Science & The Bible
Defining “Science”
Two basic types of science:• Operational Science: Uses observable,
repeatable experiments to try to discover truth
• Origin Science: Relies on relics from the past and historical records to try to discover truth
Main Difference: Operation science is based upon the
present whereas origin science is based upon the past.
Not All Scientists Endorse Evolutionary Theory
Dr. Raymond Damadian:• Young-earth Creationist • Credited by many as “the man
who invented the MRI scanner.” • He has received numerous
awards for his work.• Inducted into the National
Inventors Hall of Fame in 1989
“When our research is based upon biblical truths about the past, we find that our interpretations of the biological and geological
facts make sense of what we see in the real world, whereas
evolutionary interpretations don’t really fit what we see.”
- http://www.answersingenesis.org
Geology:
“…geologists have begun to
recognize that catastrophic
processes are a better
explanation for many of the earth’s rock
layers.” - http://www.answersingenesis.org
Genesis 7:19And the waters
prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under
the whole heaven were covered.
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Time/The Universe Had a Beginning
"The conclusion of this lecture is that the universe has
not existed forever. Rather, the
universe, and time itself, had a
beginning…" - Stephen Hawking (1942- ) “The
Beginning of Time”
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of
God in a mystery, the
hidden wisdom which God
ordained before the ages for our
glory,
Cosmology/Astronomy:
The Universe is Expanding
“The Universe is one, infinite, immobile.” -
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600)Wron
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Cosmology/Astronomy:
The Universe is Expanding
Astronomer Edwin Hubble's landmark paper on the rate of expansion of the universe was published in 1929.
Isaiah 44:24 “…I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who
stretches out the heavens all
alone, Who spreads abroad
the earth by Myself;
Cosmology/Astronomy:
The Cessation of Creation
"Because there is a law such as gravity, the
universe can and will create itself from
nothing," he writes. "Spontaneous creation is
the reason there is something rather than
nothing, why the universe exists, why we exist.”
- Stephen Hawking
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Cosmology/Astronomy:
The Cessation of Creation"Because there is a law
such as gravity, the universe can and will
create itself from nothing," he writes.
"Spontaneous creation is the reason there is
something rather than nothing, why the
universe exists, why we exist.”
- Stephen Hawking
Genesis 2:3 Then God
blessed the seventh day and
sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which
God had created and made.
(Never
Observed)
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Number of Stars:
• Brahe guessed 777.• Kepler claimed 1,005.• Hipparchus found 1,022• Ptolemy raised the
number to 1,056. • Today many scientists
have admitted, “Space is probably infinite…”
- Francis Halzen, professor of physics
Jeremiah 33:22 “…the
host of heaven
cannot be numbered,
nor the sand of the sea
measured…”
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Every Star is Different
1 Corinthians 15:41
“… one star differs from another star
in glory.
Centuries Before
Advanced Methods
Of Studying Stars!
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Astronomical Foreknowledge•Pleiades and Orion (Constellations) gravitationally bound star groups.
Job 38:31 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the
belt of Orion?
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Earth: Controlled by the Heavens
(Job 38:33) Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set
their dominion over
the earth?
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Astronomical Foreknowledge: Earth is a Sphere• Taught and believed that the earth was flat until Christopher Columbus proved otherwise in 1492
Isaiah 40:22 “It is He who
sits above the circle of the earth…”
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Astronomical Foreknowledge:Earth Suspended Ancients believed earth held up by God Atlas…
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Earth Suspended …or upon backs of elephants who stood on back of a giant tortoise…
Cosmology/Astronomy:
Earth Suspended Job 26:7
He stretches out the
north over empty
space; He hangs the earth on nothing.
Physics:
ThermodynamicsEvolutionary thought describes a universe that is evolving and becoming more highly organized and complex.
Psalm 102:25–26Of old You laid the
foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. 26
They will perish…they will all grow old like a
garment…
Physics:
Movement of LightSir Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727) is accredited for having discovered the movement of light .
Job 38:19–20 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place, 20 That you
may take it to its territory, That you may know the paths to its
home?
Origins:
Order of Creation Evolution teaches that various life forms on the planet evolved in a progressive order.
Origins:
Order of Creation Evolution teaches that various life forms on the planet evolved in a progressive order.
Gen. 1:24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, [each] according to
its kind"; and it was so.
Oceanography:
Order of Creation •The Bible tells us that earth began as a “water world.”
•Alfred Wegener discovered Pangaea in 1915. After discovering the idea of tectonic plates.
Psalm 104:66 You covered it with the deep as
with a garment; The waters stood above
the mountains.
Oceanography:
Valleys & Springs Exist on the Bottom of the Sea (1872-1876) British scientists aboard HMS Challenger is credited with providing the first real view of major seafloor features such as the deep ocean basins.
Job 38:16 “Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or
have you walked in search of the depths?
Oceanography:
Ocean Currents & Channels exist in the SeaMatthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) became “Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology" and later, "Scientist of the Seas“ by studying the Bible.
Psalm 8:8 The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths
of the seas.
Oceanography:
Ocean Currents & Channels exist in the SeaMatthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) became “Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology" and later, "Scientist of the Seas“ by studying the Bible.
(Psalms 18:15) Then the channels of the sea
were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. (NKJV)
His Bible
Hydrologic (Water) Cycle:
Bernard Palissy Credited in the 16th century to be the scientist who compiled the theories that existed for years and "wrote" our modern hydrological cycle.
Job 36:27–28 For He draws up drops of
water, Which distill as rain from the mist, 28 Which the clouds drop down And pour
abundantly on man.
Chemistry:
Weight of AirEvagelista Torricelli (1608-1647) discovered that air has weight in 1640. Job 28:25
To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters
by measure.
Biology:
Life is in BloodWilliam Harvey (1578-1657) discovered that blood circulation is the key factor in physical life
Leviticus 17:11 For the life of the flesh
is in the blood...”
Biology:
Infectious DiseasesLouis Pasteur (1822-1895) proved way beyond doubt that certain diseases are caused by infectious agents.
Leviticus 13:46 …All the days he has the sore he shall be
unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside
the camp.
Biology:
Infectious DiseasesLouis Pasteur (1822-1895) proved way beyond doubt that certain diseases are caused by infectious agents.
(Deuteronomy 23:12-13) "Also you shall have a place outside the camp, where you may go out; "and you shall have an implement among your equipment, and when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and
turn and cover your refuse.
Source of Life:
Evolution Teaches:• life originated from nonliving matter
without intervention from any intelligent being.
Source of Life:
Evolution Teaches:• different species have a common
ancestor.
Source of Life:
The Bible Teaches:
Gen. 1:11 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb [that] yields seed, [and] the fruit tree [that] yields fruit
according to its kind, whose seed [is] in itself, on the earth"; and it was so.
Gen. 1:21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded,
according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.
Gen. 1:24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living
creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, [each] according to its kind"; and it was so.
Source of Life:
•Life from life…
•Animals giving breed after their kind…
•Life originates from nothing…
•Animals giving breed to new species…
Which have you observed?