The Fathers of Science Understood the Bible and its Historical Importance- Did it Change?

Not until the eighteenth century do we see a fundamental break between science and religion. The Enlightenment significantly influenced science by promoting reason, observation, and the scientific method, leading to advancements in various fields and a shift towards empirical knowledge and a belief in progress. The Enlightenment saw a growing interest in science among the broader population, with scientific societies and academies becoming important centers for research and the dissemination of knowledge. The Enlightenment fostered a belief in human progress and the potential for scientific and technological advancements to improve society, which became a driving force for further scientific inquiry.

In the new rationalistic climate of the Enlightenment, philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued that science and religion were separate domains that must be kept apart. That idea only arose in the late nineteenth century, particularly after the publication of Charles Darwin’s revolutionary book, “On the Evolution of Species by Means of Natural Selection,” which caused an uproar among science, both believers and non-believers, which has raged since.

Dr. Stephen Meyer states, “Over the past, we found that scientific theories about the unguided evolution of life have, in particular, led more people to reject belief in God than worries about suffering, disease, or death. Over the last century, important scientific discoveries have dramatically challenged science-based stories. Three in particular now tell a decidedly more God-friendly story.

First, scientists have discovered that the physical universe had a beginning. This finding, supported by observational astronomy and theoretical physics, contradicts the expectations of various scientific hypotheses. Who long portrayed the universe as eternal and self-existent and, therefore, in no need of an external creator.

Second, discoveries from physics about the structure of the universe reinforce this theistic conclusion. Since the 1960s, physicists have determined that the fundamental physical laws and parameters of our universe are finely tuned, against all odds, to make our universe capable of hosting life.

Third, molecular biology has revealed the presence in living cells of an exquisite world of informational nanotechnology. These include digital code in DNA and RNA tiny, intricately constructed molecular machines which vastly exceed our own digital high technology in their storage and transmission capabilities.”[1]

This highlights an increasing gap between how the public interprets scientific findings and what the evidence truly demonstrates. Contrary to suggesting a universe of Dawkin’s ‘blind, pitiless indifference,’ the groundbreaking scientific discoveries of recent decades actually reveal the intricate and precise design of life and the cosmos.

These findings could be seen as evidence pointing towards the existence of an intelligent creator orchestrating it all.

This emphasizes the contrast between public perception and scientific evidence and reinforces the idea that recent discoveries suggest design and potential intelligence behind the universe, rather than randomness or indifference.

We believe that these arguments are the more rational explanation of creation and the beginning of the universe. Ask God to open your eyes and see the evidence and truth for yourself, and then decide once you have all the evidence.

The objective of these Blogs is to show people and demonstrate that the Bible is a historically reliable and accurate document.

Let Evidence set you free!