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In recent years, American scientists have been much more atheistic as a group than the general public. <ref>http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/atheism1.htm</ref> | In recent years, American scientists have been much more atheistic as a group than the general public. <ref>http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/atheism1.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | * ... the basis of modern [[science]] depends on the assumption that the universe was made by a rational [[Creator]]. An orderly [[universe]] makes sense only if it were designed and created by an orderly Creator (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:33). But if [[polytheism]] or [[atheism]] were true, there would be no way to deduce that the universe is, or should be, orderly. [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/1584#science] | ||
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Revision as of 23:05, March 25, 2008
Science is a methodology for discovering and classifying knowledge. The scope of science encompasses all measurable phenomena. Science falls under two scopes: natural science, dealing with the physical, natural world, and social science, dealing with society and human nature.
People who study science are called scientists. Most of the early scientists who started many of the scientific fields, and some of history's greatest thinkers, such as Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, believed in God, or some other higher power, and many were creationists. In addition, Christianity played a pivotal role in the development of modern science.
Matthew Fox wrote:
- ... in the West with Augustine's notion of the corruption of nature a dominant stream of Christianity felt science was irrelevant.[1]
In recent years, American scientists have been much more atheistic as a group than the general public. [2]
Regarding Modern Science
- ... the basis of modern science depends on the assumption that the universe was made by a rational Creator. An orderly universe makes sense only if it were designed and created by an orderly Creator (cf. 1 Corinthians 14:33). But if polytheism or atheism were true, there would be no way to deduce that the universe is, or should be, orderly. [1]