It must be that you have some other definition and meaning to the concept of 'science' as the bible promotes supernatural beings and events that can't possibly be demonstrated or observed, hence have nothing to do with science. The other religions are the same in that matter.
I mention nothing of this. This is your point not mine.
As well, no evidence exists to substantiate the claims made in the bible.
The bible is constantly substaniated. You're in error.
How is it such that you are able to "prove" supernatural beings and events?
I haven't made the ascertion that I could. This your hang up not mine...I did not ever mention anything supernatural...
So, it boils down to their word against yours?
A crucible is a place where the irrelevancies are burned away to reveal facts. You're adding water. Facts are all that matter as to the point of the thread.
Factually speaking the bible does not use a burning hell it's a mistranslation of several scriptures to creation defunked idea that has pagan origins. The Facts stand as they are.
Theists rarely if ever acknowledge facts if it contradicts their beliefs.
I don't regard myself as "theist"
Let me address the "supernatural."
As for me I don't believe in the word supernatural thus you'll always find that I block this word frequently, no matter what definition is used because it conjurs to mind that which is magic and unscientific. From my studies of the Bible God and the angels are anything but unscientific and the bible represents a fully reputable document despite the Bible hecklers on the forums. The Bible has endured centuries of criticism and none of sticks very well and scientist are captivated by what scientific marvels the Bible represents and have attempted to theories and reproduce the "miracles" it tells of.
Proof of God and the angels begins from observing the world around us, but this only gives a theory of Intelligent Design. And while the evidence is substantial, it is also so what in some issues like the fossil record quite circumstantial. Biologicly life is complex and frequently beyond the comprehension of anything else beside astromonical annomolies. However unrefutable proof that God exist is within the Bible itself as the scripturual prophesies that have all come true. Detail study of these prophecies display a knowledge humans at the time did not have nor do have now. No one has the ability to see the future and yet the bible does so quite consistently. It's remarkable and beyond human explanationi. While som seek to find other explanation for how the bible does this the age of the Bible is confirmed and is the control in every experimental dating system since it's age is known. These prophecies date sometimes hundreds of years before fulfillment and have all been connected to the purpose stated in the Bible.
To is the relevant Scientific information given as instruction to the Isrealites and held for hundreds more years. The handling of the dead, virulent contagions, cleaniness, practices avoiding blood...all of which some may have had in part but none had in whole. No other book teaches such medical cleaniness as the bible, Ignored for thousands of years untill the Industrial age where doctors still handle infants after conducting post mortem proceeds with bare hands. The begining of the Industrial age records a high mortality rate for infants in hospitals. Yet the bible had clear direction.
Astromicaly the Bible holds true in Genesis as an account from a man's perspective of the creation of the life that exist on Earth, eveen while there are many missconception about the details created by hearsay and not actual analysis. The bible speaks about the shape of the Eath and it's position in space and it's land structure. All correct and beyond a humans ability to know.
This proof is academic but pivotable to the proof required to undestand why it can be said that there is a certainty that God does in deed exist and cares for mankind. That's why the Bible itself is staunch proclamation to the existence of God. Most of this does not surprise scientific academics...the take these for granted (to know) and don't truely appreciate the foreknowledge the Bible granted the Earth nor the persistent ignorance that ignored it untill science took hold to explain why these things must be done for our safeguard.
