it is as long as peoples religious views dont get in the way of science and innovation upon life, but i know better given the nutjobs around here

yeah the nutjobs do screw things up for all of us, but I think there are far fewer nutjobs than the media would lead us to believe. Nutjobs just get better ratings

Isn't that what Scientology is? /said with an inflection of ignorance

I don't really think so. It's pretty clear that in the Bible the world was made in 7 days and God created all beings, including humans. If you choose to not to believe that base on other evidence then that shows that there are inaccuracies in the Bible. There are other events that also defy scientific research. I understand that scientific theories and research can also be inaccurate or just plain dead wrong. We believe at a time that the Earth was flat and would fall off if we reached the edge. But that is a luxury of science, we can say okay that is wrong and this is how really it is. You can't really claim that a infallible being is wrong, cause he/she is never wrong.

But is it not possible for someone to accept the Bible as something other than a science book? And while you can't really say an infallible being is wrong, the Bible was written by men, and therefore flawed.

But the bible is our only source that claims to have the word of God. Unless you find more hidden biblical manuscripts that says otherwise. Especially since God hasn't made any high profile interventions since the birth of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago. I mean it does take a lot of faith to believe in something in which you question it's only source.

Well there is a great difference in the old and new testaments, and yes it does take a lot of faith, but thats what religion is about faith.