Unscientific claims in religious scriptures

:This article lists the claims from the religious scriptures which contradicts with the established scientific facts.
Unscientific claims in the Bible
Shape of earth
Isaiah 11:12 says, "And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth."
Scientific fact: The scientific facts reveals that the shape of earth approximates an oblate spheroid, a sphere flattened along the axis from pole to pole such that there is a bulge around the equator. Earth's volume is approximately .
Light of moon
Isaiah 13:10 says, "For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine."
Scientific fact: The Bible's claim is not in accordance with scientific fact. Austin Cline writes, "The moon only reflects light from the sun. It's an error to claim that the moon is any sort of source of light like the sun and stars are."
Unscientific claims in the Vedas
Sun revolves around the earth
The Yajurveda says, "O man, the sun, who is most attractive, takes rounds of the earth, on his golden chariot through the sky and removes the darkness of the earth."
Scientific fact: It is the earth which orbits the sun.

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