authority, then Joel Watts has a good post on the topic<\/a>. Here\u2019s a sample:<\/p>\n

Either the Text has Authority, or it does not. If it does, then it can be questioned without it becoming a house of cards, dependent upon one interpretation or another.<\/p>\n

In the end, it is not the infallibility of the Scriptures which we are defending, but our own.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The following cartoon was shared today by Unreasonable Faith and then by Scotteriology (with a twist): Far worse than combining Biblical literalism with science is combining religious faith with scientific ignorance, as in the example below from Facebook which came via P. Z. 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