Biblical Inaccuracies

Omega-185 · Post by **Omega-185** » 2006-01-17 06:33pm

I have recently got my self involved in a debate with a couple of friends at school about evolution, creation, the flood, the bible, God, etc.

Now I pointed out a couple inaccuracies in the bible, namely pi being 3 and bats are birds and my friend asked where in the bible does it say that and I had to say I didn't know. So I am asking you where in the bible does it say pi is 3 and bats are birds? Also any other inaccuracies plus where they are would be a big help.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2006-01-17 06:38pm

I take it you've never used the Skeptics Annotated Bible before?

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2006-01-17 06:42pm

KJV Deuteronomy wrote:14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
14:12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
14:14 And every raven after his kind,
14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
14:18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

KJV Kings wrote:7:23 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

The Skeptic's Annotated Bible is your friend.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2006-01-17 06:55pm

The bats/birds thing only really works if they take the translation as inerrant and authoritative, the fact of the matter is, it's really intended as a concept "bird" to refer to flying animals.

These contradictions are the ones i usually refer to, since I know they're not out of context as internet atheists sometimes take things.