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Answering Questions about Science and Faith

Philosopher Stephen Meyer, theologian Vern Poythress, engineer Stuart Burgess, and biologist Jonathan McLatchie answer questions about science and faith posed to them at the Westminster Conference on Science and Faith. Read More ›
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How the Founders of Modern Science Used the Book Metaphor in Their Scientific Inquiry

These days, we’re told that science and God are at odds and that we should reject theistic belief in order to do good science. But is that true? Philosopher of science and best-selling author Stephen C. Meyer explains the first of three metaphors used by the founders of modern science to describe the design and regularity of nature. Watch all Read More ›

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A Clock to Describe Nature? Philosopher of Science Dr. Stephen Meyer Explains

Did you know that the giants of early modern science, including Newton, Boyle, Kepler, and others, all used a clock to describe the workings of the natural world? Here, Dr. Stephen Meyer explains the second of three common metaphors at the birth of modern science. Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about the series here: https://jashow.org/sm22 This is Read More ›

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Why is Nature Like a Lawful Realm? Stephen Meyer Explains

Newton, Boyle, Kepler, and others. The greats of early modern science all used similar metaphors to describe the workings of the natural world. Learn about the third of these metaphors in this clip featuring Dr. Stephen Meyer, author of Return of the God Hypothesis. Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgA Learn more about the series here: https://jashow.org/sm22 This is Read More ›

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Stephen Meyer: The Third Theistic Idea That Gave Rise to Modern Science

Why did modern science start in the place and time it did? What was the X Factor needed to generate our modern concept of scientific inquiry? In this short clip, Dr. Stephen Meyer describes the third of three Judeo-Christian ideas that helped usher in the age of modern science. Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about the series Read More ›

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Can You Guess the Second Judeo-Christian Idea That Inspired the Rise of Modern Science?

Think there’s no room for God in science? Think again! In this short clip, Dr. Stephen Meyer describes the second of three Judeo-Christian ideas that gave rise to modern science. This is a sneak peak of a new 9-episode series of The John Ankerberg Show exploring the scientific evidence for God. Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about Read More ›

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Stephen Meyer Explains the First Judeo-Christian Idea That Inspired the Rise of Modern Science

Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer describes the first of three Judeo-Christian ideas that gave rise to modern science. This is a clip from a new 9-episode series with Stephen Meyer on The John Ankerberg Show unpacking the scientific discoveries that support theistic belief. Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about the series here: https://jashow.org/sm22 This is the Read More ›

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Are Science and God at War as the New Atheists Claim? Stephen Meyer Responds

In this brief clip from The John Ankerberg Show, Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses the claim of the New Atheists that God and Science have always been in conflict. Meyer points out that quite the opposite is true and explains how modern science was directly inspired by Judeo-Christian ideas. Watch all of Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/qLRLL5QIdgALearn more about the series here: Read More ›