Claim CA602.2:
The goal of many scientists, especially evolutionists and cosmologists, is
to explain the universe without God. They want to make God unnecessary.
Source:
Morris, Henry M. 2003. The bounds of the dominion mandate. Back
To Genesis 175 (July), b.
Response:
- The goal of scientists is to explain the universe, period. If that
could best be done by including God in the equations, it would be.
However, God is inscrutable, even according to creationists, so God is
useless as an explanation.
- Explaining things without God does not make God unnecessary. Many
people believe that God is necessary in their personal lives,
regardless of his scientific implications. Morris's claim, in
contrast, implies that God has no value as a personal God.
- Many scientists are firmly committed to God. Many interpret their
findings as glorifying God (Campagna 2002; Livingstone 1984).
References:
Further Reading:
Livingstone, David N. 1984. Darwin's Forgotten Defenders: The Encounter
Between Evangelical Theology and Evolutionary Thought. Vancouver, BC:
Regent College Publishing.
created 2003-6-28