Why science and the Bible don't agree, page-181

''I think this is a slightly bold statement given how much religious communities as a response to their understanding of what God has spoken, in their early history especially, have contributed to human progress and reducing human suffering.''

Given that there is not a whole lot of agreement on the nature or word of God evident in the world....Christianity splitting into numerous groups immediately after the events described in the bible, Judaism rejecting Christianity, both Judaism and Christianity rejecting Islam, none of these being compatible with Hinduism, etc, etc, so if God exists and has truly spoken, humankind certainly has not understood. Many claims are made, but few if any of these eventuate as claimed