Posted on 02/20/2006 4:18:36 PM PST by truthfinder9
As Christians, we are often urged to turn away from scientific discovery and rely solely on the Bible as the source of our faith. On the other hand, many people in areas such as science, law, and education insist that Christian faith is lowbrow or unintelligent. But is it possible to reconcile science with what you believe about God? As someone who has grappled with the issues of science and faith in the public eye for more than a decade as a television journalist, Dr. Michael Guillen believes it is possible. In fact, by embracing the discoveries of science we can see God, the universe, and humanity in full, multidimensional glory.
Fortunately, you don't have to be a genius to enjoy this book. The bite-sized chapters are full of fascinating scientific tidbits in an easy-to-understand format. Captivating stories of the author's childhood in the Mexican barrio of East L.A. and his work in television and research are woven throughout. There is even an entertaining SQ (Spiritual Quotient) test for readers to take.
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From Publishers Weekly
Guillen, science journalist and author of Five Equations that Changed the World, a PW best book of 1996, offers a brief and buoyant defense for believers encountering atheism in the culture of science. Drawing on his own story—as a Pentecostal preacher's son whose scientific aspirations and education shaped him into a "practical atheist" before life experiences helped him rediscover his faith—Guillen is able to speak to both sides with a minimum of "us vs. them" posturing. Although he now espouses a strong (and orthodox) Christian faith, he also concedes that "it's the rare person among us whose confidence in God is so utterly rock-solid it can't be secretly shaken by some overzealous humanist accusing him of being a bonehead." Guillen's key metaphor is "stereoscopic faith," a perspective that looks at life through both intellectual and spiritual eyes to produce a deep and meaningful vision of the world. While some science-and-religion authors stress the similarities between these perspectives, Guillen sees them as indispensably different, like the lenses of 3-D glasses: "God gave us... two powerful and well-matched abilities: to prove things we find hard to believe" and to "believe in things we find hard to prove." Guillen's effusive tone and knack for simplicity make this book a good fit for undergrads or bright high school students interested in science and technology.
I read somewhere that Einstein believed in God. Don't know if true.
How can a smart person NOT believe in God?
Utter narrow-minded nonsense.
...people in areas such as science, law, and education insist that Christian faith is lowbrow or unintelligent.
Utter narrow-minded nonsense.
Time for the evening prayer to Bacchus, for the midday one is wearing off. BTW, the Spiritual Quotient is best measured in degrees proof, like all spirits.
Yes Einstein did believe in God.
So did Isaac Newton and other ground breaking scientists. In fact the most ground breaking discoveries were by CHRISTIANS.
I suppose it depends on the definition of the word "God"...
That's the slippery slope. Many will tell you that their's is the one true God, and if you don't comply you're toast.
So, to answer the question: "Yes, smart people can believe in God."
LOL!
Can an atheist or agnostic ever hope to become a MENSA member?
His biography is entitled Subtle Is the Lord : The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein -- by Abraham Pais
What do you think?
Add politics to the list, politics, academia(science), media, and law.
These are the four key components of a society that socialism/ cultural Marxism infests to break down that society. Why do so many in these four disciplines disavow God? To make the state the all powerful giver of all things. If the so-called "learned class" can buffalo the masses into disbelief then they can wrest the control of morality from the Church and declare all things to be "civil rights" granted by the State and therefore subject to repeal by the State.
The dicotomy is that Christianity demands more "higher principles" than the "learned class" can aspire to thus they project their own low brow behavior on the higher thinkers that are the Christians.
Louis Pasteur [1822-1895]
Father of Microbiology, developed "pasteurization"
"The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator."
"Science brings men nearer to God."
You do what you're supposed to do. Whatever follows, follows.
"I pity the man who says there isn't a Supreme Being…every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe - a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble. In this way the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a special sort, which is indeed quite different from the religiosity of someone more naive."
Albert Einstein
Anyone who relies on the bible to achieve a belief in God is using a wheelchair to mountain climb.
God I believe in - the God of the Bible - does not require me separate science from my faith. After all, He is the Creator and nothing in science can be inconsistent with his creation.
Specifically, evolution is nothing more than a nice story that is often modified when science discover facts that demonstrate that make an assumption concerning evolution no longer supportable. A prime example of this is abiogenesis which was once a major tenet of evolution, but now evolutionists try to pretend it never had anything to do with the TOE.
Interesting Bumper Sticker. Find that on DU?
No offense intended. If books existed when people where asked not to rely on idols and graven images, they would have been included. That's all.
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