Kanisa Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church

Department of Education

God & Sciences: What’s the Connection

A Go Deep Series Companion book

Duane Aubin

eBook v2.1
2010
 Contents at a Glance
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................5
PERCEPTION VS. REALITY ......................................................................................................................6
ISSUES IN THE SCIENCES .................................................................................................................... 21
PHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND THE BIG BANG ........................................................................................ 30
ISSUES IN EVOLUTION ......................................................................................................................... 35
MAKING THE JUMP TO HYPERSPACE .................................................................................................. 38
WHAT’S THE CONNECTION? ................................................................................................................ 39
SOURCES ............................................................................................................................................. 40
 Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 5
THE CHALLENGE ................................................................................................................................................ 5
DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
ABOUT KANISA FELLOWSHIP .............................................................................................................................. 5
ABOUT GO DEEP ................................................................................................................................................ 5
FEEDBACK .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
PERCEPTION VS. REALITY ................................................................................................................... 6
W HAT IS SCIENCE? ............................................................................................................................................ 6
Necessary Assumptions .............................................................................................................................. 6
PERCEPTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
BIAS ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
INFORMATION AVAILABILITY .............................................................................................................................. 17
A HIERARCHY OF DISCIPLINES ......................................................................................................................... 18
REALITY ........................................................................................................................................................... 19
ISSUES IN THE SCIENCES .................................................................................................................. 21
AMAZING FACT ................................................................................................................................................. 21
MATHEMATICS .................................................................................................................................................. 21
Mathematics and Reality ........................................................................................................................... 21
Zero ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Infinity .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
CHEMISTRY ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Benzene ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Vital Dust..................................................................................................................................................... 23
SCIENCE AS CULTURE ...................................................................................................................................... 24
PHYSICS, COSMOLOGY. THE BIG BANG & BEYOND ........................................................................ 30
PHYSICS ........................................................................................................................................................... 30
Fraunhofer .................................................................................................................................................. 30
Huggins ....................................................................................................................................................... 30
Doppler ....................................................................................................................................................... 30
COSMOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................... 31
Steady-State Theory .................................................................................................................................. 31
The Expanding Universe ........................................................................................................................... 31
The Big Bang .............................................................................................................................................. 32
BLACK HOLES .................................................................................................................................................. 34
Hawking ...................................................................................................................................................... 34
A closer look ............................................................................................................................................... 34
W AVE PARTICLE DUALITY ................................................................................................................................ 34
The Issue .................................................................................................................................................... 34
The Implications ......................................................................................................................................... 34
ISSUES IN EVOLUTION ....................................................................................................................... 35
W HAT IS “EVOLUTION”? .................................................................................................................................... 35
A natural process of change in species over time. .................................................................................. 35
A natural process of change of species over time. .................................................................................. 35
A natural process explaining where life came from. ................................................................................ 35
A natural process explaining where everything came from. ................................................................... 36
 GOULD ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Harvard Paleontologist and Moderate Evolutionist.................................................................................. 36
Punctuated Equilibrium .............................................................................................................................. 36
Room for both? Not a Chance! ................................................................................................................. 37
MAKING THE JUMP TO HYPERSPACE ............................................................................................... 38
WHAT’S THE CONNECTION? .............................................................................................................. 39
SOURCES ............................................................................................................................................ 40
BOOKS ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
INTERNET SITES ............................................................................................................................................... 40
 Introduction

Does science prove God is neither required nor even existent? Is evolution as the cause of life the only
reasonable conclusion to which one can arrive after pursuing higher education and a professional career
as a scientist? Can a “good scientist” be anything but an atheist? Is creation science an oxymoron?
Where did we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going?

Join us in the exploration of issues in sciences that will perhaps shed more light on the intricacies and
implications of these questions — we hope to enlighten, educate, and have fun discovering some lessons
science has for us.

The Challenge
We are Christians. However, we have decided not to proceed from a “Bible study” point of view, per se.
Rather, we intend to test a statement found in the Bible, Romans 1:20, which says, “God has made
himself clearly seen in the things which he has made.” Is it possible to “see God in nature”? Does science
point to God?

Disclaimer
We are not scientists. We sincerely hope to do justice to the exercise by presenting the thoughts of
scientists who feel there are not enough opportunities for their voice to be heard. Our list of works cited is
a valuable source for additional reading.

About Kanisa Fellowship

Kanisa Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church is a contemporary congregation in the sisterhood of
churches of the Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, in Toronto, Canada.

About Go Deep
Go Deep is a Bible research team and group study session that attempts to speak to issues facing
today’s Christian in a practical manner, seeking fresh perspective and understanding from the Bible. The
Go Deep research team are Shaun Donald, Ricardo Alleyne, Duane Aubin and Motse Ramathe.

Feedback
Thoughts? Ideas? Concerns? Suggestions? Requests? Please feel free to contact us at
godeep@kanisafellowship.com or check out our website http://www.kanisafellowship.com/godeep.

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