SUMMARY: When a snake charmer plays his flute causing a snake, often a cobra, to sway to the music, most people would say the serpent is responding to movements and not to the music--because they say snakes can't hear. This belief is commonly supported by statements in encyclopedias, on Web sites, or in books about snake charming, but is it correct?One of the passages Bible skeptics have referred to in their attempts to refute the Bible's accuracy is Psalm 58:3-4:
The wicked go astray from the womb, they err from their birth speaking lies. They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter.
Some research now has shown that scientifically this is an accurate statement. According to the Web site of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve (near San Diego), research begun about 35 years ago, especially by E. G. Wever and associates at Princeton U., shows snakes indeed do have a hearing capacity comparable to that of lizards. Snakes have bones in the jaw that move in response to vibrations which are then transmitted to a pair of inner ears. Snakes can respond to both airborne and ground vibrations with the auditory response of snakes in the range of 200 to 300 Hz being superior to that of cats.
Conclusion: Christians should not allow misstatements about snakes tempt them to lose faith in the accuracy of the Bible anymore than Eve should have allowed a question from a snake ("Did God actually say.." Genesis 3:1) to cause her to go astray.
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COMMENT: Bible skeptics are numerous and of late seem to be stepping up their attacks on those who accept the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. This creationist article does a good job of showing once again that we would be wise not let misstatements from Bible doubters, whether scientists or not, cause us to lose any sleep over the Bible's truthfulness. The scriptures have yet to be proven wrong, though many have tried to do just that.
Some creationists draw a distinction between "proving" the Bible and "defending" the Bible. As this article suggests, trying to prove the Bible with science is unwise because it puts science above the Bible. Yet, defending the Bible when it comes under attack is known as Bible apologetics, and this practice has a long and noble history.
Ultimately, it is the power of the Holy Spirit and not science which causes us to have faith in God's Word. However, I believe we should praise the Lord for all the little bits of encouragement that He sends our way during our temporary stay on earth. We know the day is coming when we will no longer need "faith" for we shall see God as He is. (Job 19:25-27) For now, our faith in God's Word leads us to have faith in Jesus Christ as our Redeemer from sin and our hope for everlasting life in heaven.
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