tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post6387893929605589908..comments2024-03-24T11:03:03.106-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Science Journalists One Cause of Americans' Ambivalence?Alice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-56568839452513768402014-02-05T09:46:35.299-08:002014-02-05T09:46:35.299-08:00You are describing scientism, not science. Scienti...You are describing scientism, not science. Scientism is ideological and largely in support of atheism. Science can serve the cause of Christ because it is concerned with discovery of what is real and true, and how things work, processes that can be observed, the testing of hypotheses, etc.<br /><br />You mention religious communities. Many scientific discoveries have been made by the religious, both those in orders and laity. Here is a quick list of Christians in the sciences:<br /><br />Hildegard of Bingen<br />Isaac Newton<br />Blaise Pascal<br />Maria Gaetana Agnesi<br />Gregor Johann Mendel<br />Michael Farraday<br />Mary Anning<br />Agnes Giberne<br />Sister Mary Celine Fasenmyer<br />Roger and Robert Williams, chemists<br />Martin Gaskell<br />Stephen M. Barr<br />Jennifer Wiseman<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-45340410188425804682014-02-04T23:39:50.788-08:002014-02-04T23:39:50.788-08:00For some, faith in human intelligence and science ...For some, faith in human intelligence and science has replaced God as the ultimate good in our existence. Secularized humanity has thought Science would accomplish the 'good' that God ‘should’ have provided, but had failed to bestow. But many of us realize that science has long ago abandoned its social contract with us; an implied contract that it’s ultimate good was to alleviate sickness, pain, suffering, famine, and division among us. Consistent with human behavior through out the ages, Science has become corrupted. Many of us now recognize that Science is also capable of producing costly, destructive, solutions that become politicized, forging data to justify social engineering, prostituting its intellect for corporate funding, soiling the environment, and advocating for eugenics. Science has ceased to be the Savior of humanity, and is recognized by many as the Grim Reaper. <br /><br />This is why people have learned not to worship at the altar of Science. As Adam Frank stated, “the most enlightened traditions can become broken and lost,” and people recognize that Science is broken and lost, even if scientists have not. Man does not exist for Science, but Science for Man. <br /><br />It is The Eternal, and the exalted altruistic values of love, compassion, caring for the weak, feeding the hungry, offering the stranger shelter, and offering a drink of water to the thirsty that have been recognized and honored for centuries by religious communities. These are the values that have sustained humanity for millions of years through catastrophic natural disasters, disease, and famine. Perhaps, if reconsidered and adopted,they can even save the bodiless entity called Science.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-87783008682082871192014-02-04T16:03:19.976-08:002014-02-04T16:03:19.976-08:00Please don't ask me about the Ken Ham-Bill Nye...Please don't ask me about the Ken Ham-Bill Nye debate. Think elephant and two blind men.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.com