“The market seems flooded with books by scientists describing a caged death match between science and God–with science winning, or at least chipping away at faith’s underlying verities.” -- David Van Biema, Time Magazine 2006, quoted here.
Chipping away?
1. The scientist, in order to do science, and, indeed, in order to believe that science is even doable, must rely on fundamental assumptions about reality. These include, e.g., the existence of immutable, immaterial laws of logic, the existence of immutable, immaterial laws of mathematics, the existence of a regulated, law-based universe, and ourselves improbably endowed with the ability to self-consciously contemplate and explore it.
A universe whose most reasonable and only satisfactory and sufficient explanation is an intentional, purposeful Creator-God who is himself rational, moral, and purposeful.
2. Science cannot address "why?". It cannot satisfactorily address human aspirations such as the longing for meaning, significance, purpose, authentic love, immortality, or an intrinsic moral sense and thirst for justice -- in other words, all that really counts as the essence of being human. Darwinian attempts are pitifully deficient.
John Lennox does a good job addressing the "caged death match" in his book God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?
Properly understood, there is no death match between science and religion -- just a war in the hearts of the unbelieving tragically played out in public view.
There is a God. He has done something about our estranged condition. It's our move.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Saturday, September 04, 2010
The Kingdom Strikes Back
Image via WikipediaYesterday, Stephen Hawking gave God a death-blow: "because gravity exists, there is no God!" It's hard to refute an argument like this, I mean, this is a knock-out.
And the disciples thought the death of Christ was a setback!
But now, just when I thought it was time to dismantle the Blog and go fishing, the Kingdom of God strikes back!
John Lennox: As a scientist I'm certain Stephen Hawking is wrong. You can't explain the universe without God
The Archbish: Archbishop of Canterbury hits back after Stephen Hawking insists God did NOT create the universe
And, on the lighter side, this: Hawking Not Needed to Explain His New Book, Says Universe
To sum it up:
There was a man named S. Hawking
Who thought he heard a big knocking
KNOCK! KNOCK! "Who's there?"
"Why, nothing but air!"
An answer disturbing and shocking
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