Why are Christians so unscientific?

Question

Are they? Next time you're in your physics class, thank William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.


He was a mathematical physicist, engineer, and outstanding leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century. He did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging discipline of physics in its modern form. He is widely known for developing the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature measurement. The title Baron Kelvin was given in honour of his achievements, and named after the River Kelvin, which flowed past his university in Glasgow, Scotland.

oh well, i should have realized that some people would only read the title.

Answer 1

Because it disproves their belief system. More specifically the Bible.

Answer 2

This Christian is not unscientific. Here is a Science lesson which people will brush off because they close their eyes to REAL science and mathematics. The topic is DNA, the basic building block of all life.

Now DNA is made up of many various chemical compounds and structures such as amino acids which MUST be combined together exactly correct spontaneously in perfect quantities of chemical elements. Not only this but the DNA chain must twist EXACTLY in the direction that it does otherwise it falls apart. These observations have been found through experimentation and CAN be duplicated.

Furthermore, mathematics now gets involved. Question.. What is the possibility that all these chemical elements all come together exactly correct spontaneously with the twist perfectly formed to hold everything together without a creator? Lets try less than 1 to the -100 trillionth power (I forget the exact number but I can find it, if needed). Well below what is acceptibly considered ZERO by the mathematical community. Now, if that isn't sufficient, try doing the same senario by many millions as we have plenty of different life forms needing DNA chains. To make this even less possible without God, could all of these be formed in a universe spreading apart from each other within the limited time that the "scientists" and "evolutionists" agree is the age of our universe?

Now I understand many will reject even this. They will reject anything unless it proves their point. Science, TRUE SCIENCE, continues to prove the Judeo-Christian God's existence.

Answer 3

Christians aren't unscientific, fundamentalists are unscientific.

While Thomson did indeed do what you say and also was a critic of evolution he was no fundamentalist. He believed the Earth to be 20 - 40 million years old based on geologic thermodynamics. His quarrel with evolution was based strictly on the valid assumption that even 40 million years (with the Earth, for much of that time, being too hot to be inhabitable) was insufficient time for Darwin's evolution to work. Evolutionists could agree with this but held out for an older Earth. With the discovery of radioactivity, the source of the heat was explained and the older Earth theory accepted.

Answer 4

Richard Dawkins is an Atheist. Galieo was Christian/Catholic. Archimedes was a secular Humanist. Albert Einstein wasn't actually Jewish. Issac Newton was a Deist.

Scientists have come from many different backgrounds. They remain scientists as long as they do not bring personal beliefs and opinions into their respective field of studies.

There is no Christian science, Jewish science, Atheist science, etc.
There is only one science - that of evidence, skepticism, objectivity, and neutrality.

Answer 5

No, I'm a Christian and I have a Bachelors and Masters in Biology. Studyng Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and other sciences only poved to me that everything that surrounds is perfect. It is illogical and stupid to think that a single cell could create such a huge Universe. That is why I believe in God. Science is not an enemy of God, but to me it is proof that only someone powerful could create such things.

Answer 6

Why is your question so unscientific? There is no data to so that Christians are against science. In fact, many fields in science were pioneered by great Christians. Maybe you should be a little more open-minded.

Answer 7

People who believe in god as the creator and people who believe in electromagnetic forces as responsible for all, are like two people looking at a rose and calling it by different names. Both are right to believe in their way of discribing what they see and what they call it.

For those who believe in "forces", they try to understand (step by step) how forces made us, as well as everything else. Not surprising, we are still trying to understand a goal that may not be fully attainable. Those who believe in god, accept a simpler explanation for the very complex event; namely,"god created us from himself as well as the heavens".

In the science community, we give credit to forces (like the strong force and the electroweak force) to account for what happens at the atomic and subatomic level, For all things that happen. Still these forces are as big a mystery as god himself is. Further, each term could be substituted one for the other, without changing the meaning: after all god is also a force "The Force".

One thing that bothers some, in the science community, about a god, is the personal nature some people attatch to him. They do not believe forces can behave "man like". But after all, is not a human made up of forces that acquired thought and reason. Hum...

In either case, humans may never fully understand just how things really work, we may always have a need to rely on a little faith.

Is it any wonder, Einstein believed in forces as well as in god.

Like Einstein, I would also like to try to know and understand god, as best as my mind is capable of and in terms that I can follow.

What this comes down to is thinking that there is an all powerful force that governs all, but not based on faith, but rather on Knowledge and understanding, at least up to my mental capacity; That which may be beyond my capicity, is where I might have to take "a leap of faith".

I hope this information will help you see why some people take alternate paths of discovery: Mine and yours is not for everyone, nor is theirs. What is most important, is that whatever path you take, seek the truth: This will insure everyone will end up at the same destination.

Answer 8

It's really just an unfortunate defense mechanism, based on our common humanity.

Though not necessarily unscientific, we find it difficult to proceed through life in a world in which so many scientists are antagonistic towards Christianity.

Answer 9

Lots of scientists lived before the theory of evolution was widespread and understood - so what?

I'm sure there were some very intelligent people about 1000 years ago who thought the earth was flat.

Answer 10

okay. get this sraight, we aren't unscientific at least our BELIEF ins't in us evolving from monkeys. we can actually use the scientific method. evolution can't. you can't have a remote turn into a tv can you? you can make a remote to go with tv. so why doesn't the same rule apply?

Answer 11

They are unscientific because religion is proven wrong more and more with science thus they choose to avoid science in any way possible.