The blog asks for non-religious, imperical premises - but then omits everything that constitutes such. The de-legitimising of the Hebrew, via focusing this on premises of the Gospels and Quran, does not vindicate, and has resulted in gross misinfo.
These are among the factors not addressed and not given the merit they deserve by Creationist & Monotheist rejecters, while in fact there are no scientific alternatives at hand or even possible of those premises. Consider these neglected factors:
1. Genesis' discription of the universe origins is valid from its opening verse: that the uni is finite [there was a BEGINNING]. Whether one accepts this or not, it is a valid scientific premise, and one of only two possibilities.
2. The second verse points to the point where science itself emerged. Namely, the uni was formless [lawless; all was one mush]; then became formed [with scientific laws]. There is no coherent alternative to this: there was no gravity [a law] before the space bodies existed - the law comes first, then the effects.
3. Next, anticipatory actions of forthcoming life are listed: critical separations of light/darkness; water/land; etc. Here the premise is, 'THE DINNER TABLE IS READY FOR THE GUESTS' apply. How else, and why else is there life only on earth and not seen for 15 Billion years in the known universe - nt a single imprint?
4. Evolution comes from Genesis: the first divisions of life form groups and sub-groups; in their correct protocol. Factors of Adaptation and natural selection are best defined by the seed [chip] factor, which houses host data. Try doing away with the host transmission!?
5. That all life, and by subsequence all stuff, originated as a 'duality' ['Man & woman created he them']. There is no alternative to this: no action is possible with one. In fact, a true 'one' does not exist in the universe. And if we say a red marble came from a green marble - the later had to also contain red! Consider that at one time there was no environment to impact this action. The duality factor is 100% valid; its alternative is less credible than voodooism and magic.
Other factors never considered by rejectionists of the Hebrew bible:
This is the world's first alphabetical book [book: multi-page continuing narrative].
All judiciary laws followed today came from the Hebrew bible - exclusively. This includes all animal rights, human rights and women's rights laws; environmental rights; copyrights; etc.
The oldest active calendar, with the introduction of the day and the week.
The age of history per se: we have no 'name' of a human pre-6000. How so this eerie, perfect alignment, down to the day and year? Also, no kings, wars, cities, nations, monuments, etc pre-5770.
The first recorded scientific cencus - in the millions, with age and gender sub-totals.
Medicine also appears derived first in the Hebrew bible. I refer to the first speration of this faculty as a science, apposed from occultism. Consider the copious pages refering to Leprosy, its ID, treatment, quanrantine and the aluding to malignancies, infectcious and contagious viral transmissions?
I do not appraoch this subject theologically - but only from empirical premises. It seems rather difficult to accept a band of a wondering desert tribe could have conjured up all this humanity enlightening stuff.
