| I just need the question answered but I provided the orig post for background on the question Do you believe that all knowledge must be scientifically provable? Science and the Christian faith are often seen as being at odds with one another. However, discoveries in various scientific/statistical fields actually provide support for how precisely God shaped His creation. Discuss this assertion. “Scientism has two versions. The strong version says that science alone gives knowledge; the weak version claims that science is the best way to know. By contrast, ethics and “religion” are private and subjective—not the stuff of real knowledge. (How often have we heard the challenge, “Can you prove it scientifically?”)” (Copan, 2019). I appreciate the quote in Jesse’s article from Dr. Ball about prohibiting ourselves from disproving, and rather comparing the two. I think often times we spend too much time trying to prove which one is more right than the other, and we lose the value of comparing two unique perspectives. I also think we can apply this though to general problem solving. When we allow ourselves to open our minds to other perspectives, we gain clarity on our own perspective and develop a deeper understanding of our premise. The quote below carries a similar thought, but takes it a step further by calling out the lack of significance between Christianity and science. However, I do think there are scientific principles and beliefs that do conflict with Christianity principles and beliefs. For example, “The Big Bang” – one of the most commonly referred to conflicts in the conversation between science and Christianity. “In the same spirit, Moreland estimates that “95 percent of science and theology [is] cognitively irrelevant to each other” (e.g., “as a Christian, it doesn’t matter to me whether a methane molecule has four or fourteen hydrogen atoms” [171])” (Copand, 2019). https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/scientism-secularism/ |
