Servetus defended himself by arguing that his description applied to the present time rather than to the age of Moses, when it doubtless flowed with milk and honey.
Servets aizstāvējās, sakot, ka šis raksturojums attiecas uz toreizējo situāciju, nevis Mozus laikiem, kad tā neapšaubāmi bija zeme, kur piens un medus tek.