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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