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1 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Lionstrong | 33460 | ||
First, Curt, Welcome to the forum! It's good to see another reformed face in this crowd, even though you're from the outrageously liberal PCUSA:( (My prayers are for you, brother!) Francis Schaeffer wrote a little book "No Final Conflict." (I can no longer find my copy of it.) If I remember it correctly, he seemed to be making points similar to yours, but I no longer hold that position. I accept the definition of science you quoted, and I believe science and Christian scientists have a legitimate place. But that place is not that of revealing (natural revelation in the case of science) truth. In this position I disagree with another reformed member of this forum, Joe, who I highly regard, and many other fine believers here. Nonetheless, this is what I believe about science at this point. I was playing on your word "match," which you've happily improved it to "agree," "support" and "intersection." Should they agree? Not necessarily. One problem as you mentioned is world view. Because of an unbelieving scientist's world view, he may not even "see" the data properly. The other is, as I've said, since science does not discover truth it is not in the same ballpark as Scripture. It's only when Christians or unbelievers try to use it to "prove" or attack Christianity that it becomes an issue. Got to go. Pick up on this latter, if you're willing, Curt. Peace, Lionstrong |
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2 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Curtnsally | 33466 | ||
. Thanks for the welcome! A brief response, as I am at work. You conclude with the question: should science and Scripture agree? I accept your observation that they often don't because of world view. I disagree that science is not about discovering truth... this in itself is a worldview question regarding the very nature of scientific study. Ie, Why do we do it? I think science "should" be about discovering truth in the physical realm (this is my world view, others may disagree). Science does not, however, address the spiritual realm, and in this regard you are right... it does not rise to the level of Scripture (or even close). BUT that doesn't mean that they should disagree. Your last comment about proving or disproving theology using science is right on. This is a mis-match of types for sure. BUT, I still hold that Scriptural truth and science should agree when they overlap, as God is the author of all. Regarding the PCUSA, I believe that our denomination (particularly in Baltimore where I live) is a mission field. But I can also tell you that, out of the 12,000 churches in the denomination, you would find theological agreement with 11,000 or more. There are a handful of liberals who make difficulties for all. Take a look at our web site (centralpc.org) and you will see we have a great little (conservative evangelical reformed) church. By the way, we are up to 1,100 hits a day on our church web site with the number one page being "How to become a Christian"! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Blessings Curt |
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