In my experience, there are many books, articles, lectures and sermons that are wide of the mark, which miss the point of their own topic.

Instead of developing this point, I simply begin a list here to demonstrate it.

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin says absolutely nothing about the origin of species. Rather it informs us about natural selection and the variation which takes place within species. He, and many others since, thought that this was ‘the origin’ of species. The definition of species is too vague, just as the definition of life and its characteristics are being changed. The origin of species and of life itself are still scientifically insoluble, but God has told us the origin of species and of life itself.

The Wikipedia article on the internal consistency of the Bible begins rather with the opinions of people about the inconsistency they think they find in the Bible. It would be helpful to stick to the topic.

I begin with these two examples because they are so fundamental to the current scepticism about biblical Christianity.

Speaking beside the point is very common in public discussion and I come across many examples; possibly you have noticed the same yourself. However, I will reserve this list for significant examples as I think they are worth publicizing, and I will add to this list as I come across them. It is easier to built it up slowly than to construct enormous lists all at once. I have other blogposts with growing lists, such as academic exegesis and evangelical errors. The point of this blogpost, however, is made briefly at the beginning, and if you are not convinced by it, you can read this growing list of examples. This list is simply my opportunity to add significant examples as I come across them.