of the Bible (not just the Bible itself) is infallible?
“authority” ignores the logical principle (outlined in FAQ-2, The Two Books of Nature) that we cannot compare the Bible with science, so we are not deciding that science is more important and therefore has “authority over the Word of God.” Instead, we are comparing fallible human interpretations of the Bible (in theology) with fallible human interpretations of nature (in science) while trying to search for truth. In The Slippery Slope to Unbelief, Ham says, “If we re-interpret God’s Word in Genesis to fit man’s fallible opinion, then ultimately, it would only be consistent to apply this same hermeneutic (method of interpretation) elsewhere — even to Christ’s Resurrection.” He claims that if we reject his scientific interpretation of Genesis 1, we will also reject truly essential doctrines in the Bible. But do all claims that “the Bible teaches this” have equal amounts of support? No. We can avoid a “slippery slope” and rationally decide that a 144-hour creation is not true, but The Res
