Modern Christianity, the bible and God's laws

Why would he? No one asked him.

Most of the greatest scientists were bible believing Christians.

EDIT: Jesus' commandment to love thy neighbour didn't exclude anyone.

 

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Jesus said to follow the (mosaic) law and not leave out one iota.

So all the stuff in the OT.

Agreed Jesus was a progressive too, including everyone regarding brotherhood. Love ones enemy, love ones neighbour.

I am not a Christian hater I used to be one. Fundamentalism and anti science is my issue today.

Most scientists are not religious today. Newton and the like were but they were pre Darwin.

Plus being an atheist in the 17th century would have got you killed for blasphemy in England.

 

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Do you really think Darwin would have changed Newton's mind?

 

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Also before the enlightenment. Newton in the 18th or 19th century would have been a different animal.

If he read Darwin he would have been convinced in my opinion. He was a man of science and was very good at assessing evidence.

 

You've got no idea what faith is.

 

I had it till I was 23.

 

Imagine the faith Newton had?

He spent most of his time reading the bible, if he dedicated more time to science, who knows what other discoveries he would of come up with. To him God was more important.

Arguably the leading chemist in the world James Tour is a Messianic Jew(Christian), he accepts evolution but still believes in Jesus, how would Newton be any different, or the rest of the genius Christian scientists?

When I lost my faith I became less inspired.

 

You have no idea what my faith was like. Perhaps it was very strong?

I broke it with study and counting up contradictions in the Bible, history and science.

I am absolutely certain that his intellect was greater than mine. Why would he not use the same evidence I did to break it?

 

James Tour is a lunatic. An anti science nut job.
I am not even sure he accepts Evolution.

There are reasonable Christian scientists but he is not one of them

 

In what way?

 

True I had no idea how strong your faith was.

Because Newton was one of the lunatics you refer to.

 

He is perhaps the leading chemist in the world today.

Who gives a monkey if he accepts macro evolution(which he does).

 

When I was younger, like 18, I knew God existed but paid no attention whatsoever, over the years up until 27 I had forgotten about God and I was thriving confidence, job, money etc. then I had a breakdown. I didn't turn to God... until after I read the bible when I was 32(and after two or three spiritual experiences). I had tremendous faith in myself and God for years. Four years ago I simply lost faith overnight, it was weird, faith in myself and God. Life after that was sorta on autopilot, I felt less alive and less inspired to reach my goals. I'm slowly getting it back now, it like weight, it's easy to put on(lose faith) it's a pain in the ass to lose(get faith back).

Science hasn't turned me away from God, I have had too many personal experiences in the bank to give up on Him. His book is pretty damning evidence too.

Because evolution explains change over time, you lost faith in God? Or was it physics?

EDIT: You do know that we have no idea how life started?

 

Which scientist(s) do you use for this conclusion James?

 

No scientist would say life can't come from non-life.

They just don't know how at the minute.

 

Because of his publications?

I would check his channel that is connected with the discovery institute. It is anti scientific garbage.
He insists Abiogenesis is not a serious field even though he understands nothing about it.
His channel and a debate I watched illustrates this.
What his peers think of him is seen in his Harvard round table discussion.
In terms of his publications you should check out claims from former colleagues.

If you want a banner for Christianity in science he is not it, seriously.

 

I think Newton would have assessed the evidence and worked it.
Just my guess.

Anyway James Tour

 

If you do not like Dave Farina then this is Tour with his peers at Harvard.