Things In The Bible That Science Actually Confirmed To Be True

Summary

This video explores the surprising intersections between science and the Bible, revealing how certain biblical passages align with modern scientific knowledge. It touches on topics such as the creation of life, the hydrologic cycle, stars' brightness, the Great Flood, and black holes. The video also delves into lesser-known scientific insights found in ancient texts, like underwater mountains and astronomical phenomena. The overarching message suggests that while the Bible wasn’t written as a scientific document, some interpretations can intriguingly parallel today's scientific understanding.

Takeaways

• 🌟 The Bible contains references that align with scientific facts, such as the brightness of stars and the concept of a common human ancestor.
• 🌍 Science suggests all of humanity may have originated from a common ancestor, supporting the idea of a 'Mitochondrial Eve.'
• 💧 The Bible's description of water rising and falling from the sky reflects an understanding of the water cycle, similar to modern science.
• 🔥 Job 28:5 in the Bible mentions Earth's hot interior, a fact proven by science, and Job 26:7 speaks of Earth floating in space.
• 🌌 Jeremiah 33:22 accurately suggests that stars are countless, a concept supported by the discovery of trillions of stars in the universe.
• ✨ 1 Corinthians 15:41 notes the varying brightness of stars, a fact studied by astronomers like Hipparchus, who charted star magnitudes.
• 🌊 While a global flood as described in Genesis is unlikely, regional massive floods might have occurred, supported by sedimentary rock evidence.
• 🏹 David's victory over Goliath may be explained by Goliath's potential medical condition (acromegaly), which affected his health and vision.
• 🗻 Some Psalms passages mention underwater mountains, possibly referring to seamounts, which are created by volcanic activity under oceans.
• 🌑 Joshua 10:12, where the sun 'stands still,' could be interpreted as an eclipse, with researchers pinpointing the date to October 30th, 1207 B.C.

Q & A

How does the Bible's portrayal of the brightness of stars align with modern science?

The Bible, specifically in 1 Corinthians 15:41, describes the stars differing in 'glory,' which can be interpreted as varying brightness. Modern science explains that stars do vary in brightness based on factors such as their energy output and distance from Earth.

What evidence supports the theory of a shared ancestor, often referred to as 'Mitochondrial Eve'?

The theory suggests that Homo sapiens originated in Africa around 300,000 years ago and that all modern humans share a common ancestor, possibly a Homo erectus female. This is supported by the high genetic diversity found in Africa compared to other regions.

What role does blood play in the human body, and how does Leviticus 17:11 relate to this?

Leviticus 17:11 mentions that the 'life of a creature is in its blood,' which aligns with the biological fact that blood carries oxygen and nutrients, fights infection, and regulates body temperature, all of which are essential for life.

What is the connection between ancient and modern understandings of the hydrologic cycle?

Ancient texts, like Ecclesiastes 1:7 and passages from Amos and Job, describe water returning to its source and rising from the sea, which aligns with modern understandings of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation in the Earth's water cycle.

How does Isaiah 40:22's reference to the 'circle of the Earth' connect with modern scientific views?

Isaiah 40:22 mentions the 'circle of the Earth,' which some interpret as a reference to Earth's spherical shape, a concept that was later proven by science and is now supported by photographic evidence like the 'Earthrise' photo from 1968.

How does Jeremiah 33:22's description of the 'countless' stars compare with current astronomical knowledge?

Jeremiah 33:22 describes the stars as 'countless,' which corresponds with modern estimates suggesting there are up to a trillion stars in a single galaxy, and approximately 10 billion trillion stars across 100 billion galaxies in the universe.

What is the significance of Job 28:5 and Job 26:7 in relation to Earth's structure?

Job 28:5 refers to the Earth's heat deep inside, which aligns with the scientific understanding that temperatures within Earth can rival the Sun's surface. Job 26:7 states that Earth 'floats' in space, which is consistent with modern knowledge of Earth's position in the universe.

How do modern interpretations of the Great Flood story align with geological evidence?

Geological evidence shows that massive floods occurred in Earth's history, but it is unlikely they engulfed the entire planet. It's possible that the Great Flood described in the Bible was a regional event that seemed apocalyptic to those affected.

What theory explains how David was able to defeat Goliath with a slingshot?

Some theories suggest that David's slingshot, armed with dense barium sulphate stones, could generate the force of a .45 caliber bullet. Additionally, Goliath may have suffered from acromegaly, a condition that could have affected his vision and physical health, making him vulnerable.

What scientific theory could explain the biblical event where the sun 'stood still' during battle?

A 2017 study by Colin Humphreys and W. Graeme Waddington suggests that the event described in Joshua 10:12 could have been an annular solar eclipse. By analyzing historical records and astronomical data, they calculated that this eclipse occurred on October 30, 1207 B.C.

Outlines

00:00

🔭 Science and Religion: Surprising Alignments

The script explores the often contentious relationship between science and religion, pointing out surprising alignments between biblical narratives and scientific facts. It discusses the brightness of stars, the existence of a common human ancestor (Mitochondrial Eve), and how ancient texts like Leviticus 17:11 and Job 26:7 align with modern science. There is also mention of Africa's genetic diversity and the concept of the water cycle, showing how religious texts and scientific understanding can sometimes intersect.

05:02

🌌 End of the World: A Cosmic Perspective

This paragraph delves into apocalyptic references in the Bible, particularly the Book of Revelation and Matthew 24:35, drawing parallels with modern astronomical theories. It explains how stars die once their nuclear fuel is depleted and mentions black holes, supported by modern science with the first black hole photograph taken in 2019. The paragraph also touches on Hebrews 11:3, interpreting the creation of the universe in a way that aligns with the physics of atoms, quarks, and the fundamental building blocks of matter.

10:06

🌊 The Great Flood and Noah's Ark: A Geological Glimpse

The focus here is on the story of Noah's Ark and the Great Flood from Genesis. The paragraph discusses the geological evidence of massive floods in Earth's history while addressing the impossibility of a global flood. It raises questions about the ark's capacity to hold 35,000 species but notes a study from 2014 suggesting the ark could indeed float. Additionally, it examines the story of David and Goliath through the lens of historical analysis, suggesting Goliath may have suffered from acromegaly, a condition that likely weakened his vision and health.

🌋 Mountains and Seamounts: Geological Connections

This section discusses various creation myths and how the Bible references seamounts, underwater mountains formed by volcanic activity. It connects these biblical references to modern geology, particularly the biodiversity that thrives around these formations. There’s also a mention of Joshua 10:12, where two scientists theorize that the biblical event of the Sun standing still could have been a solar eclipse. By cross-referencing ancient texts and performing calculations, the scientists pinpoint the event to October 30th, 1207 B.C.

Keywords

💡Mitochondrial Eve

Mitochondrial Eve refers to the most recent common ancestor of all humans through the maternal line. The video highlights how science suggests that all modern humans may share a common female ancestor, drawing a parallel between this scientific theory and the biblical figure Eve, underscoring potential harmony between science and religion on human origins.

💡The Great Flood

The Great Flood is the biblical event in which Noah saves species from a global flood by building an ark. The script discusses scientific evidence of regional floods that may have been interpreted as apocalyptic, suggesting that while a literal global flood is improbable, there are geological signs of significant flooding events in Earth's history.

💡Hydrologic cycle

The hydrologic cycle refers to the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface. The video draws parallels between biblical descriptions of water flow and modern scientific understanding of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, indicating that ancient scriptures may have had insights into natural processes.

💡Genesis

Genesis is the first book of the Bible, detailing the creation of the world, including the story of Adam and Eve. The script references Genesis when discussing how both religion and science attempt to explain the origins of humanity, presenting the idea that these accounts, though different, could share foundational truths.

💡Stars' brightness

The brightness of stars is a key concept in astronomy, referring to how stars emit light at varying intensities. The video links this to 1 Corinthians 15:41, which speaks of the differing 'glories' of stars, suggesting that ancient texts may have recognized the diversity in star brightness, a concept that aligns with modern astronomy.

💡Acromegaly

Acromegaly is a condition caused by excessive growth hormone production, often due to a pituitary tumor. The video explores this concept in relation to the biblical story of David and Goliath, theorizing that Goliath may have suffered from this condition, which could explain his enormous size and poor vision, making David's victory more plausible.

💡Job 26:7

Job 26:7 is a biblical verse that describes the Earth as 'hanging on nothing,' a statement interpreted in the video as aligning with the modern understanding that Earth floats unsupported in space. This connection is used to suggest that certain biblical passages may hold scientific insights that were unknown at the time of writing.

💡Black hole

A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. The video mentions black holes when discussing the life cycle of stars, particularly how they collapse into black holes after exhausting their nuclear fuel, which ties into biblical descriptions of the end of celestial bodies in apocalyptic contexts.

💡Bernard Palissy

Bernard Palissy was a 16th-century hydraulics engineer credited with advancing the theory of the water cycle. The video credits him with proposing that rain alone could sustain rivers, a concept later supported by scientific research, and draws parallels to biblical descriptions of water flow and rainfall in Ecclesiastes and other verses.

💡Atoms

Atoms are the fundamental building blocks of matter, invisible to the naked eye. The video connects the biblical verse Hebrews 11:3, which says God did not create the universe from visible things, to modern physics, which explains that atoms, though invisible, make up everything we see. This demonstrates a potential alignment between biblical ideas and scientific discoveries.

Highlights

The Bible appears to accurately portray the brightness of stars and provides some evidence of the Great Flood.

The story of Adam and Eve from Genesis is explored, including the idea of a common human ancestor referred to as 'Mitochondrial Eve.'

Leviticus 17:11 mentions the life-giving properties of blood, aligning with modern scientific understanding of blood's function in the body.

The Bible's description of the water cycle, such as in Ecclesiastes 1:7, aligns with modern science's understanding of the hydrologic cycle.

Isaiah 40:22's reference to the 'circle of the earth' is interpreted by some as an early indication of Earth's spherical shape.

Job 28:5 mentions the heat deep within the Earth, a fact now supported by scientific knowledge about the Earth's core temperature.

Jeremiah 33:22 accurately suggests that the stars in the sky are countless, consistent with current estimates of the number of stars in the universe.

1 Corinthians 15:41 describes the varying 'splendors' or brightness of stars, which aligns with modern astronomy's understanding of star magnitude.

Matthew 24:35 hints at the eventual end of stars and celestial bodies, which is now explained by the life cycle of stars and the formation of black holes.

The story of Noah's Ark is examined alongside geological evidence of past massive floods, suggesting it may be a regional event rather than global.

David's slingshot in the story of Goliath is analyzed, showing that his weapon was deadly due to the dense stones used, which could hit with the force of a .45 caliber pistol.

The theory that Goliath suffered from acromegaly, a condition that may have impaired his vision and made David's victory more likely, is presented.

Psalms references underwater mountains, which could be interpreted as an early understanding of seamounts formed by volcanic activity.

Joshua 10:12 is examined in a scientific context, suggesting that the 'Sun standing still' could have been an annular solar eclipse, dated to October 30, 1207 B.C.

Hebrews 11:3 implies that God created the universe from invisible elements, a notion that aligns with the atomic theory in modern physics.

Transcripts

Science. Religion. They're always at odds, right?  Nope. Did you know the Bible seems to accurately  

portray the brightness of stars? And that there's  some evidence of the great flood? Keep watching.

Two chapters of Genesis tell  the story of Adam and Eve:  

a specific take on the origin of man  that almost everybody is familiar with.

"Fruit tree in the middle of a garden  with a 'don't touch' sign — why not  

put it on top of a high mountain? Or on the moon?"

And while it's understandably  challenging to imagine a person  

being formed out of another person's  rib, science says it's likely that  

all of Homo sapiens really did have a common  ancestor — a so-called "Mitochondrial Eve."

Homo sapiens may have originated in  Africa approximately 300,000 years ago,  

a period of time during which the world's  climate was undergoing some drastic changes.  

The shared ancestor of all modern humans may  have been a Homo erectus female who lived  

at some point between 500,000 and 50,000  years ago. This theory is supported by the  

fact that Africa has more genetic diversity  than every other region on Earth combined.

Meanwhile, Leviticus 17:11 mentions that the  life of a creature is found in its blood.  

Interestingly enough, you could consider a  literal interpretation of this idea to be  

scientifically accurate. For one thing, blood  travels around the body and supplies oxygen,  

nutrients, and other vital elements that are  crucial for survival. But it also protects  

the body via infection-fighting agents,  prevents blood loss through clotting,  

and regulates body temperature. The Bible wasn't  wrong when it suggested that blood gives us life.

Ancient ideas about water's relationship with the  planet can be traced from as early as 1,000 B.C.,  

when the Greek poet Homer depicted Earth  as, quote, "floating on a primal ocean."  

Of course, man's understanding of the water  cycle has greatly improved since then.  

Nowadays, scientists understand  that Earth's hydrologic cycle  

involves water's never-ending movement and state  changes across, above, and even within the planet.

The hydrologic cycle theory is typically thought  to have been discovered by Bernard Palissy,  

a hydraulics engineer who, in 1580,  suggested that it was possible to  

maintain a river with just rain. His theories  would be tested nearly a hundred years later,  

but they only gained traction among  scientific thinkers in the early 1900s.

If you interpret a few passages from the Bible  in a certain way, you'll find some alignment  

with how modern science understands evaporation,  condensation, and precipitation. For instance,  

Ecclesiastes 1:7 describes how water flowing  from streams into the sea eventually returns  

to its point of origin. Meanwhile, both Amos  9:6 and Job 36: 27 and 28 reference water  

rising from larger bodies of water such as seas or  streams, and then falling back to Earth as rain.

As the Bible wasn't written with scientific  accuracy in mind, spotting the points of  

alignment can often require an open mind. Mostly,  this means accepting that not every interpretation  

of the Bible is literal. For example, Isaiah  40:22 talks about "the circle of the earth,"  

which some interpret as a reference to Earth  being circular when seen from outer space.  

There's photographic proof of this, of course.  The famous photo "Earthrise," which was snapped  

on December 24th, 1968 by Apollo 8's crew,  shows Earth as an orb floating in space.  

But the idea that Earth isn't flat isn't  exactly new — thinkers such as Pythagoras  

and Erathosthenes were already toying with  the idea long before Jesus Christ was born.

There are more lines in the Bible supporting  scientific truths about the Earth itself.  

Take Job 28:5, for instance, which mentions  how hot the Earth is deep inside. Indeed,  

temperatures inside the Earth can rival  the degree of heat on the Sun's surface.  

Another noteworthy example is found in Job 26:7:  Here, the chapter's writer discusses how the  

Earth is simply floating in space, unsupported  by any fixed physical structure whatsoever.  

Obviously, there's no way the Bible's authors  could have known about all this for certain,  

but it's still remarkable how well  this particular dogma has aged.

Judging from what today's scientists  know about the stars, Jeremiah 33:22  

had the right idea when it suggested that  the stars in the sky were "countless."  

As it turns out, there could be up to a trillion  stars in a single galaxy. That's just a rough  

estimate, though, based on the evidence that  astronomers, astrophysicists, and other space  

scientists have to work with. Applying some good  old-fashioned math makes the picture even clearer:  

Across the universe's 100 billion galaxies, there  could be approximately ten billion trillion stars.

Meanwhile, a literal interpretation  of 1 Corinthians 15:41 would reveal  

an impressive level of cohesion with modern  astronomy, in terms of stars' brightness or  

magnitude. This Bible verse talks about  the different "splendors" of the Sun,  

the Moon, and all the other stars in the  universe. Specifically, Corinthians says:

"Star differs from star in glory."

In fact, there's a clear scientific reason why  certain stars look brighter to Earthlings than  

others. Stars vary in brightness from the vantage  point of people on Earth, and this depends on  

factors such as the amount of light energy a  star emits or how far it is from the planet.  

It was the Greek astronomer Hipparchus who  first developed a chart of the different  

degrees of stars' brightness, some 200  years before Corinthians was written.

"Well, it was nice to meet you,  God. Thank you for the Grand Canyon,  

good luck with the apocalypse.  Oh, and by the way, you suck!"

The Bible doesn't pull any punches when  it comes to the end of the world. The  

Book of Revelation paints a particularly  dramatic picture of how it'll all go down,  

but it's not the only apocalyptic verse in  the holy book. In fact, at one point the  

Bible even mentions how the stars in the sky  and other celestial bodies won't last forever,  

centuries before modern science  could support this with evidence.

According to Matthew 24:35, both heaven  and Earth will eventually "pass away."  

In the context of astronomy, stars  reach the end of their lives once  

they've exhausted all the nuclear fuel that  keeps them burning. The bigger the star,  

the faster it burns through its hydrogen  fuel. And when the fuel's completely depleted,  

the star either collapses into itself or  becomes a black hole, depending on its size.

A black hole has an incredibly strong  gravitational field due to the star's mass;  

it's so strong that not even  light can escape its pull.  

For a long time, however, the existence of black  holes couldn't be proven with direct evidence.  

The first-ever photograph of one was taken on  April 10th, 2019 — a historic endeavor that  

required 200 scientists and eight super-powerful  telescopes located across five continents.

According to Hebrews 11:3, God didn't make  the universe "out of what was visible."  

One way to interpret this is that the  building blocks of the universe are  

imperceptible to the naked human eye. And of  course, physics supports this notion, too.

Atoms make up pretty much everything that the  human senses can perceive. Identical atoms,  

when bound together, form the chemical elements,  

which are the simplest forms of substances  obtainable through ordinary chemical processes.

Atoms are so small that, if you were to take  100 million atoms of hydrogen and line them up,  

they would not exceed a centimeter in length.  And they're made up of even smaller particles:  

It would take a thousand protons  or neutrons to match the diameter  

of a single atom of hydrogen.  Protons and neutrons, in turn,  

are a thousand times bigger than electrons  and quarks. Does your head hurt yet?

One of the most well-known stories from the  Bible is the tale of the world-engulfing  

Great Flood and Noah's ark. This story is  spread out across three chapters of Genesis,  

detailing how one man and his family  successfully constructed an ark and  

saved all the animals of the  planet from a massive flood.

Interestingly, there are various kinds of  sedimentary rock across the planet with different  

chemical compositions, serving as geological  evidence that at some point in Earth's history,  

huge floods could have actually occurred.  However, it is highly unlikely that water  

engulfed the Earth's entirety in a single  flood, as the Flood story suggests.  

This is because it's not possible for the  rock deposits to have formed simultaneously,  

going by fossil evidence and basic  scientific knowledge. It's possible,  

however, that the Great Flood was a regional flood  that looked apocalyptic to anyone affected by it.

And then there's the ark. At first glance,  

it may seem impossible for such  a vessel to properly accommodate  

35,000 different animal species and float. In  2014, however, students from the University of  

Leicester students crunched the numbers and  learned that such an ark could indeed float.  

Whether all the animals could actually fit in  there, however, is an entirely different question.

“ cluck.”

The way it was told in 1 Samuel 17, it might  be difficult to picture how David, a small boy  

with a slingshot, took out the battle-hardened  brute Goliath. However, if one theory about  

Goliath were true, then David's victory was a  likely outcome — if not a foregone conclusion.

Many people mistakenly think that David's  slingshot was little more than a child's toy.  

While a slingshot may not sound as impressive  as, say, a sword or a pike, it could be an  

absolute killer in the right hands. And David was  working with arguably the best bullets available:  

the stones from Elah Valley were made of barium  sulphate, which were twice as dense as ordinary  

stones. In other words, David's slingshot  was a 35-meter-per-second death dealer,  

hitting his gigantic foe with the  awesome power of a .45 caliber pistol.

That's just half of it, though.  Goliath may have looked imposing,  

but the way he was described in the chapter  suggests that his gigantic frame may have come  

at a terrible cost to his health. The  author Malcolm Gladwell has theorized  

that Goliath actually suffered from acromegaly,  an overproduction of growth hormones due to a  

tumor on the pituitary gland. This would also  mean that Goliath likely had poor eyesight.  

Acromegaly can cause a person to lose their  peripheral vision, limiting what they can see  

to what's in front of them. In the end,  Goliath probably didn't stand a chance.

Numerous creation myths from various cultures  assert that the mountains of Earth were manually  

crafted by deities. That's why it's a bit  strange that the story of Creation in the  

book of Genesis doesn't directly mention God  shaping the mountains by hand. As it turns out,  

this small omission could be interpreted as  having some slight bearing in real-life science.

At least two passages from the book of  Psalms talk about underwater mountains.  

If these texts are interpreted literally,  they may actually be referring to seamounts.  

These are mountains formed from powerful  volcanic activity underneath the ocean.  

Just like terrestrial mountains, seamounts become  rich grounds for biodiversity to flourish, due to  

the fact that they help bring nutrients from the  seafloor to the flora and fauna that live near the  

water's edge. It has been estimated that there are  approximately 30,000 seamounts under the ocean.

Joshua 10:12 attributes a key biblical victory  to the fact that God supposedly made the Sun  

"stand still." Two men of physics saw this as an  opportunity to shed light on what could have been  

a remarkable astronomical phenomenon — and the  only tools at their disposal were words and math.

In a paper published in 2017, Sir  Colin Humphreys and his partner,  

W. Graeme Waddington, discussed how  this game-changing event could have  

actually been a solar eclipse. They started  by speaking to a Semitic languages professor  

to determine if the account, originally written  in Hebrew, could be interpreted as an eclipse.  

After learning that it was possibly an  annular eclipse, they cross-referenced  

it to another source, the ancient Egyptian-made  Merneptah Stele, to strengthen their hypothesis.

Not content with what they'd unearthed,  the two scientists even went so far as  

to calculate for the exact date it happened. By  performing some fancy arithmetic, Humphreys and  

Waddinton were able to pinpoint a date for the  day God stopped the sun: October 30th, 1207 B.C.

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