Project Gutenberg 2001-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 Huxley, Thomas Henry 1825 1895 Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry) The Lights of the Church and the Light of Science Essay #6 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" Produced by D. R. Thompson, and David Widger "The Lights of the Church and the Light of Science" by Thomas Henry Huxley is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century, likely during the Victorian era. This work engages with the intersection of religious narratives and scientific inquiry, addressing the historical validity of biblical texts, particularly the accounts found in the Old Testament, and their compatibility with modern scientific understanding. In this essay, Huxley critically examines the narratives present in the biblical texts, particularly the accounts related to the Deluge and the Creation, underscoring their fictional elements when scrutinized through the lens of modern science and historical criticism. He argues that many biblical stories—including the account of Noah and the Great Flood—are not historically accurate as they do not hold up against scientific evidence. By presenting various arguments and evidence from both historical literature and physical sciences, Huxley suggests that the authenticity of these biblical events is severely undermined by contemporary scientific understandings, ultimately advocating for a clearer separation between religious belief and empirical evidence in the pursuit of truth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Science Evolution Bible and science Paleontology Q Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Religious Category: Science - Biology Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 91469 2025-08-02T03:42:44.098856 text/html 86861 2013-01-22T14:02:48 text/html 111186 2025-08-02T03:42:49.612845 application/epub+zip 111423 2025-08-02T03:42:46.985859 application/epub+zip 102060 2025-08-02T03:42:45.888833 application/epub+zip 259527 2025-08-02T03:42:51.415855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253016 2025-08-02T03:42:48.940857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235927 2022-09-02T05:12:58.497065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76509 2025-08-02T03:42:43.819877 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76416 2008-12-03T11:32:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20066 2025-08-02T03:42:51.549811 application/rdf+xml 18288 2025-08-02T03:42:46.384834 image/jpeg 4146 2025-08-02T03:42:46.137837 image/jpeg 31637 2013-01-22T14:03:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 29667 2008-12-03T11:33:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 108817 2025-08-02T03:42:44.108869 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia