In the Beginning was Information

easier than doubting. A poorly educated person with mediocre abilitiescan raise more doubts than can be resolved by the cleverestmen of science from all over the world.”Because of the completeness of the biblical message we may notdelete anything from this message nor add anything (Revelation22:18-19), and for every interpretation the fundamental rule holds:“Do not go beyond what is written” (1 Corinthians 4:6).6. Comprehensibility c: This has already been discussed in paragraph14.1 under “Biblical concepts”.We can now formulate the following highly significant conclusions:– The Bible contains the most important information conceivable.It is divine in essence, and indicates the way to our Father’shouse.– The relevance value of the information of the Bible for everyperson is r = 1, the highest possible value. It comprises the bestadvice for this life, and is the only compass that guides us toheaven.– The information of the Bible is always up-to-date (t = 1).Whereas most scientific publications become outdated after tenyears 20 , the Bible can never become outdated.– We can readily access the information of the Bible (a = 1). Itcan be obtained all over the world, and the contents are easy tounderstand.– The information of the Bible is comprehensive and complete(e = 1).– No false information is contained in the Bible; it is the onlyBook of Truth (John 17:17).– We find the highest semantic density of information in theBible, as well as the best pragmatic information (commandments,rules of living, and our relationship with God and otherpeople). It comprises the highest possible apobetics, namely aninvitation to enter heaven!20 A well-known physicist, nearing retirement, recently told me that science is likea bog. Only the surface is useful, but ten centimeters down everything is deadand outdated; nothing can be used.161