I remember actually telling a few friends that I was quite proud of myself for thinking up the analogy, and that I was not aware of anyone ever using that analogy before. But more importantly, did he say, “snow globe?” I believe he did! I think this is another clue for me that AiG might be reading my stuff, because that is the exact analogy I made when describing the cosmology of the ancient Near East in in a few earlier blog posts: “How AiG is Really Good at Confusing You When it Comes to Discussing How We Know the Bible is True” and “The Smoke of Non-Existent YEC Predictions.” Some have called this a snow-globe cosmology, because of its resemblance to a snow-globe.”įor one, I did not realize that the people of the ancient Near East were aware of the existence of Antarctica. The stars are affixed to this dome, while the sun and moon are above the earth but beneath the dome. “The cosmology of the flat earth holds that a dome covers a circular, flat earth, with its edge resting on the earth beyond the ice wall of Antarctica. Faulkner begins his exposition as follows: So, does the Bible teach the Earth is flat? Well, the Answeris in Genesis (apparently).ĭespite what Faulkner said about those other figurative biblical passages (mentioned in part 1) when it comes to Genesis 1, AiG is pretty clear: there can be no figurative language… it’s going to be literal, or else you’re undermining the authority of the Bible.
In yesterday’s post, I began to look at an article by the AiG resident astronomer Danny Faulkner, “Does the Bible Teach the Earth is Flat?” In today’s post, I want to address the real “meat and potatoes” of his article: the bit that’s found in Genesis 1.
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