QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Why is worldview important in science?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Why is worldview important in science? Get Equipped: War of the Worldviews News to Know Quick Look After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Answers Conversation podcast Video: Go into All the World, Part 4 Blog Highlights Pray for AiG Q: Why is worldview important in science? A: The "evolution versus creation" issue is not a battle between "science" and "non-science." Rather it is a war of worldviews. All scientists—whether creationist or evolutionist—draw conclusions about our unobservable origins in accord with their own worldview-based presuppositions. Their presuppositions determine how they interpret data about a long ago time that they cannot recreate in a laboratory. Being a biblical "creationist" does not make a person a non-scientist. Rather, a creation scientist understands that God's eyewitness account of our origins provides the only reliable framework for interpreting scientific data relevant to the origins question. Scientists evaluate testable hypotheses using experiments that are observed and measured in the present. From such scientific pursuits, countless technological and medical breakthroughs emerge. But when scientists try to apply those same scientific principles to learn about the origin of the universe and life, they must rely on assumptions that reflect the worldview of the scientists making them. Why do we care what people believe about our origins? We know that when people realize that the Word of God does not conflict with the observed facts of science, they are more likely to accept the Bible's explanation for not only our origins but also for why the world is full of sin and suffering. And then, seeing that we are all sinners in rebellion against a loving Creator, we pray that many will come to trust the provision that our Creator has made for our eternal salvation and abundant life through Jesus Christ. Read the whole article to see how assumptions about our origins determine how we interpret evidence. Get Equipped War of the Worldviews In this powerful book, you will find ammunition for the war: answers to some of the most common arguments for evolution, analysis of Christian compromise and a call for a return to true biblical authority. News to Know Quick Look Honeybees Navigate with a Map of Polarized Light: Polarized light imprints GPS directions on the honeybee brain's genes. Fish Fins Are Not Fingers That Failed: Fish fingers were never on the evolutionary menu. Fossil Hand Turns Back the Clock on Tools for Human Evolution: A hand fit for a human was found surprisingly deep in the fossil record. After Eden Answers . . . with Ken Ham radio program Women in Combat Part 3: Is It Biblical? Part 2: Women in War Part 1: What Does the Bible Say? God's Design of Our Brains Part 2: How Does the Brain Work? Part 1: Your Nimble Noggin Photo of the Week To download this image for use as wallpaper on your device, right-click on the link below for the desired resolution and select "Save Link/Target As..." Mobile Full (4:3) Wide (16:9) Answers Conversation podcast This week Steve Ham talks with AiG curriculum writer and editor Roger Patterson to answer the question, "How Shall We Equip Our Children to Answer Challenges to the Truth of God's Word?"	This Week . . . Discovery.com asks, "Should Scientists Debate Creationists?" (Jan 31) Legends of the Flood (Jan 30) Honeybees Navigate with a Map of Polarized Light (Jan 30) Public Schools and the Bill Nye/Ken Ham Debate (Jan 29) Feedback: Will Ken Ham "Crumble to Scientific Facts" in the Debate? (Jan 28) Fish Fins Are Not Fingers That Failed (Jan 28) Does a "Recently Deciphered 4,000-Year-Old Tablet" Discredit the Genesis Account of Noah's Ark? (Jan 27) Creation Museum Free to Kids in 2014! (Jan 27) Gambling—Don't Bet on Chance (Jan 26) Fossil Hand Turns Back the Clock on Tools for Human Evolution (Jan 25) Video On Demand Go into All the World, Part 4 Watch Video Blog Highlights Ark Encounter: Genuine Ark, Part 7: Sail Away Ken Ham: Three Ways to Make an Ape-man Ken Ham: Is the Bible Evidence? Dr. Georgia Purdom: Can Theistic Evolutionists and Biblical Creationists Have a Dialogue? Ken Ham: Putting Hands Where Our Head and Heart Are Directed Ken Ham: Christian Academics Telling God What He Got Wrong! Pray for AiG Pray for the debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham, taking place Tuesday evening, February 4. Pray that many would repent and put their faith the Lord Jesus Christ. Resources The New Answers Book 1 Big Book of History Extreme Caving Connect with Us Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum Answers in Genesis Ark Encounter Creation Museum See all networks Free app for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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