Thor: However if, as I believe, the Bible is nothing more than the writings of men inspired by nothing more divine than their own exceptional imagination (possibly enhanced by smoking some serious ganja), then forgetting so many creatures is understandable.
A third explanation would be that as the Biblical authors were
men, regardless of their divine inspiration, their understanding was limited by their individual knowledge, wisdom, and cultural mores & biases.
Lam:
One of the few facts that creos and evos agree on is that the bible ain't a science textbook.
I wish that were so generally speaking. Many creationists seem to think it is and offer reams of biblical quotes as proof of that.
In fact, some even go so far as to say that if any scientific fact contradicts the Bible, then science
must be wrong!
Lam: To use modern way of thinking on something as ancient as Genesis is simply silly, oh great god of the Norse.
I would agree with you there.
That's precisely why 'creation science' in its many forms does not belong in either the lab or classroom, based as it is on the ancient creation myths of a pre-scientific culture.
Cheers
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