michaelvpardo
Well-Known Member
I didn't study theology in school, but the sciences. I have a Bachelors of Science degree and though I majored in biological sciences, a basic understanding of chemistry, physics, and organic chemistry is required to make sense of physiology, reproduction, genetic expression, etc. (Astronomy and astrophysics was just hobby interest.)I don’t take Genesis literally but I respect your views. I’m still trying to make sense of this large universe while acknowledging other ideas from science but I don’t doubt in any way the existence of God and that Jesus is our lord and savior.
I recieved my degree in 1980 and just 40 years later much of what I was taught is now considered inaccurate or erroneous. Science is a poor standard for faith in that science is the process of creating functional models based upon observation that give you reproducible results. Its built upon data analysis, but data analysis gives neither cause nor effect, yet allows false assumptions about correlations, introducing perceptual error.
My point is that science does not teach us truth or even fact, but is just a tool to make sense out of reality and assist us in problem solving.
Scripture on the other hand deals with absolute truths and doesn't exist for the advancement of technology, but for the Revelation of our creator in the person of His Son. The Bible contains history, but its neither a science book or history book, but God's inspired communication of His person to His creation.