Around this time Spinoza was expanding a philosophy deeply marked by natural science, which was incompatible with a literal belief in the Bible. The Bible, when closely read, appeared to be a compilation by anonymous scribes and full of contradictions. ... Bayle's Dictionary had a message on the Book of Genesis, saying it is not wrong on one point and that is God did create the universe, but nobody knows how, and He set it going according to rules-the laws of science-with which He had no reason to interfere (Barzun). ... The Encyclopedia was in fact the collective effort of over one hu...

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Some would argue that scientific explanations are the only means of explaining our existence, while others would argue that religion and the story of creation which is found in Genesis provide a sufficient account of the world's beginning. ... An ancient medieval philosopher by the name of Moses Maimonides stated, "the only path to knowing God is through the study of science and for that reason the bible opens with a description of creation." This is absolutely true the story of Genesis opens with "In the beginning God created- (Gen 1:1). ...

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Because of this fact alone we can describe his leadership as divine authority. ... This information can be found in the very first book of the bible Genesis. ... The fact that there are other Gods that Zues consulted with before he made his decision is the theory behind a council or government. ...

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The modern era in Jewish thought was established by the alarmingly radical figure of seventeenth century philosopher, Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who influenced Enlightenment thought throughout Europe as part of an international ideological movement. While only the most radical thinkers accepted...

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