Only certain literal interpretations, like “creationism” (believing that the universe is 6,000 years old and that there was no evolution), have been proven wrong. But the Bible never set out to provide a scientific account of how the world was created or how it works. It tells us that God made the world, and that it is a rational world, amenable to science (this is a huge difference from primitive religions, which believed in capricious gods to explain natural phenomena). Even before the scientific age, it was obvious to Christians that the Bible could not possibly be literally true. St Augustine saw the book of Genesis as allegorical and creation being something achieved in a single instant in the mind of God. We now know that it took almost 14 billion years, but Augustine’s view is still valid. The Bible concerns itself mainly with God’s dealings with the world and His people. Literal interpretations, which scientists find so easy to demolish, are a relatively recent phenomenon. So, the conflict arises between bad approaches to science and faith. Proper science and proper faith will never be in conflict.