Modern day science defines itself naturalistically and that it is just atheism masquerading. For example the recent definition states “The universe is.

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Modern day science defines itself naturalistically and that it is just atheism masquerading. For example the recent definition states “The universe is a closed system where all events occur for naturalistic reasons and that there cannot be anything or anyone from outside that system which acts upon it”

Has anyone provided a proof of God’s inexistence? Not even close!

Has quantum cosmology explained the emergence of the universe or why it is here?

Have the sciences explained why our universe seems to be fine- tuned to allow for the existence of life?

Are physicists and biologists willing to believe in anything so long as it is not religious thought? Close enough!

Has rationalism in moral thought provided us with an understanding of what is good, what is right, and what is moral? Not close enough!

Has secularism in the terrible twentieth century been a force for good? Not even close to being close!

Is there a narrow and oppressive orthodoxy of thought and opinion within the sciences? Close enough!

Does anything in the sciences or in their philosophy justify the claim that religious belief is irrational? Not even in the Ballpark!

Is scientific atheism a frivolous exercise in intellectual contempt? Dead on!