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| | [[File:Newton.png|thumb|alt=scientific foreknowledge in the bible|250px|[[Isaac Newton]], cornerstone of the [[scientific revolution]], based his research on the scientific authority of the Bible and sought enlightenment in scripture.]] | | [[File:Newton.png|thumb|alt=scientific foreknowledge in the bible|250px|[[Isaac Newton]], cornerstone of the [[scientific revolution]], based his research on the scientific authority of the Bible and sought enlightenment in scripture.]] |
| − | '''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' is insights that the [[Bible]] provided that anticipated later [[science|scientific]] advances. ''Biblical scientific foreknowledge illustrates what is possible.'' | + | '''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' is how the [[Bible]] shows a comprehension of [[science|scientific]] knowledge far ahead of its time. ''Biblical scientific foreknowledge illustrates what is possible.'' |
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| − | Although there are important examples when passages in the Bible foresaw subsequent techonology, there are other passages that show devine intervention which would be very difficult for man to replicate with technology. While human ingenuity can make a great deal possible over time, the Bible teaches that man and God have separate powers and capabilities.
| + | [[Bible denier]]s — such as [[atheist]]s and [[evolution]]ists — engage in [[liberal denial]] about the many truths in the Bible. '''''Their irrational [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|closed-mindedness]] against the Bible obstructs the advancement of science'''''. |
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| | + | '''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' has another benefit: it facilitates improvements in the translation of verses that describe scientific-related events, such as [[Jesus]]'s [[Essay:Calming the Storm|Calming the Storm]], the reference to the universe in [[Epistle to the Hebrews (Translated)#1:10-11|Hebrews 1:10]], and the changing of [[Essay:Water into Wine|water into wine]] at the wedding feast. |
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| | == Agriculture == | | == Agriculture == |
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| − | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, intellectuals insisted that the world's population would grow larger than the food supply, resulting in mass starvation in the distant future. Yet, there are examples in both the Old and New Testaments of the food supply increasing to be more plentiful than expected. Indeed, by 2011 birth control curbed the rate of growth of the world's population and obesity was far more prevalent and harmful than hunger in developed countries. Food production far exceeds the ability to consume even in some impoverished nations like India. Indeed, advances in scientific agriculture, including genetic engineered crops have greatly increased food producion. However, if world population trends continue indefinitely into the future, present agricultural methods and finite resources will eventually fail to keep up with that growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/current/lectures/human_pop/human_pop.html|title=Population Growth | + | In the late 1960s and early 1970s, intellectuals insisted that the world's population would grow larger than the food supply, resulting in mass starvation. Yet there are examples in both the Old and New Testaments of the food supply increasing to be more plentiful than expected. Indeed, by 2011 obesity was far more prevalent and harmful than hunger worldwide, and food production far exceeds the ability to consume even in impoverished nations like India. Hunger remains a problem only in places with leftist political systems which impede food distribution. |
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| | == History == | | == History == |