Puncturing the Science-Faith Warfare Myth

Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

Science, Philosophy, Astronomy, Society & Culture, Life Sciences

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🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On today’s ID the Future, join host and geologist Casey Luskin and historian of science Michael Keas for a lively conversation puncturing a series of anti-Christian myths about the history of science, including the Dark Ages myth, the flat-earth myth, the myth that the discovery of how big the universe is rendered humanity insignificant, and the simplistic revisionist history of Galileo and the Inquisition. What about the claim in the recent Cosmos TV series that in abandoning his traditional Jewish faith, seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza was able to provide an improved framework for doing science? As Keas argues, the truth is just the opposite. Spinoza, he says, abandoned a key tenet of Judeo-Christian theology that had proven vital to the Read More ›

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0:00.0	I. D. The Future, a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
0:12.4	Has Christianity traditionally been at war with science?
0:15.0	Hello and welcome to ID the Future.
0:18.0	I'm Casey Luskin Broadcasting with Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture in Seattle, Washington.
0:24.8	I have on the show today with us Dr. Michael Keys, a fellow of Discovery Institute with
0:29.8	a PhD in the History of Science from the University of Oklahoma.
0:34.0	Dr. Keys serves as a lecturer in the History and Philosophy of Science at Biola University
0:39.0	and has written many papers, including Systematizing the The Theoretical Virtues, published in the top-tier philosophy journal
0:45.4	Synthes.
0:46.4	Dr. Hees is also an expert in some of the myths that are prominent in the history and philosophy
0:51.8	of science, and he published his book, Unbelievable, seven myths about the history and future of science
0:57.5	and religion, to debunk some of these major myths.
1:00.4	Dr. Keys has a chapter in the recent book, Science and Faith and Dialogue, published by the South
1:06.1	African academic publisher Aiosis.
1:08.8	His chapter is titled, Rumors of War and Evidence of peace between science and Christianity.
1:14.7	So Dr. Keys, it's great to have you on the show with us today to talk about your chapter
1:18.4	in this new book.
1:19.4	Well, thanks for having me, Casey.
1:21.4	So Dr. Hees, where are you broadcasting from today?
1:23.7	I know that you travel all around the US
1:26.0	and you kind of have your mobile domination unit
1:28.6	from which you conquer the world.
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