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Lagomorphs vs. God

Rabbits do not chew cud. However, the Bible says they do (Lev. 11:6). Naturally, Biblical inerrantists have an explanation: God was actually talking about the fact that rabbits do chew their own feces. But why didn't God just say: "and the hare, which cheweth its own crap, is definitely a filthy animal"? No, God was being subtle and mysterious yet nonetheless inerrantly "accurate", I suppose. (For a less credulous discussion, see here.)

By Mrooney at 2007-02-19 14:42 | login or register to post comments | 452 reads

Squaring the circle

Why must the Bible be "100% correct"? It seems to me if your faith is shaken by clearly scientifically inaccurate statement in the Bible, then you have pretty weak faith.

By AEadmin at Tue, 2007-02-20 08:51 | login or register to post comments

We evidently need to mingle with red staters

Ah, but around 54% of American adults believe that the Bible is literally true. (This matches closely (55%) with a 2004 Newsweek poll: see next link.) Even if you phrase the question more specifically as "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word" you still get a whopping 43% of Americans who think, e.g., that rabbits chew cud, that grasshoppers have four legs, or that Egyptian gigolos shot man-juice in horse-like quantities. Which, I think, is definitive proof that a whole lot of people are frickin' dumbasses.

By Mrooney at Tue, 2007-02-20 10:02 | login or register to post comments

We've come a long way since the Reformation

At least people have the ability to intepret the Bible for themselves, even if they choose not to.

By rickman at Tue, 2007-02-20 10:59 | login or register to post comments

Religious freedom

Just think of the temerity the Catholics had -- ancient Romans living 1600 years ago, telling us what God said! Especially when we could just read God's own words for ourselves in plain English.

By Mrooney at Tue, 2007-02-20 13:16 | login or register to post comments

Someone is jealous

it sounds like the Israelites had a serious case of penis envy. Look it's in the Bible man it has got to be true.

By AEadmin at Tue, 2007-02-20 10:36 | login or register to post comments

It's by God

Hey, just to be an Israelite, you had to get part of your penis sliced off. (Though they once memorably turned that tradition to their advantage.) And speaking of The Creator of the Universe's obsession with the male package, let us not forget Deut. 23:1, or t-shirts thereof.

By Mrooney at Tue, 2007-02-20 10:52 | login or register to post comments

That was great!

The Brick Testament remains one of the truly great sites on the net. Those wily Israelites got those men to cut off part of the their penis. Then they killed them ALL.

By AEadmin at Tue, 2007-02-20 13:46 | login or register to post comments