These interpretations of scriptural allegories to fit scientific theories sounds just like people reading Nostradamus and finding events to match his predictions.

There are a lot of Talmudic and Bible scholars who look for answers and predictions of the future in Jewish and Christian scriptures. They often find *something*. Should we then treat the Torah and Bible as scientific writing?

Here's something you can do today.

Reread the two book listed at the end of this article. In them, did you explain yourself in allegories or plain language? If in plain language, why do you believe the ancients chose complicated allegories and metaphors to explain basic science? Or is it more plausible that your brain, the best pattern match engine in the universe, is interpreting stories across two genres - scripture and cosmology?