I have heard people claim that Christians are "anti-science". Since so many great scientists past and present have been Christians, this is a ludicrous and stupid charge. Why do people say such things? It is largely due to the evolution versus creation debate. Since the majority of Christians do not accept evolution, they are bane to evolutionists. Since Christians like to point out flaws in the idea of evolution, they are therefore a challenge to evolutionists who adhere to the hypothesis primarily due to their worldview rather than the evidence available.
Let's be clear, Christians are not anti-science and neither is the Bible. A great hydrologist who recently passed away, Dr. Henry Morris, compiled a list of Bible references that illustrated an understanding of scientific principles or special knowledge of things not yet revealed to mankind at the time of the writing. Here is that list:
| (Compiled by Dr. Henry M. Morris, Defender’s Bible)
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| Science | Phenomenon or Process | Scripture | |
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Hydrology
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Hydrologic Cycle
Evaporation
Condensation Nuclei
Condensation
Precipitation
Run-off
Oceanic Reservoir
Snow
Hydrologic Balance
Springs in the Sea
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Ecclesiastes 1:7; Isaiah 55:10
Psalms 135:7; Jeremiah 10:13
Proverbs 8:26
Job 26:8; 37:11, 16
Job 36:26-28
Job 28:10
Psalms 33:7
Job 38:22; Psalms 147:16
Job 28:24-26
Job 38:16
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| Geology | Principle of Isostasy
Shape of Earth
Rotation of Earth
Gravitation
Rock Erosion
Glacial Period
Uniformitarianism
Dinosaurs
| Isaiah 40:12; Psalm 104:5-9
Isaiah 40:22; Job 26:10; Psalm 103:12
Job 38:12,14
Job 26:7; 38:6
Job 14:18,19
Job 38:29,30
II Peter 3:4
Job 40,41 |
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| Astronomy | Size of Universe
Number of Stars
Uniqueness of Each Star
Precision of Orbits | Job 11:7-9; 22:12; Isaiah 55:9;Jeremiah 31:37
Genesis 22:17; Jeremiah 33:22
I Corinthians 15:41
Jeremiah 31:35,36 |
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| Meteorology | Circulation of Atmosphere
Protective Effect of Atmosphere
Oceanic Origin of Rain
Relation of Electricity to Rain
Fluid Dynamics
| Ecclesiastes 1:6
Isaiah 40:22
Ecclesiastes 1:7
Job 28:26; Jeremiah 10:13
Job 28:25 |
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| Biology | Blood Circulation
Psychotherapy
Biogenesis and Stability
Uniqueness of Man
Chemical Nature of Flesh
Cave-men
| Leviticus 17:11
Proverbs 16:24; 17:22
Genesis 1:11,21,25
Genesis 1:26
Genesis 1:11,24-2:7;3:19
Job 12:23-25; 30:3-8 |
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| Physics | Mass-Energy Equivalence
Source of Energy for Earth
Atomic Disintegration
Electrical Transmission of Information
Television
Rapid Transportation | Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3
Psalms 19:6
II Peter 3:10
Job 38:35
Revelation 11:9-11
Daniel 12:4 | |
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Evolutionists like to make fun of Bible-believers because we consider the first chapter of Genesis to be evidence. Yet the evidence that they begin with is nothing more cohesive than a desire to ignore that evidence with all their might. The Bible reveals an understanding of the nature of the Universe and the world well beyond man's storehouse of knowledge during the time of its writing, thus, this is evidence that it was authored by the God who created all things and knows those things intimately.
Although comment threads have had me chasing down rabbit holes, I am intent upon getting back to the underlying issues regarding creation versus evolution. I also want to go back and discuss more on global warming. The next posts will follow those two themes.
For those of you who are unsure of which side to take, this should be fun. I am going to challenge the evolutionists to put their money where their mouths are, so to speak, in the next few posts as you will see. It should be fun!