Bible got water cycle right

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Contents 1 Claim 2 Source 3 Responses 4 Fallacies contained in this claim 5 Related claims 6 Acknowledgments

Claim

Ancient people thought that the water from rivers flowing into oceans spilled over the ends of the earth. On the other hand, Ecclesiastes 1:7 says, "All streams flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full. To the place the streams come from, there they return again." This shows the Bible's unexpected accuracy.

Source

• Anon, 1985. Life--How Did It Get Here?, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., p. 201-202.

Responses

1. It requires no great genius on the part of our ancestors to see that the oceans aren't filling to overflowing and that rivers continue to run. Tying the origin of rivers to their ending is one of two possible paradigms to see regarding the water cycle. Both are found throughout the ancient world, and, in fact, both are found in the Bible, as stated above.
2. Water from a river may end up thousands of miles from where it enters an ocean. Amazonian water enters the Atlantic where it may end up in a hurricane and falling on New Orleans. Water from a Chinese river may end up falling on the east slope of the Coast Range in western North America.
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Fallacies contained in this claim

• Hypothesis contrary to fact (water from a river gets redistributed all around the earth)

Related claims

• Bible's accuracy on other scientific points shows overall accuracy
• Bible says the earth is round
• Bible says the earth is unsupported
• Records say civilization was man's original state
• Bible specifies good medical and hygienic practices

Acknowledgments

• Michael Suttkus, II