Questions tagged [science]
Science is used to tag questions that are about the relationship between Christianity and Science.
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How can a case be made against reducing the Christian experience to the Placebo effect? [closed]
The responses and reactions elicited by the question Is Christianity testable? on Philosophy Stack Exchange have been quite insightful. In particular, I would like to bring the reader's attention to ...
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According to Christians who argue for the testability of Christianity, what is a step-by-step guide on how to perform such a test?
Context: before answering this question, I highly recommend reading the answers to Is Christianity testable? and What is the biblical basis for John Lennox's claim that Christianity is testable?.
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What is the biblical basis for John Lennox's claim that Christianity is testable?
In a debate between John Lennox and Peter Atkins on the topic "Can science explain everything?", at minute 44:47 John Lennox claims:
Lennox: "And the major reason why I believe that ...
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Patronage of Saint Thomas the Apostle?
Is Saint Doubting Thomas the Patron Saint of any of the following:
Rational Theology
Science
Skepticism (religious [atheism] and others)
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Church Fathers on life beyond the earth?
Are there any church fathers or medieval Christian writers who gave their opinion on extraterrestrial lives?
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Does human DNA have markers that Jesus is alive in us?
The author of the Voyager books, Ashayana Dean, offers a graph that is called Diamond Sun DNA 12 strand Celestial human silicate lineage related to that of Jesus. Can you tell me if modern day humans ...
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What was Jesus' blood type , by official pronouncement of Catholic Church?
A write-up in cherishrecatholic.org states that Jesus belonged to AB type of blood group, as per official announcement of Catholic Church. The article cites a eucharistic miracle that happened in ...
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Do Christian proponents of Intelligent Design hold it to be a scientific position, and if not, do they see this lack of scientific rigor as an issue?
I would like to hear the Christian perspective on a question I asked on Philosophy SE.
Intelligent Design (ID) proposes that certain features of the natural world are best explained by an intelligent ...
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According to proponents of creationism and intelligent design, are we clueless about the origin of life? James Tour vs. Dave Farina
Dr. James Tour recently uploaded a video titled Dr. James Tour vs Dave Farina | Are we clueless about the origin of life? #abiogenesis.
The description in the video says:
Join us for an exciting ...
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What are reasons (scientific or otherwise) to reject a literal and historical take on Noah's Flood (Genesis 6:9-9:17)?
Some Christians (e.g., Young-Earth Creationists) believe in a literal interpretation of the Genesis account. In particular, they believe in the historical occurrence of a massive worldwide flood that ...
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Did St. Augustine warn us about interpreting the Bible in a way which harms science?
Yesterday I came across a quote that was associated with St. Augustine of Hippo which shocked me and I was wondering if this is a real quote by St. Augustine or is it another fake quotation by him? It'...
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Does Modern Science's Law of Causation come to the aid of Christianity's Doctrine of Creation, exposing a flaw in Atheism's plank of "No Cause"? [closed]
The discoveries in modern science by Einstein and Hubble assert that the universe is expanding, ant that if the "clock" were rolled back, the universe would come to a "Singularity Point....
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According to Young Earth Creationists why would God create elements that decay if the creation was perfect?
I was reading about radiosotopes this morning in the kindle book "Thousands not Billions" by Donald DeYoung, and it suddenly occurred to me...Why would God create such elements? Did He ...
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What are critiques of the theory that Mt. Sinai was volcanic?
In his book The Miracles of Exodus (2003), chapter 6, physicist Colin Humphreys argues that the description of Mt. Sinai in the book of Exodus is characteristic of volcanic activity (and identifies Mt....
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Does Christianity claims that congenital deaf-blindness could never be cured by humans? [closed]
I am not a christian so please forgive me if there maybe a lack of knowledge from my side about it in the question.
If I say that I am a son of god (God forbid) , then no christian will believe me. ...
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Reconciling Genesis 1 with Science: Order of Creation
Let's go through it and number the issues with the order of creation. Some issues are with science (I mark with an S), but others are actually apparent even to an ancient reader, within the text ...
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Did Christian church find it difficult to accept Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentric theory?
Explain the reasons for which the Christian church found it difficult to accept Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentric theory.
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Has any Christian philosopher ever argued that naturalism can be shown to be false?
From Wikipedia:
In philosophy, naturalism is the idea or belief that only natural laws and forces (as opposed to supernatural ones) operate in the universe.[1]
Naturalism is not so much a special ...
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Does modern physics contradict transubstantiation?
According to modern physics, all physical things are reducible to atoms, and that's all they are.
In the doctrine of transubstantiation, the piece of bread's substance is transformed into Jesus, while ...
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Do recent scientific findings support the concept of inbred sin being passed from generation to generation?
Recent research indicates that cancers are not caused by damage to healthy cells by noxious substances, but rather there is underlying damage already in our DNA which makes us susceptible to cancer ...
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According to Creationists, what are the strongest arguments against abiogenesis?
From Abiogenesis - Wikipedia:
In biology, abiogenesis (from a-‘not’ + Greek bios ‘life’ + genesis 'origin') or the origin of life is the natural process by which life has arisen from non-living ...
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If the account of creation in Genesis 1 can be shown to strongly correlate with science, would that prove the divine inspiration of the Bible?
This question is made from the perspective of Old Earth Creationism (OEC), especially that espoused by Hugh Ross at reasons.org. I have also created a website at big.bible to explore these questions ...
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What is an overview of Christian epistemological views on scientific skepticism and the epistemic value of eyewitness testimony?
Most atheists & agnostics are known for practicing scientific skepticism. They reject any miracle/supernatural claims unless solid scientific evidence is provided. A consequence of this ...
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Have any Protestant Biologists demonstrated through their own research that Evolution is untenable?
Q: Have any Protestant Biologists who don’t believe in evolution posted real research papers showing how evolution is not likely or possible?
I think I heard a famous atheist say creation and ...
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Are there publicly accessible before-and-after medical records validating a testimonial of miraculous healing?
Let's say that a person testifies that they were miraculously healed of X. One way to validate their testimony is to have access to the medical records before and after the healing of X took place. ...
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How do distant starlight & white holes support Young Earth Creationism?
I read a book¹ on distant starlight, the speed of light & white holes… such conjectures asserting the possibility of such making the YEC (Young Earth Creationism) position more tenable.
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Are there any Christians who are scientists and believe in modern miracles?
Are there any well-known Christian scientists who believe that miracles still happen today?
Of course a Christian scientist, by definition, must believe in at least one miracle -- the resurrection of ...
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How important is the historical verification of Biblical events to traditional Christian faith?
Two answers to a question regarding the Book of Mormon contain the following:
Without the Book of Mormon, nothing at all remains. If the Book of
Mormon is true, Joseph is a prophet and everything ...
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How do believers in present-day miraculous healings respond to skeptics requesting thorough scientific medical documentation accessible worldwide?
In my previous question Do any Christian groups pray for the sick to get healed of medically incurable diseases?, a user posted this answer. And in response, about some claimed healings, a skeptical ...
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How do Latter-day Saints rebut GM Skeptic's objection against the epistemic value of personal spiritual experiences?
Who is GM Skeptic
Genetically Modified Skeptic is the name of a very popular YouTube Channel (487K subscribers as of March 2022) and also the alias of his owner, Drew McCoy, an American atheist ...
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Do any Christian groups or denominations teach reliable methods for scientifically minded individuals to seek and find God?
My question is inspired by an insightful chat discussion on this answer to the question How do Christians rebut Matt Dillahunty's objection that the resurrection of Jesus is untestable, ...
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How do Christians rebut Matt Dillahunty's objection that the resurrection of Jesus is untestable, unfalsifiable and thus unreasonable to believe?
On April 8, 2021, during a debate between Matt Dillahunty and Catholic Apologist Trent Horn titled Is belief in the Resurrection reasonable? Trent Horn Vs Matt Dillahunty Debate, hosted by Pints With ...
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Does the Catholic Church allow scientific experiments that deliberately inflict some degree of pain on a human being?
I want to know if the intention of causing pain in a human being for scientific reasons is immoral.
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Are there instances in scripture of technical or scientific expressions pre-dating their discovery by other sources?
I am interested to see if there are any reliable references in (peer-reviewed) scientific literature or learned articles which indicate that some expressions in scripture pre-date scientific or ...
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Are there any peer-reviewed scientific publications lending credence to Christian miracles?
Are there any publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals lending credence to any Christian miracle? For example, a peer-reviewed publication validating some "unexplainable" healing ...
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Do any Christian groups pray for the sick to get healed of medically incurable diseases?
The practice of praying for the sick, anointing them with oil, is based on James 5:13-18 (ESV):
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone ...
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Have any healings during modern revivals been medically confirmed?
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My question is inspired by the fascinating phenomenon of revivals and the testimonies of
supernatural healings that usually accompany them.
Just to give you an idea, the Wikipedia article ...
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Is naturalistic cosmology pointing us back to viewing stars as gods (similar to how pagans did), crediting stars with giving meaning to the universe?
I ask this after seeing a documentary on BBC TV, the evening of 27 October 2021, where Professor Brian Cox started a new series on the universe. This first episode dealt with the way the universe ...
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Is the Holy Spirit more effective at restoring people's mental health than secular therapeutic approaches and treatments?
Mental health is an essential component of a person's well-being and, as everything else in life, it is subject to a plethora of potential maladies, some of which are quite difficult to cure even for ...
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Bloodletting and Protestantism?
After a bit of googling I've found that the Catholic Church prohibited bloodletting at the Council of Tours in 1163.
Bloodletting
But nothing about Protestant opinions...
Some Protestant author wrote ...
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Is there a theological basis for climate change skepticism among evangelicals?
In my experience there seems to be a strong correlation between right wing evangelical Christians and climate change skepticism which intrigues me. I've never been able to see where this link comes ...
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How do Young Earth Creationists account for radiometrical dates of more than 7000 years?
How do Young Earth Creationists account for all the things which have been radiometrically dated to more than 7000 years ago?
For example, the oldest carbon-14-dated seed that has grown into a viable ...
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How do Christians who think animals have only existed for <7,000 years on Earth reconcile their views with Pleistocene saber-toothed tigers? [duplicate]
Saber-toothed tiger (smilodon) fossils are regularly dated to the Pleistocene (such as here), which would put them before animals existed according to many Christians (at the earliest, ~12,000 years ...
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How do Christians who reject pre-fall death reconcile their views with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (66 million years ago)?
Many Christians believe that creation was cursed because of Adam & Eve's fall into sin, and that death entered creation because of the fall but not before. In other words, the idea of pre-fall ...
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Are Catholics obliged to follow scientific evidence that they find disreputable with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic?
Like most of the planet, I've been taking in gobs of information about Covid-19 and vaccinations. The latest news I read was that even the horribly abortion tainted Johnson and Johnson vaccine is ...
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What Christians believe about Time Travel and Teleportation? [closed]
I have three question:
Is teleportation is phenomena that is proven in the Bible?
Do Time Travel is possible (e.g. Forward Time Travel) is generally accepted fact in the Bible?
Can the Fouth ...
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What encyclical upheld God's sovereignty over the regularity of natural laws?
Somewhere in my readings (I forget exactly where) I came across the following chain of events:
The Philosophy of Aristotle regarding the regularity of science --- scientific laws can be relied upon ...
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Are there any texts that mention viruses or dinosaurs or black holes or electricity or chromosomes or explain that the stars are suns etc? [duplicate]
From what I've understood, there's a lot more literature than just the Bible. So does anyone know if there are texts that mention anything about viruses, dinosaurs, electricity, magnetism or life on ...
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Intellectual work of monks as a way to getting closer to God by understanding better His creation?
Lately I have been very interested in the different ways that Christianity (and religion in general) has to address all the different ways that we as mere mortal humans have to get closer to God. In ...
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Do cases of scientific foreknowledge in the Bible come from Exegesis or Eisegesis?
There are many apologists who say that scientific knowledge can be found in the Scriptures, although they are not really explicit. [The only fact I can see clearly stated is that the Universe had a ...
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