Chapter 1: Modeling God’s World

Section 1B: Science with a View!

Science can declare God’s glory p. 5 Living for Redemption Science can declare God’s glory

The Search for Information p. 6 The Search for Information Data: information collected through observation

Assumptions and Problem Solving pp. 6-7 Assumptions and Problem Solving Presuppositions: basic assumptions that a person makes about the world and about right, wrong, and the nature of truth

Evidence and Worldview p. 7 Evidence and Worldview Our presuppositions impact our interpretation of scientific evidence Only way to live free of presuppositions is to know everything

outlook from which you interpret life Physical science 1.6 p. 7 Worldview outlook from which you interpret life Each world view has presuppositions—things we just assume are true.

Worldview determines… Presuppositions Biases Prejudices

A Believer’s Worldview Physical Science 1.7 p. 8 A Believer’s Worldview Two basic worldviews: Built on the Bible (Christian) Not built on the Bible (Secularist)

Christian Presuppositions Secularist Presuppositions God made the world and man. The world is fallen because of sin. God works to redeem the world. Secularist Presuppositions The universe always existed. People are just evolved animals. Death is normal. Scientism

Everyone has faith in something Everyone has faith in something. A scientist with a Christian worldview observes everything through the lens of Scripture.

The Bible … establishes science and gives it a reason to exist. shows us that the world should be studied so that we can better use its resources.

“Science will solve the world’s problems” Scientism… The belief that we can know things best with science. “Science will solve the world’s problems”

Scientism… The belief that we can know things best with science. p. 8 1.7 p. 8 Scientism… The belief that we can know things best with science. “Science will solve the world’s problems.”

What is Physical Science? pp. 8-9 What is Physical Science?

Physical Science is about people creating workable explanations or descriptions for the things and processes that we see in the world around us Scientific models

Scientific models Represent phenomena Workable explanation or description Physical, virtual, or conceptual Science is not actually about truth; it is about workability

Organization of Science pp. 11-13 Organization of Science 1) Theory: an accepted model that explains something 2) Law: a model that describes a phenomenon but doesn’t or can’t explain it

How Scientists Approach their Work 1) Operational science: examines phenomena that exist or occur in the present Dominion science

Cannot be tested using the same methods as operational science Physical Science 1.9 pp. 11-13 2) Historical science: studies phenomena that happened in the unobserved past and that are not happening today (to our knowledge) Cannot be tested using the same methods as operational science Origin studies

Question Science can’t answer life’s important questions. True or False? What can---yes, the Bible. John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. Question

Question The Christian worldview advocates scientism. True or False? Of course not. Remember that scientism is the concept that science can solve all the problems we have. The biggest problem we have is a sin problem and only God can solve that problem. That is why Christ came to earth—to redeem man and give him an eternal home with God. Question

It shows that the world should be studied to better use resources. Science Nature Presupposition The Bible Remember the Creation Mandate—study the world so that we can exercise proper care as we have dominion. Question