UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoThe Woke Veggie Tale Leftists Won't Tell You About This Onelemmy.worldimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down10
arrow-up1257arrow-down1imageThe Woke Veggie Tale Leftists Won't Tell You About This Onelemmy.worldUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square54linkfedilink
minus-squarewuffah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·11 days ago“The Bible says…” Stop. There’s your problem right there.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 days agoIt’s been in there for 6000 years. If it was wrong, someone would have corrected it by now
minus-squareicelimit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoThe Bible wasn’t written 6000 years ago. It posits that history began 6000 years ago.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoThat idea comes from James Ussher, an Irish religious leader, based on his interpretation of the biblical genealogies.
minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoThe Bible does not posit that the earth is 6,000 years old. You’re thinking of Dispensationalists.
minus-squarewuffah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 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.
The Bible does not posit that the earth is 6,000 years old. You’re thinking of Dispensationalists.
Oh joy yet another denomination.
That’s a huge over estimation, but yes
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.