Science can tell us many important things that we need to know to live our lives.
10 Reasons to Learn About Science and Technology
1. Because it has the potential to save millions of lives.
2. Because so many popular beliefs are empirically unsound.
3. Because it's the only way to significantly move our entire civilization forward.
4. Because science just means "stuff we know" and technology just means "stuff we can do".
5. Because it's the foundation and context of all other human affairs.
6. Because it makes the main difference between cavemen and modern man.
7. Because ignorance is nothing to be proud of.
8. Because it's challenging and useful.
9. Because progress in science and technology is exponentially accelerating.
10. Because our future depends on it.
The word science comes from the Latin "scientia," meaning knowledge.
How do we define science? According to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of science is "knowledge attained through study or practice," or "knowledge covering general truths of the operation of general laws, esp. as obtained and tested through scientific method [and] concerned with the physical world."
What does that really mean? Science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system. Less formally, the word science often describes any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it.
What is the purpose of science? Perhaps the most general description is that the purpose of science is to produce useful models of reality.
We need God to speak to us and tell us how we fit into His World. The Bible tell us that it is the Word of God:"Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work."
(2Tim. 3:16-17)
As God's infallible word, the Bible confronts us whith a series of authoritative presuppositions.
A Presupposition is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating.
the only way to live free of presupposition is to know everything.
The most basic presupposition of Christianity is that God has spoken to the human race in the Bible. And within the Bible we Find many presuppositions that work together to form a worldview.
The essential presuppositions in a Christian worldview are that:
1. God made the world and placed humans at the center of that world.
2. The world has fallen into a broken condition because of human sin; and
3. God is working to redeem this world to himself.
Whit this worldview we are able to make proper use the map of science.
The Bible's teachings about creation tell us where come from. Gen 1-11, Gen 1:26-27.
We were created to exercise a mandate: The Creation Mandate Gen 1: 26,28.
The Bible tells us about the fall of the world because of sin Gen 3: 17-19.
God gives us hope, a promise of salvation through Jesus Gen 3:15, Heb 1: 1-3,
Matt. 28:19.
When we study science, learn from observations and Conclusion made in previous studies, which plays an important role in how we can help the world today.
Secularism is the concept that the entities should exist separately from religion and/or religious beliefs.
Secular is a term which has come into use in the last thirty years to describe a world view with the following elements and principles:
A conviction that dogmas, ideologies and traditions, whether religious, political or social, must be weighed and tested by each individual and not simply accepted on faith.
Commitment to the use of critical reason, factual evidence, and scientific methods of inquiry, rather than faith and mysticism, in seeking solutions to human problems and answers to important human questions.
A primary concern with fulfillment, growth, and creativity for both the individual and humankind in general.
A constant search for objective truth, with the understanding that new knowledge and experience constantly alter our imperfect perception of it.
A concern for this life and a commitment to making it meaningful through better understanding of ourselves, our history, our intellectual and artistic achievements, and the outlooks of those who differ from us.
A search for viable individual, social and political principles of ethical conduct, judging them on their ability to enhance human well-being and individual responsibility.
A conviction that with reason, an open marketplace of ideas, good will, and tolerance, progress can be made in building a better world for ourselves and our children.
Secular humanism does not believe that God is the creator of the universe and that this was done for his glory.
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