| "Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and the other elements of this world (...) It is thus offensive and disgraceful for an unbeliever to hear a Christian talk nonsense about such things, claiming that what he is saying is based in Scripture. We should do all that we can to avoid such an embarrassing situation, lest the unbeliever see only ignorance in the Christian and laugh to scorn." - St. Augustine, The Literal Meaning of Genesis |
