the Bible contains a number of other really glaringly obvious mistakes [...] which they explain away in some [other manner]
Few that are quite as glaring as this one, I think.
even when the above reasoning doesn’t really apply
For the avoidance of doubt, I am not attempting any general defence of the thinking and behaviour of religious believers in general or Christians in particular. (I’m an atheist myself—though I was a pretty serious Christian for many years, and have quite a good idea of how they think.)
Few that are quite as glaring as this one, I think.
For the avoidance of doubt, I am not attempting any general defence of the thinking and behaviour of religious believers in general or Christians in particular. (I’m an atheist myself—though I was a pretty serious Christian for many years, and have quite a good idea of how they think.)