Astronomy and the Bible; (1919) (14576612100)

Identifier: astronomybible00reed (find matches)
Title: Astronomy and the Bible;
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Reed, Lucas Albert
Subjects: Astronomy in the Bible Bible and science Religion and science
Publisher: Mountain View, Cal., Kansas City, Mo. (etc. ) Pacific press publishing assn
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library



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The Sword and Belt of Orion The belt is composed of the three second magnitude stars standing obliquely on the left. The three smaller stars below in a nearly vertical line form the sword. The center light of the sword is the nebula.
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The Spiral Nebula of Canes Venatici Contraiy to the appearance of this photograph, there is no detectable motion in any nebula. This fact defies the nebular hypothesis. GODS DWELLING PLACE, WHERE? 225 Terrible as are the teachings of this poem, they arethe logical result of the doctrine of evolution, whichnow claims practically all the thinking world. By thatdoctrine, we are developing toward perfection. Foruntold ages, we are told, the cosrtios has been movingthus. Not for ages still will it reach the highest place.And so, as we move on, sins and crimes and diseasesand death are but parts of this cosmos process, overwhich we have but little control — hence each one isa law unto himself. Sin, after all, is not really sin,but part of the creational process. Crime is not reallycrime, but a relic of our imperfect state. And all thisis sheer heathenism — essentially the same that theheathen have taught and believed, but in a form toadapt itself to the times and the present state of ge