[PatrickHenry]

Not sure of the dates of Matthew Henry (1700s?) but he is pretty indepth.

By that time, the solar system had been accepted, notwithstanding the scriptural passages to the contrary. Galileo was convicted of heresy in 1632. After that, the church was so embarrassed that there was a lot of tap-dancing around those passages, and eventually (1960s) Galileo was pardoned. But those passages won't go away, notwithstanding all the spinning and tap-dancing. If you're a scriptural literalist, give me *your* opinion. Never mind what you can see through a telescope.

[longshadow]

telescope-free placemarker

[PatrickHenry]

Before this thread dies, I want to point out that there are unanswered questions about scriptural literalism. See #775, 758, and 750, originally addressed to shawne. I don't mind if these questions remain unanswered. I'm just pointing out the current status.