Disappointed by review of Expelled II
by Arden Slotter, Castle Rock, Colo.
Readers of Steve Carpenter’s review of Expelled should keep in mind an important concept that was not explicitly stated in the essay: In order for the answer to a question to be a scientific answer, there must be some possibility that a scientific test could show that the answer is false.
Otherwise, the question falls into some other area of human experience (e.g. philosophy or theology). If a scientist states that his work in science leads him to conclude that there is no Intelligent Designer involved in the creation and operation of the universe, that conclusion is not scientifically based because no scientific test could show it to be false. If scientists who are Christian state that we are confident that God is the Intelligent Designer who created the universe as best we know in a way consistent with the explanations of biology, geology, astronomy and cosmology, then that is a statement of faith, not a scientific conclusion.
It is good that Christians working in science are willing to explain that science does not threaten their faith, but it is important that they make a clear distinction between conclusions based on scientific research and those based on faith convictions.
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