“Are you willing to reject all science done by those who use the biblical texts as a starting point?”
As a starting point, perhaps but not as a conclusion. If the Bible mentions a person or a place, I’d certainly look for evidence of them using Biblical accounts. If the Bible says Sodom was consumed in fire and brimstone, I’ll look for a volcano to have delivered the ash and lava.
I’m certainly not comfortable as a critic of the Bible as my values and beliefs come from it. I don’t use it as a “how to” guide for the manufacture of semiconductors.
Understood. Science uses what tools it has to arrive at the nuts and bolts; the whats and hows. The biblical texts treat chiefly of cause and purpose, but also lend a credible foundation for anyone exploring order as we know it. I think more scientists would do themselves and others a favor if they would be less artificial and arbitrary in using the word “natural.” It does not help their cause, but introduces a philosophical distinction beyond their purported objectivity.