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| − | [[File:Newton.png|thumb|250px|alt=Isaac Newton, cornerstone of the [[science|scientific]] revolution, based his research on the scientific authority of the [[Bible]].|thumb|[[Portrait]] of [[Isaac Newton]], who as based his brillian work on the scientific authority of the Bible.]] | + | [[File:Newton.png|thumb|250px|alt=Isaac Newton, cornerstone of the [[science|scientific]] revolution, based his research on the scientific authority of the [[Bible]].|thumb|[[Portrait]] of [[Isaac Newton]], who based his brilliant work on the scientific authority of the Bible.]] |
| | '''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' is how the [[Bible]] conveys [[science|scientific]] [[knowledge]] centuries or millennia prior to their discovery. The Bible is thereby a superb [[Forecasting| | | '''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' is how the [[Bible]] conveys [[science|scientific]] [[knowledge]] centuries or millennia prior to their discovery. The Bible is thereby a superb [[Forecasting| |
| | forecaster]] of future scientific breakthroughs. [[Bible denier]]s, including many [[Atheism|atheist]]s and [[evolution]]ists, have '''''an irrational [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|closed-mindedness]] against the Bible which obstructs the advancement of science'''''. | | forecaster]] of future scientific breakthroughs. [[Bible denier]]s, including many [[Atheism|atheist]]s and [[evolution]]ists, have '''''an irrational [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|closed-mindedness]] against the Bible which obstructs the advancement of science'''''. |
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| | Since Thomas [[Robert Malthus|Malthus's]] 1798 work, ''An Essay on the Principle of Population'', [[liberal]] intellectuals insisted that the world's population would grow faster than the [[food]] supply and result in mass starvation. | | Since Thomas [[Robert Malthus|Malthus's]] 1798 work, ''An Essay on the Principle of Population'', [[liberal]] intellectuals insisted that the world's population would grow faster than the [[food]] supply and result in mass starvation. |
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| − | This [[liberal]] falsehood is contrary to the [[Multiplication of the loaves]], as set forth in Matthew 14:13–21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15. Multiple additional examples in both the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament]]s, as well as the example of [[William Bradford]] at Plymouth Colony,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bradford|first1=William|title=The History of Plimoth Plantation|date=1669|pages=135–136}}</ref> of the food supply increasing to be far more plentiful than expected, based on [[faith]] in [[God|God's]] powers and use of [[conservative]] [[economics]]. Indeed, in modern times [[obesity]] is far more prevalent and harmful than [[hunger]] worldwide, and food production far exceeds the ability to consume even in impoverished nations. Hunger remains a problem only in places with [[liberal]] and/or [[leftist]] political systems that impede food distribution or destroy the [[free market]]. | + | This [[liberal]] falsehood is contrary to the [[Multiplication of the loaves]], as set forth in [[Matthew, Chapter 14|Matthew 14:13–21]], [[Mark, Chapter 6|Mark 6:31-44]], [[Luke, Chapter 9|Luke 9:10-17]] and [[John, Chapter 6|John 6:5-15]]. Multiple additional examples in both the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament]]s, as well as the example of [[William Bradford]] at Plymouth Colony,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bradford|first1=William|title=The History of Plimoth Plantation|date=1669|pages=135–136}}</ref> of the food supply increasing to be far more plentiful than expected, based on [[faith]] in [[God|God's]] powers and use of [[conservative]] [[economics]]. Indeed, in modern times [[obesity]] is far more prevalent and harmful than [[hunger]] worldwide, and food production far exceeds the ability to consume even in impoverished nations. Hunger remains a problem only in places with [[liberal]] and/or [[leftist]] political systems that impede food distribution or destroy the [[free market]]. |
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| | As predicted by the [[Bible]] there is an abundance of food in the world, although distribution problems sometimes prevent the food from getting to everyone who needs it. Food inflation in the [[United States]] is very low, hovering around only 1% for the last three decades,<ref>https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/food-inflation</ref> which has kept overall inflation low. | | As predicted by the [[Bible]] there is an abundance of food in the world, although distribution problems sometimes prevent the food from getting to everyone who needs it. Food inflation in the [[United States]] is very low, hovering around only 1% for the last three decades,<ref>https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/food-inflation</ref> which has kept overall inflation low. |
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| | === Corn === | | === Corn === |
| − | Passages in the [[Gospel of Mark]] and [[Gospel of Luke]] recount disciples eating ears of [[corn]] on the [[Sabbath]]. "Corn" and the [[Greek]] word for it is broader than [[maize]] and could have included grain, but ears of corn can be more attractive than ears of grain. Throughout the 20th century historians taught that maize originated only in [[North America]] and was introduced into [[Europe]] only by explorers such as [[Christopher Columbus]]. “George Beadle wrote in a 1980 Scientific American article, 'the development of corn by the Indians remains man’s more remarkable plant-breeding achievement.'”<ref>https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/11/the-mysterious-origin-of-corn.html</ref> | + | Passages in the [[Gospel of Mark]] and [[Gospel of Luke]] recount disciples eating ears of [[corn]] on the [[Sabbath]]. "Corn" and the [[Greek]] word for it are broader than [[maize]] and could have included grain, but ears of corn can be more attractive than ears of grain. Throughout the 20th century, historians taught that maize originated only in [[North America]] and was introduced into [[Europe]] only by explorers such as [[Christopher Columbus]]. “George Beadle wrote in a 1980 Scientific American article, 'the development of corn by the Indians remains man’s more remarkable plant-breeding achievement.'”<ref>https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/11/the-mysterious-origin-of-corn.html</ref> |
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| | Really?? Plant-breeding of corn by only [[American Indians]]?? Though not [[politically correct]], modern research reinforces the [[Gospels]] by showing that [[maize]] existed early enough in [[Italy]] (depicted in a fresco by 1517) and [[Germany]] (in a herbal by 1542)<ref>https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/150485/eth-30594-02.pdf</ref> to undermine the implausible [[atheistic]] theory that it originated in [[Europe]] only from [[Christopher Columbus]] bringing it back to [[Spain]] on March 15, 1493. | | Really?? Plant-breeding of corn by only [[American Indians]]?? Though not [[politically correct]], modern research reinforces the [[Gospels]] by showing that [[maize]] existed early enough in [[Italy]] (depicted in a fresco by 1517) and [[Germany]] (in a herbal by 1542)<ref>https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/150485/eth-30594-02.pdf</ref> to undermine the implausible [[atheistic]] theory that it originated in [[Europe]] only from [[Christopher Columbus]] bringing it back to [[Spain]] on March 15, 1493. |