Why does it matter what the bible says? It is only a record of bronze age history, laws and superstitions. They had no scientific knowledge to speak of. Those bronze age people had no understanding of the mechanics of reproduction beyond the sex act itself. The biblical position is irrelevant in the face of advancing knowledge.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27051441 The Bible actually holds the key to happiness and freedom from torment in this world as well as the next.
The greatest torments man faces come from within.
We set ourselves as Gods thinking we know all the answers.
Instead of thinking in terms of is or isn't there a God ask yourself this. What is good and evil? Can it be measured by any rigorous method? How can whats good to one person be bad to another? The answer is there is no way for man to truly understand good and evil and we were tricked into accepting it by the devil.
The concept of it leads to judgements.
Judgements lead to suffering.
Jesus came to wash away all of our sins, and the first sin is the knowledge of good and evil.
The laws of the Bible lead us to a nice simple existence free from self inflicted suffering.
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.