That's setting the wrong thing up as the absolute standard. Science often contradicts itself.
Until someone can be totally positive, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that science is true, correct, fact, the last word, there's no way that it can be used to be the standard by which everything is measured.
The thinking that science is *right* by default, and Scripture is *wrong* by default when the two are at odds, has no basis at all, nor does it have any precedence that supports it. It's merely a preference based on one philosophical outlook.
Until someone can be totally positive, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that science is true, correct, fact, the last word, there's no way that it can be used to be the standard by which everything is measured.
The thinking that science is *right* by default, and Scripture is *wrong* by default when the two are at odds, has no basis at all, nor does it have any precedence that supports it. It's merely a preference based on one philosophical outlook.
You are correct that science sometimes contradicts itself, though not as much as you seem to believe. Also, new discoveries are made that refine -- sometimes even turn over -- older theories. For example, the theory of relativity did not toss out Newtonian physics, but refined it.
Did you know that there are apparent contradictions in the Bible, too? For example, compare the geneologies in Matthew 1:6-16 and 1 Chronicles 3:10-16. I believe that the Bible is literally true, and I know several possible ways of reconciling the contradiction. How would you explain the contradiction?
Much scientific knowledge is known beyond a reasonable doubt. For example: the age of the universe. Yes, scientists may disagree whether it is 13.7 or 14.5 billion years old, but no one believes that it is 6,000 years old. The evidence is completely, 100% against it. A 14 billion-year old universe does not contradict the Bible. To understand that, one has to understand the various meanings that Hebrew words can have.
God's general revelation through his creation cannot contradict God's revealed word to us through his Bible. All truth is God's truth.
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.Remember how Christians fought against Galileo's discoveries? Christians of the day used the Bible to prove that the sun revolved around the earth. Let's hope that the nonsense about a 6,000-year old earth dies the same death, albeit much more quickly.