SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE CAN CO-EXIST
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The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has announced plans for a year-long exhibition examining the often contentious relationship between science and the Bible over the course of history.
Through millions of dollars in grants received from the John Templeton Foundation and Templeton Religion Trust, the temporary exhibit will run from summer 2020 through summer 2021 and will detail the contemporary debates related to scientific inquiry and biblical interpretation.
Specifically, the exhibit seeks to answer six of the world’s most pressing questions: How did it all begin? What keeps the universe running? Are we different from animals? What are we made of? Where are we going? Are we alone?
“We believe that the narrative for the most part in Western civilization is that the Bible and science are incompatible with each other,” the museum’s chief executive officer Ken McKenzie told The Christian Post in an interview.
“We believe that in the scientific community some folks look at the Bible and say, ‘We believe folks on the religious side look at science as competing with the Bible and therefore, is antagonistic. Our argument is that both the Bible and science have an authoritative place in society, and we believe a lot is complementary and they are not opposite to each other at all times.”
The museum aims to tackle “myths” that have emerged on both sides of the science-faith discussion in ways that are educational, engaging and informative.
The exhibit will feature artifacts from the museum and those on loan from other institutions around the world.
As there is much debate about the origins of the universe and human life, the matters of creation and evolution will be covered in the exhibit but will not be the entire focus. Rather, the focus will be on the six “big questions” that everyone has asked at some point in their lives.
“[We hope] that it makes you ask more questions as to where you believe you land on either side of the two parties — biblically based or scientific based,” McKenzie said. “If you really lean heavily to one of the other, we hope that it challenges your thinking and then think, ‘Maybe there is a lot of places where these overlap and actually are complementary to each other.”
(Excerpted from Samuel Smith, The Christian Post)
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You are smart and thoughtful to post ReasonsToBelieve.org, thank you.
Since I started attending college many faith-challenging scenarios panned out
in and out of class. I found “everystudent.org” to be helpful, and answersingenesis.org to be helpful as well. For every searching, longing, wondering student of faith out there these sites exist to help find answers.
Good for them!!!!! We have to stand up for what we believe.
Always the word of God will remain unchanged and it’s eternal.all answers are in the Bible.No contradiction in the Bible.Nothing can be compared to God and His word in the Bible.Hope all who will represent God there ,God will give them wisdom to carry the day and even win souls there for Christ Jesus.
I wish I could get money I could attend such a session.
I’d like to attend the exhibit, but it is a year away. In the meantime, ReasonsToBelieve.org provides quite a bit of excellent material on the subject.
You are smart and thoughtful to post ReasonsToBelieve.org, thank you.
Since I started attending college many faith-challenging scenarios panned out
in and out of class. I found “everystudent.org” to be helpful, and answersingenesis.org to be helpful as well. For every searching, longing, wondering student of faith out there these sites exist to help find answers.
Honest brokers are extraordinarily hard to find in today’s America. Sounds like the Museum of the Bible is seeking to make a balanced and honest assessment, rather than pushing propaganda. Good work.