The bottom line is good science and good theology point to the same reality. Are we not realists here who disagree with the likes of Hawking who says there is no model-independent world and neither the creationist nor the materialist is really right? Of course we are. So why should we fear science when Rom 1:20 makes it clear that the reality we discover through science will point to God and his unfolding plan in creation. Unfortunately the institutional church (for the most part) continues to fail on the dialog between science and faith (sometimes to the point of behaving like the new atheists.) No good Christian theology says throw out the words of Jesus and go with something contrary from science. But good theology (which has constantly evolved since the birth of the church) should not ignore science either.
- Brian Hearn
"...So why should we fear science when Rom 1:20 makes it clear that the reality we discover through science will point to God and his unfolding plan in creation... "
Sorry, but that is fallacious. Rom 1:20 does not say that science will point in the same direction (at least not by means of Creation Science or Intelligent Design). It says that the pagans should have known there is a God..."from the things that have been made." Hearn assumes that this is necessarily speaking of science--but what if Paul simply speaks of the fact that things themselves have been made? Paul is not making an intelligent design argument (i.e. that we can detect God via complexity, information theory...), he is simply saying that there is a philosophical/spiritual truth that we should perceive the truth that there is a God, and yet we suppress it by sin.
It does not say that we will be able to detect God with science, such that we can do the 'lab work' and then present our result to the world. Sorry. Paul did not have the scientific method in mind. He says that sin is the problem.
I don't think we will ever be able to 'prove anything about God with science except what we already believe about him.
Posted by: Mark | 03/12/2012 at 01:11 PM
"...So why should we fear science when Rom 1:20 makes it clear that the reality we discover through science will point to God and his unfolding plan in creation... "
Exactly.
God says, “I gave you a brain! Use it my defense! I know I can stand the test!”
Posted by: DrBittinger | 06/27/2011 at 12:39 PM
The bottom line is good science and good theology point to the same reality. Are we not realists here who disagree with the likes of Hawking who says there is no model-independent world and neither the creationist nor the materialist is really right? Of course we are. So why should...
Posted by: | 06/26/2011 at 07:34 PM
Nice article on angels and nice comment from brian ,,but just wanted to say hi to greg and say thanks for your efforts in defending the faith <>< JOHN in El Paso
Posted by: JohnandJudy Townsend | 06/25/2011 at 08:00 PM