Friday, September 05, 2014
Scientific Discovery is Religious Discovery
Science is wonderful! Dictionary.com includes this definition of
science: "systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained
through observation and experimentation."
When scientist limit their systematic knowledge to the things that can
truly be observed and have genuinely met the standards of the scientific
method, they discover amazing things.
Real science and sincere scientists have made incredible contributions
to the advancement of mankind.
Due to a few power-struggles between people
of faith and certain scientific theories, many have mistakenly thought that one
must choose between Science or the Bible, but real Science has been a great
inspiration to people of faith and visa versa. In fact, it may shock some
people to find out just how many great scientists have, through Science, become
believers in God. In other words, their
scientific discoveries led them to religious discoveries. Consider the following insights from highly
acclaimed scientists:
·
"For
the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends
like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to
conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is
greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for
centuries." -Robert Jastrow (self-proclaimed agnostic)
·
“A scientific discovery is also a
religious discovery. There is no conflict between science and religion. Our
knowledge of God is made larger with every discovery we make about the world.” –Joseph
H. Taylor, Jr., who received
the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the first known binary
pulsar, and for his work which supported the Big Bang theory.
·
“The more I study science, the
more I believe in God.”–Albert Einstein
Pure Science and the Bible get along just
fine. Some of the greatest scientists of
all time have been very vocal about their faith. For example, Isaac Newton, the renowned
scientist, who co-founded Calculus and discovered the laws of Physics, gravity,
motion, and optics, actually wrote more on the Bible than he did on Science.
Occasionally someone will become famous for
using scientific theories to defy the idea of God. But often a little research will reveal a
hidden issue that is coloring the quest.
In an article titled " Why True Science Supports Scripture," Steve
Waldron noted that "Darwin’s only degree was a Bachelors of Theology. He
wanted to believe in God when younger; it seems obvious when reading his autobiography.
But during his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle, he read the wrong books and
began to see God’s remarkable creation around him thru non-creationist lenses."
(http://ibcperspectives.com/guest-pulpit/)
Science is a great tool when it is held to
objectivity. In fact, as a scientist you
might want to be careful, lest your discovery lead you into an encounter with
the one who made it all, because scientific
discovery is religious discovery.
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