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It can often seem that "Science" and "Faith" are two opposing teams; that to choose one you have to abandon the other. But...is that really the case? Join us as we continue our series "Under Construction" and unpack the question: Are science and faith really "enemies?" 

Message Notes:

~The Perceived Narrative – “Two Opposing Teams”~
• Science And Faith Cannot Co-Exist

"The findings of science imply that the belief systems of all the world’s tradtional religions and cultures…are factually mistaken."
(Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress)

"Reading the biography of Albert Einstein…only reinforced my conclusion that no thinking scientist could seriously entertain the possibility of God without committing some sort of intellectual suicide."
(Francis S. Collins, The Language of God)

"34 percent of science professors at elite universities say that they do not believe in God, versus 2 percent of the general population."
(Rebecca McLaughlin, Confronting Christianity)

~The True Story~
• Science Is Not An Enemy To Faith…It’s A Powerful Advocate For It!

~Encountering Jesus Through Science–The Past~

Science Defined: Such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. (Psalm 19:1)

• Roger Bacon (1200s): Friar, Scientist, Early Advocate for the Modern Scientific Method
• Galileo Galilei (15-1600s): Physics, Astronomer, Heliocentrism
• Michael Faraday (17-1800s): Chemist, Physicist, Electromagnetism
• Gregor Mendal (1800s): Friar, Biologist, Founder of the Modern Science of Genetics
• William Thomson/Lord Kelvin (1800s): Mathematician, Physicist, Laws of Thermodynamics
• Asa Gray (1800s): Botanist, Darwin’s “Best Advocate”
• George Lemaitre (1900s): Priest, Cosmology, Astrophysics, First Formulation of “Big Bang” Theory

~Encountering Jesus Through Science–The Present~

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

• Ian Hutchinson: Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Science and Engineering
• Daniel Hastings: Head of the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
• Jing Kong: Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Rosalind Picard: Professor of Health Science & Technology (Artificial Intelligence) 
• Doug Laffenburger: Professor of Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering & Biology
• Susan Hockfield: Professor of Neuroscience, Former MIT President

Cambridge University

• Simon Conway Morris: Paleantology, Astro Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Chair of Evolutionary Paleobiology

"I had never really seriously considered the evidence for or against belief…But I’m determined to have a look at the facts, no matter what the outcome."
(Francis S. Colins, The Language of God)

Living In Tension, Joyfully
Three Questions

1) What Is Your Expectation Of The Bible?

2) Is This A Primary Or Secondary Issue?

3) Have You Assumed An Answer From The Start?

Recommended Resources

• The Confronting Christianity Podcast
  • Episode: Can A Scientist Believe In The Resurrection?
• Confronting Christianity, Rebecca McLaughlin
• The Language Of God, Francis S. Collins
• The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God, Justin Brierley

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