I have no idea how anyone who& #39;s read Genesis and knows anything about the history and development of the Earth can say this. It& #39;s so utterly, nakedly false that I can only surmise that people repeat it because they assume or want it to be true.

So, a thread about Genesis. https://twitter.com/KissMyHitchens/status/1313469183208943617">https://twitter.com/KissMyHit...

Here are some of the scientifically-verifiable claims made by Genesis:

The universe was created (Gen 1:1) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Earth initially did not exist (Gen 1:2) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Continents appeared first (Gen 1:9) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Then oceans formed (Gen 1:10) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
First life was plant life (Gen 1:11) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">

Seed-bearing plants appear (Gen 1:11) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Sun and Moon become visible from Earth (Gen 1:15) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Animal life starts in the oceans (Gen 1:20) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Flying creatures appear (Gen 1:20) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Giant aquatic animals appear (Gen 1:21) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Other aquatic animals appear (Gen 1:21) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">

Other winged animals appear (Gen 1:21) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Explosion of animal life (Gen 1:22) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Appearance of mammals (Gen 1:24) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Appearance of hominids (Gen 1:26) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Uniqueness of human beings (Gen 1:27) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">
Humans come to dominate the earth (Gen 1:28) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">

Animals are grouped according to shared characteristics (genus, species, etc.) (various passages) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✔️" title="Fettes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes Häkchen">

They& #39;re all correct, and they& #39;re all in the correct order. I have also not left out anything that is contradictory to science.

And note that I& #39;ve presented a very conservative exegesis of Genesis 1. For my upcoming book, I have done an extensive exegetical survey of Genesis 1 that reveals 27 separate, testable statements, all of which are correct and in the correct order.

If you& #39;re not convinced that the accuracy of Genesis 1 is a sufficient reason to believe in God, that& #39;s fine, but STOP making the absurd, ridiculous claim that "literally everything" in Genesis 1 is contrary to science. Especially when the truth is clearly the opposite.

One correction to the timeline above: Gen 1:11 and the description of plant life. The verb form & #39;yatsa& #39; implies that the onset of plant life is occurring and that plant life will continue to develop as described (seed-bearing plants; trees) while the narrative carries on.

This is to preserve the momentum of the narrative. It& #39;s a style of writing that& #39;s used elsewhere in the Bible, e.g. Genesis 11, in which some of the details of the account of Abram and Terah are told out of chronological order to maintain the narrative flow.