2007-01-24 06:09:57 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sure.. a great many are
2007-01-24 06:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
YES and the number is growing. I saw the Dean of Washington University speak at my church, he's a Christian and has his PhD in Science. He's also a Creationist. The concept that all Born again Christians are stupid is a myth.
Here's a few;
1Isaac Newtonthe Newtonian RevolutionAnglican (rejected Trinitarianism, i.e., Athanasianism;
believed in the Arianism of the Primitive Church)
2Albert EinsteinTwentieth-Century ScienceJewish
3Neils Bohrthe AtomJewish Lutheran
4Charles DarwinEvolutionAnglican (nominal); Unitarian
5Louis Pasteurthe Germ Theory of DiseaseCatholic
6Sigmund FreudPsychology of the UnconsciousJewish; Atheist; Freudian psychoanalysis (Freudianism)
7Galileo Galileithe New ScienceCatholic
8Antoine Laurent Lavoisierthe Revolution in ChemistryCatholic
9Johannes KeplerMotion of the PlanetsLutheran
10Nicolaus Copernicusthe Heliocentric UniverseCatholic (priest)
11Michael Faradaythe Classical Field TheorySandemanian
12James Clerk Maxwellthe Electromagnetic FieldPresbyterian; Anglican; Baptist
13Claude Bernardthe Founding of Modern Physiology
14Franz BoasModern AnthropologyJewish
15Werner HeisenbergQuantum TheoryLutheran
16Linus PaulingTwentieth-Century ChemistryLutheran
17Rudolf Virchowthe Cell Doctrine
18Erwin SchrodingerWave MechanicsCatholic
19Ernest Rutherfordthe Structure of the Atom
20Paul DiracQuantum Electrodynamics
21Andreas Vesaliusthe New AnatomyCatholic
22Tycho Brahethe New AstronomyLutheran
23Comte de Buffonl'Histoire Naturelle
24Ludwig BoltzmannThermodynamics
25Max Planckthe QuantaProtestant
26Marie CurieRadioactivityCatholic (lapsed)
27William Herschelthe Discovery of the HeavensJewish
28Charles LyellModern Geology
29Pierre Simon de LaplaceNewtonian Mechanicsatheist
30Edwin Hubblethe Modern Telescope
31Joseph J. Thomsonthe Discovery of the Electron
32Max BornQuantum MechanicsJewish Lutheran
33Francis CrickMolecular Biologyatheist
34Enrico FermiAtomic PhysicsCatholic
35Leonard EulerEighteenth-Century MathematicsCalvinist
36Justus LiebigNineteenth-Century Chemistry More on web site:
2007-01-24 06:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes a scientist can be a Christian, there are many who are. There is nothing wrong with science, the only thing is don't let it over ride the Concept that God is real and can't be explained by science. But sure a Scientist can be a Christian Look at Albert Enstine I think that is how you spell it anyway he was a Christian and one of the greatest scientist ever. I hope that helps you.
2007-01-24 06:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by The Teacher 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes there are some very intelligent scientists that are also Christians. TBN had and may still have a program about science, taught by a scientist. Everything had something to do with mathematical formulas. It was really over my head, but you could check to see if its still on TV if you want.
2007-01-24 06:38:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're alluding to that old chestnut about science vs. religion, I'd say yes. Although the two may not agree about evolution, and stem cell research, there is really nothing that would prevent anyone of any religion from entering the field of scientific research. A scientist can be faithful to his beliefs and still pursue his profession, even if the two are diametrically opposed. It would depend on the individual and his conscience. Albert Einstein was Jewish, but if his peers in the field invited him for a ham dinner, all he would have to do is either accept or decline, depending on his degree of following the dietary laws of his faith. But it would hardly prohibit him from pursuing his chosen field.
2007-01-24 06:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes..they are called Christian Scientists.
2007-01-24 06:16:37 · answer #6 · answered by jonwalkerr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. There are many different types of scientist. Most people believe in both science and religion.
2007-01-24 06:13:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Silly question - yes. Of course, there are many flavors of "Christian" (and different flavors of scientist). You would be very hard-pressed to be a full-on dinosaurs-lived-with-humans Evangelical and still be a competent scientist.
2007-01-24 06:12:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep, I'm studying to become a scientist and I'm a Christian.
2007-01-24 06:13:53 · answer #9 · answered by Emily 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Totally and completely. God created everything, He set everything in motion, He made all the natural laws, so it is great for His people to look for Him there, to marvel at His wonderous works.
Here's a cool website by Christian scientists that I find quite fascinating.
http://www.godandscience.org/
2007-01-24 06:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A scientist can be anything and a christian can be anything. No law against that. Self-definition is an inalienable human right.
2007-01-24 06:13:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋