Since I accepted his claim without objection, I don't see the point.
But my question now is, if there is a "God of Evolution" why do you not pick on other fields with the same kind of bitterness, why do you not refer to a "God of Geology" a "God of Physics" or a "God of Astronomy"? None of these fields are still dominated by atheists.
Is that the evidence you are asking for? Proof that these other fields are no longer dominated by atheists? Well he accepted my claim in that regard without objection too, only singling out biologists as different. So I still don't see the point of your request, Dunbar and I are not disagreeing with each other on any matter of statistics.
Hi FWG,
Well, the point is merely being respectful to answer the question that someone asked of you. You have apparently lived for some time believing in the position that you posted. The questioner asked if you could provide a source to support that belief. The issue is whether or not your belief is based on facts or just something that you 'feel' is true.
If you don't want to answer the question, that's fine. But, it is a fair question of any of us that provide answers and belief positions on these boards. I am regularly asking others on what evidence are they supporting their beliefs.
How anyone can truly not understand why someone would ask for evidence to support a belief is beyond me. It's a fair question.
Then you go on to make the claim that many other fields of science are no longer dominated by the ungodly, but provide no proof, other than you just saying so, that this is the truth. The one who seeks truth then naturally asks, "Well, how do you know this?" Have you personally talked to every scientist in these fields and tabulated their faith or lack thereof in God? Probably not. Somewhere you have read that that is true or you just 'feel' in your gut that that is true. Either of those two sources need to be checked.
I don't much care whether or not it is true that most modern scientists in the fields you have mentioned profess a belief in the God of Israel, but you see, my gut tells me the exact opposite of yours. However, the ultimate truth is that only one position can be supported by the truth.
Finally, as regards the study and purpose of science. Let me be clear that science can only prove that which is reproducible. Everything else is a best guess. The basic tenant of the scientific mind is that everything has a natural explanation. That how the earth got to be what and where it is today as we see it must be explained by some naturally occurring set of events. However, as I understand the Scriptures, that isn't the truth. At some point in time God merely said, "Let the earth exist", and it was so. One moment the vast empty blackness of emptiness that we call space was just a vast empty blackness of nothing. No light, no molecules, no atoms just the nothingness void of space. In that vast empty area of space God said, "Let there be..." and the earth appeared. Fully formed, reasonably round and spinning. Covered in water according to the Scriptures. Just one moment there was nothing in all of space and the next moment, boom, there was the earth sitting all by itself spinning like a ball in the vast empty blackness of space.
It was covered by water and beneath that water was the dirt and rock and magma and all else that makes the earth a solid planet. Then, in another moment God said, "Let the dry land appear..." Boom, the sea parted and suddenly there was a land mass of dirt and rock that existed above the waters of the sea. Then God said let there be other heavenly bodies in the black emptiness of the space in which the earth appeared and again, Boom! Suddenly the heavens all surrounding and about the singular planet of the earth was filled with millions and millions of other celestial bodies.
Now science tell us that this all happened several millions or billions of years ago in time past and also tells us that it is impossible that that is the correct order of the creation of the earth and the other stars and planets of our universe. The born again believer knows differently. The born again believer has the indwelling Holy Spirit as his teacher. And it is the job of God's Spirit to teach those who have accepted him, the truth of the things of God.
Unfortunately, Christianity isn't a lot different than Judaism in the nature of it's people.
So, let me see if I understand what you responded. Beginning after you read the responders post you no longer try to tell people that the majority of scientists today are theists, right. You accepted - and believed - his claim without question and have now changed your position. If not, then your statement is false. You haven't accepted what he wrote, you just have read it, processed it, rejected it and continue on your way without having offered any proof to those who have asked for you to support your belief. If not, then I honestly don't understand what you mean that your 'accepting his claim without objection' makes any difference in your willingness to respond to his request for proof. You just don't want to discuss it. Ok.
God bless you.
In Christ, Ted
