Science v. Faith Reflection Since the beginning of time, science and faith have argued on virtually everything.

In the past, the possibility of a Christian scientist in the eyes of the public seemed like an oxymoron. How can one appreciate the beauty of this world controlled by a Creator when science teaches seemingly contradictory ideas? Although it may seem that science and faith are contradictory, the moment we understand that science and faith cohesively work together is when we gain true knowledge. One cant appreciate science without God and God without science. To begin with, the predominant worldviews of scientists arent generally in accordance with the Christian worldviews. The two most popular worldviews of scientists are relativism and agnosticism. These worldviews argue that when it comes to morality and religion, one can believe whatever he or she wants because there are no real answers to these questions. In other words, science cant answer with absolute certainty so therefore, there is no real answer. Each person has to deduce their own values on morality and religion for themselves. Wouldnt these predominant worldviews suggest that science and faith gain knowledge in contradictory ways? Although it may seem that a scientist and a person of faith may gain knowledge in contradictory ways, there is a connection between these two different thought processes. Generally, scientists gain knowledge through observations of nature as well as events in nature. Scientists try to understand the physical cause-and-effect behavior of nature. They try to explain past observations as well as predict future outcomes of nature. On the other hand, a person of faith gains knowledge through the Bible which says that God is in complete control of the whole universe. Although there is no theory of the existence of God because it cant be tested by observation or experiment, it doesnt mean that these two ways of gaining knowledge are contradictory. One of Gods most beautiful ways of revealing himself is through nature and science gears toward understanding nature. In that sense, science doesnt disclaim God but through the understanding of natural processes, people get to appreciate Gods work more than they could by just faith alone. Finally, scientific knowledge has its own limits as does faith knowledge. Scientific knowledge cant answer certain questions like what is the purpose of life or what is love. Also science cant answer supernatural events or miracles in the Bible because they break natural laws. Knowledge that one acquires through faith cant describe how God governs the natural world. No one will ever completely understand that. I dont think there is room for supernatural explanations in science because science cant explain miracles in nature. We shouldnt attribute these miracles to a god of the gaps mentality but instead marvel at what God does through science. What it can explain and what it cant. Down the road, when science discovers concepts that it couldnt explain, it will only add to the power of God and the control that He has for every minuscule detail in the whole universe.