“What’s Science Have to Do With It?” Confronting the “Modern” Worldview
Biblical Worldview Versus Atheism BIBLICAL OR: Creation OR: Creation ON: Image of God ON: Image of God EP: Revelation EP: Revelation PU: Glorify God PU: Glorify God E/M: Jesus Christ E/M: Jesus Christ AS: Jesus Christ AS: Jesus Christ ES: Kingdom of God ES: Kingdom of GodATHEISM OR: Evolution OR: Evolution ON: Genes ON: Genes EP: Science EP: Science PU: Glorify Man PU: Glorify Man E/M: Determinism E/M: Determinism AS: Relativism AS: Relativism ES: Death ES: Death
Historical Development Historical Development Naturalism Naturalism AristotleAristotle Thomas AquinasThomas Aquinas Utopianism Utopianism Sir Thomas More and UtopiaSir Thomas More and Utopia The Enlightenment The Enlightenment Descartes and “Cognito, Ergo Sum”Descartes and “Cognito, Ergo Sum” Empiricism Empiricism Using the “five” sensesUsing the “five” senses Modernism – Bringing it all together Modernism – Bringing it all together
Science Versus Scientism Science Inductive Logic Inductive Logic Observable Observable Repeatable Repeatable Reviewed by Peers Reviewed by Peers Seeks Objectivity Seeks Objectivity Limited in scope Limited in scope Never definitive Never definitiveScientism Deductive in Nature Deductive in Nature Theoretical Theoretical Speculative Speculative Agreed to by Peers Agreed to by Peers Claims Objectivity Claims Objectivity Unlimited in scope Unlimited in scope Claims finality Claims finality
Scientism Scientism Definition: Science is the only legitimate form of truth and knowledge Definition: Science is the only legitimate form of truth and knowledge Results: Results: Darwinism – The progress from simple to complex and the process of natural selectionDarwinism – The progress from simple to complex and the process of natural selection Marxism – The progression of economics through the Use of Dialectic MaterialismMarxism – The progression of economics through the Use of Dialectic Materialism Freudian Psychology – The therapeutic means of progressFreudian Psychology – The therapeutic means of progress Social Sciences Social Sciences Spin Offs: Socialism, Progressivism, Fascism and Communism Spin Offs: Socialism, Progressivism, Fascism and Communism
Atheism and Modern Ideologies Atheism and Modern Ideologies Existentialism Existentialism Soren Kierkegaard and the “Leap of Faith”Soren Kierkegaard and the “Leap of Faith” Friedrich Nietzsche and the “Death of God”Friedrich Nietzsche and the “Death of God” The concept of the “superman”The concept of the “superman” Sartre, Camus and the “authentic” personSartre, Camus and the “authentic” person Pragmatism Pragmatism William JamesWilliam James “If it works, then it is right”“If it works, then it is right” Utilitarianism Utilitarianism John Stuart MillsJohn Stuart Mills “The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number”“The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number”
Biblical Worldview Versus Pantheism BIBLICAL OR: Creation OR: Creation ON: Image of God ON: Image of God EP: Revelation EP: Revelation PU: Glorify God PU: Glorify God E/M: Jesus Christ E/M: Jesus Christ AS: Jesus Christ AS: Jesus Christ ES: Kingdom of God ES: Kingdom of GodPANTHEISM OR: De-evolution OR: De-evolution ON: All is God ON: All is God EP: Consciousness EP: Consciousness PU: Re-unification PU: Re-unification E/M: Karma E/M: Karma AS: Subjectivism AS: Subjectivism ES: Reincarnation ES: Reincarnation
Science and Environmentalism Science and Environmentalism The Influence of Eastern Mysticism on Science The Influence of Eastern Mysticism on Science “The Tao of Physics”“The Tao of Physics” Radical Environmentalism Radical Environmentalism The Concept of “Mother Earth”The Concept of “Mother Earth” The “Living Planet” and GaiaThe “Living Planet” and Gaia Thomas Malthus and demographicsThomas Malthus and demographics Animal Rights and VeganismAnimal Rights and Veganism “A rat is a bird is a dog is a boy”“A rat is a bird is a dog is a boy” Feelings and the Death of Rational ThoughtFeelings and the Death of Rational Thought