According to Sci-Faith

In this episode we discuss the topic which most christian scientists highly focus on: Aplogetics.

We answer the question if this focus is legit and whether there are also other topics to focus on.

Also I give my opinion on what I think is the purpose of science from a christian viewpoint and how one can implement this into the scientific process.

What is a culture? 

What is the counter culture? 

How are we as christian to engage in what is often called a culture war? 

Are we to take a side? And if so, which one? 

How was this issue approached in the Bible, especially from Jesus? 

And what does this have to say about science?  

In this episode I take on these questions. 

First I give an overview of what a culture is and what counter cultures are. 

Afterwards we look in the Bible for answers about how to engage in the culture. It's an interesting topic and I do my best to keep it as apolitical as possible.

At Sci-Faith we regularly talk about how faith is not only true but also fruitful. This fruitfulness of course is a consequence of faith being true. If one assumes this to work also in the opposite direction, faith being fruitful would imply it being true.

Therefore, to evaluate whether a faith is based in truth it helps to consider its fruit. But what fruit does (or did) the christian faith produce?
To see this we will dive in to history and consider the influence faith had on society and especially modern science.

An interesting and hopefully enlightening episode about the impact of the christian faith.

'Trust the Science'. This term has been thrown around throughout media especially during this pandemic.

But what does this statement even mean? 

Does it make sense to blindly trust what science says?

Should we as christians then also trust the science?

To understand this we need to first understand what science actually is and how it works. Therefore, in this episode, Josua Göcking will give a brief introduction to the workings of science and also a recommendation on which we as christians are to take.

On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. But is this story a mere myth or historical fact?

In this episode I show if the claims of the resurrection of Jesus are backed by historical evidence. Furthermore, I explain the meaning of this resurrection from the dead of Jesus.

What do God's goodness and the consverations laws of physics have in common?

Conservation laws are of huge importance in physics. They have been known for a long time, however, certain experiments have repeatedly put them in doubt. This is especially true for the conservation of energy.

In this episode I show how that leads to a similarity between science and faith. Furthermore, I show a correlation of these conservation laws in physics with the characteristics of God, especially His goodness, following the principle that the creation is always a reflection of the creator.

The creation is a reflection of the creator. This is a principle which is of great importance when considering science from a perspective of faith. For example the states matter can exist in can be understood as a reflection on the trinity of God.

But not only in nature we find those reflections, but also in systems created by humans. One of the most fascinating examples of this is the relation of the sudo command and the speaking in the name of Jesus.

One paradox that is often brought up in conversations with atheists is how an almighty god is even possible. Because through his almighty power this god should be able to create a stone so heavy, that he himself cannot lift it. However, such a stone would contradict the omnipotence of such a god.

In this episode I show how this paradox can be solved using a gedanken experiment from mathematics. Also we will see what one can learn about the faith from this.

I do this while also attempting to explain this in a way that is understandable for the laymen.