Science is used to tag questions that are about the relationship between Christianity and Science.
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Where does the idea of a water canopy come from in the Bible, and is there scientific evidence to support it?
Some Creationists have asserted that in pre-flood world that there may have been some sort of water vapor canopy that perhaps doubled the air pressure and caused things to be much healthier than they ...
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Did God create other people besides Adam and Eve? [closed]
After Cain killed Abel, he was cast away and said "whoever finds me will kill me", there he took a wife.
This indicates there were other people on the face of the earth created by God or is there ...
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Is there an explanation for pre-humans from a biblical point of view?
Does the bible/ Christians / the church (any church) say anything about pre-humans, not just neanderthals, but all the other kinds of pre-humans?
Points to consider.
I read in a National ...
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Does any faith dogmatically assert time-travel? [closed]
What I am wondering is if there are any denominations that assert time travel. It might seem a bit too much like ‘Star Trek’ or ‘Back to the Future’ Theology but I could actually understand somebody ...
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Scriptures and the 'Simulated Universe'
If you were to Google "simulated universe" you'll find that major science institutions are starting to hypothesize that the universe is 'very possibly' a 'simulated environment' at the lowest level - ...
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Does an evangelical understanding of the 'laws of nature' make God seem more distant or close?
The term 'law of nature' such as gravity, condensation, etc. is rarely if ever described in relation to God in modern schools and Universities. Yet I am wondering what the biblical view of the Laws of ...
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Do miracles violate the laws of physics?
I asked a Christian today whether he believed that Jesus turning water into wine literally happened, or was just a metaphor. He said it literally happened, and also that other miracles literally ...
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What are modern Christian views of the soul?
The soul, the immaterial “breath of life”, was originally thought (I believe) to be where most of our thoughts, feelings, and personality originate. However, a lot of the functions of the brain, like ...
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Neurotheology and God
Does the field of Neurotheology present a threat to Christianity?
Neurotheology is a field of science that tries to correlate brain states to spiritual experiences, such as speaking in tongues, ...
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Could there have been a pragmatic purpose for the OT legal dietary restrictions?
Were swine prone to transmit disease in the conditions around the time of Moses? This consideration and similar are what I'm interested in.
Please answer only if you have a clear and solid source to ...
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Are there Biblical reasons why a Christian should not believe that Global Warming is happening
This is something that has confused me over the years. It appears that many christians stand against the belief global warming or climate change. But I have yet to hear any biblical reasoning. I would ...
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What is the position of the church regarding the “Lunar Effect” theory? [closed]
Use of lunar calendar to foresee future events is a part of astrology, and astrology is a sin against Will of God.
There is research branch of biology called "selenobiology" which investigates ...
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How do Christians reconcile archeology with the Bible in the account of the Battle of Jericho?
Wikipedia explains three archaeological studies of the Jericho site, and concludes that the city was abandoned at the time the supposed Biblical battle took place.
How do Christians reconcile the ...
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Are there any statistics that show how many scientists are Christians or otherwise believe in a personal God?
I was reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and he mentions a study regarding the percentages of believers in the National Academy of Sciences and Royal Society. I was wondering if these figures ...
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How do young earth creationists reconcile the age of the universe with the speed of light, and visible distant objects?
I am not trying to be argumentative, this is an earnest question, as this question got me in huge trouble when I was growing up attending a southern baptist Christian middle school. This question (and ...
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Why do OEC discount the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis?
This is to rephrase the question Are scientific findings a test to Christians' Faith?
It seems to me that, without any outside interference, the Bible itself gives no suggestion that the Book of ...
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Are scientific findings a test to Christians' Faith? [closed]
Science suggests that the earth is millions of years old, and many Christians accept this premise. Instead of accepting that God created everything in six days, they accept the finding of scientists ...
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How do Christians understand the existence of God in relation to the scientific concept of energy?
In physics, the quantity of energy is the most fundamental aspect of existence. All "entities" have a some sort of energy (either kinetic or potential) as an intrinsic aspect of their being. Though ...
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How has God destroyed the wisdom of the wise?
In 1 Corinthians 1:19, Paul writes:
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the ...
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Suppose all traces of Christianity were wiped out [closed]
As you may guess I come at this from the point of view of an atheist.
Suppose all traces of Christianity were wiped out in some sort of disaster (any other religion can be substituted here). I'd like ...
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How do Christians understand the omniscience of God in relation to the Uncertainty Principle?
One of the foundations of modern quantum mechanics is the Uncertainty Principle. This principle is not an assumption, but rather is derived from assumptions made with regard to the structure of ...
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What does the Bible say about Science?
It's a debate that atheists seem to thrive on. Fact vs. Faith.
Personally, I believe in a co-existence of the two, but I'm interested in what the Bible has to say about us learning about our ...
