Does science lead to a loss of faith in God or can a real scientist have real faith? The above video looks at the examples of several renowned scientists who made important scientific contributions and still continued to hold strong to their faith, including Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Gregor Mendel, Galileo Galilei, Michael Faraday, and George Washington Carver. It also includes some excellent quotes on science and faith from these famous scientists
Ultimately, the video concludes that "modern science as we know it today was founded and has flourished within a Christian worldview. The claim that Christianity is an enemy to science is a mistake or a lie." Rather than an enemy of faith, science can be used for both the benefit on mankind and the glory of God.
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Beaglelady,
I said "listed above" i.e. in the post: Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, Gregor Mendel, Galileo Galilei, Michael Faraday, and George Washington Carver.
KG,
You are right; my apologies.
Beaglelady,
No problem, but thanks. I hadn't watched the video when I posted - hence my confining my remarks to those listed in the post.
I have now though - and what a shoddy and dishonest piece of propaganda! No mention that Faraday, as a Sandemanian, would have thought all the others mentioned were Hell-bound. No mention that others among the Protestants would have thought this of all the Catholics, and vice versa. No mention that Galileo was silenced and threatened with torture by the Church. The fact that non-believers increasingly predominate in science as you move toward modern times, and at least for the 20th and 21st centuries, as you move up the scale of eminence, is simply ignored. It is true that modern science (although not science as a whole) arose in a Christian context, but its growth and progress has coincided with the decline of the hold of Christianity on western culture. Pretending otherwise is futile.
B-L guys,
So far, to date, I am excited to see intelligent design proven through your zealous evolution-based ministry. God used evolution as proof of an Intelligent Designer. Woohoo. But after Adam to Jesus, we are to pursue the Gospel preached. Are we not?
But Charles Darwin? That is incompatible and is inappropriate to promote him as a role model for Christians. He's no different than Andrew Sullivan or Christopher Hitchens in that department.
I mean, even a child molester can hold down a respectable job.
When, or where, is your outreach to the lost? So far, you go after your fellow Christians with quite the passion, but what about the lost?
Hello
I have checked that video and its really very good.Faith and science are like an unnecessary battle.Those of us who believe that we and the Universe were created by God are acting in faith.Thank you for this post..
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