New "science" textbook from BJU Press

petebricquette

I sincerely hope this isn't going to be used anywhere...

http://www.bjupress.com/about/look-inside-science-4.php

Science can be defined as "information gained by using our senses." Faith means "holding beliefs without seeing, hearing, tasting or touching the proof of them.
When the moon came into being, were there any people there to get facts through their senses? Then do all our ideas about where the moon came from rest on science or faith?

Newaglish

I do enjoy how it rubbishes the scientific claims for the origin of the moon and then, with a completely straight face, on the next page it goes on to explain:

The three theories just discussed are some scientists' guesses as to how the moon began. But (grammar alert) Christians do not have to guess how things began. The Bible not only tells us that God made the lights in the Heaven but also that he made them out of nothing.

I mean really. Fully grown adults think this makes more sense. Really.

nozzferrahhtoo

Oh look, Conor Lenihan could apply for another book launch.

Sarky

There is no font big enough to print the WTF I exclaimed while reading through that literary holocaust.

Galvasean

A science text should acknowledge that there are far more senses than just sight, sound, smell, taste and touch

nozzferrahhtoo

Galvasean wrote: »

A science text should acknowledge that there are far more senses than just sight, sound, smell, taste and touch

Tell me about it. I had the unfortunate hell just today of listening to a "Science" documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman which in the very opening sentence made that very error. I used to sort of like Morgan Freeman too.

robindch

Meanwhile, a book on real science couldn't find a publisher in the US and had to be printed in Canada:

http://news.discovery.com/human/evolution-book-110916.html