How do christians, or any religious people, study science?

Question

i have religious students in my course (BSc) and was curious as to how they can study evolution, the big bang etc day in day out for years?
And why?

wow yes by picking up a book just the answer i was looking for. I'll be a little more specific: evolution and the big bang contradict the bible, i want to know how christian science students feel about it and why they would study it to begin with

Answer 1

Maybe they study it because they are more open minded then you are or maybe if they want any kind of science degree, they need certain subjects that YOU might not believe or agree with. Besides, it is their life, why do you care? Also didn't you know that there are other fields to science that isn't about the big bang?

Answer 2

How we do it, generally speaking, is the same as how anyone does it. We buy books, take classes, read, kill hundreds of trees for paper to do problem sets on, and so on. Not all "religious people" believe that evolution, for instance, is a plot of Satan.

Why? Because it's fun, because it's interesting, because it's a challenge.

It's worth remembering the "people" part of "religious people".

Edit: Ah. Didn't see your clarification before I answered. In my case, I do it by recognizing that science does not contradict the Bible. I'll grant you, science does contradict some people's interpretations of the Bible, but that's not the same thing at all. First off, they're approaching things from two completely different directions. Secondly, I believe the God of the Bible to be a God of truth. I don't especially care where the truth comes from. If it comes from scientific inquiry, I'm just fine with that.

Answer 3

You really think that Christians are not interested in Science?
The more we know the more we see what God did
There is a split among people about Macro-Evolution - did we come from a cosmic accident (i.e. a lightning strike in slime, and we cannot explain where the materials came from) or a Creator that spoke the universe and the Earth into being and has had Micro-Evolution (birds beaks that change and adapt, etc.).
But beyond that - God is the author of all sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics.. we learn about it with wonder and amazement about God's intelligence and creativity. If there was a BIg Bang, no problem - God originated it.
We are as hungry to learn as anyone else...

Answer 4

Common mistake made by both Christians and others.

Are you suggesting that God was too stupid to use evolution as his tool. If he created everything then he must have created evolution.

The big bang also surely fits in the idea that God created everything from nothing.

Whether you are atheist, Christian or some other religion it does not prevent you learning and believing science. - Bigotry is what does that!!!!!

And by the way science seeks answers with an an open mind looking at all the pros and cons!!!!

Answer 5

Well they don't have much choice in the matter do they. It is funny how they can ban prayer because not everyone is Christian and should not be forced to endure prayer, yet Christians have to endure years of studying evolution against their beliefs. I suppose the only thing they can do is remember throughout history someone always comes along and puts a new twist on the facts and facts are not all that makes something real, there are more truths behind the facts.

Answer 6

I went back to college at 55, needing to finish some basic courses to get my degree. I was born again at 50 years of age so trying to accept the theories, Big Bang and Evolution, was a harder pill to swallow. The requirement was to "finish and pass the course" which I did. Many subjects raised my eyebrow, I kept my opinion quiet. All people seek an answer, evolution says we end in dust, not much to look forward to. Christianity says we live forever in indestructible bodies. Duh, not hard to choose when you know the facts. I studied to know and weigh the facts. Day in and day out, whatever it takes.

Answer 7

Evolution and the big bang don't contradict the bible. The Bible tells us that God created the universe, science tells us how he did it. It's entirely possible to believe both.

Answer 8

Muslims don't have any problem with that, really.

One thing, such as the 7 layers of the atmosphere, is mentioned in the Al-Quran before being proven/discovered by Albert Einstein.

Christians might have that pretty early. Flat-Earth theory? >_>

But otherwise, I'm not here to preach. We just study what we learn in school. Why? because thats the only thing that gets us grades. Thats why. I don't see any problem there. >_>

Answer 9

Some do and quite well. Francis Collins ran the Human Genome Project in the U.S. and he's a Christian.

Unfortunately many others do it quite badly or don't even try.

The question is not how they study. You do study it like you study anything else. You're asking how they reconcile it with their faith, and that question is based on a false premise that science and religion are somehow opposed to one another, which is completely false except for certain extremely radical, selective and often screwball readings of certain religious texts. If you disabuse yourself of the false premise, the problem disappears. If you hang onto it, you'll never figure it out.

Answer 10

You just study and discover what science says about the various theories. You don't have to accept the theory in order to understand what it says. I am a Christian. I also have a bachelors and masters degree in Biology. I am working on my PhD. You just have to be able to separate the two. I understand evolution and the evidence behind it. However I do not believe it to be true. I know that God created everything. My studies in biology have increased my faith, not weakened it.

Let me also add that the reason I study biology is because I find it so interesting. I love genetics and the complexity of the genome. I love studying it and see God's handiwork. Observing the fine scale that He worked on.