Creating Synergy Between God And Science

God is both an explanation and an attribution.  We ascribe holiness, knowledge, providence, power, wisdom, and omnipresence to God.  Some explain events of their life with reference to a Divine Being(s). On the other hand, we calculate and predict aspects of the universe through science.  If we can discern science, we are less likely to believe in God.

The desire for God to play one role and science to play another inhibits the understanding of an omnipresent God; it is the result of the makeup and operation of human cognition.  The way our mind processes a scientific explanation is different from its belief in an omnipresent Creator.  A complete explanation of a phenomenon seems to leave no role for an anthropomorphic God.  This error of the mind prevents a fuller explanation of an omnipresent God.  Just because a scientist can attribute causation to an observable event or can describe the causal forces mathematically does not mean that God does not exist.  The concept of God is deeper than an ideal model of a human being and more than an inexplicable phenomenon.  Belief in God does not require that science cannot account for causation fully.  God can be described through science.  For example, God could be an all-pervading force present throughout the universe like gravity.

In the future, we start with the principle that God can be described mathematically and scientifically.  Then, we break God into little pieces, each requiring an explanation.  A scientist will then study and deduce the properties or events that can be described mathematically (and in some cases, physically or chemically).  As our scientific knowledge grows, we learn to see more of the whole picture and not less of God.  Hopefully, this approach will result in a synergy of science and religion that furthers global peace and increases our willingness to show goodwill to all human beings (as required by Luke 2:14 in The Holy Bible).​

What is your theory of how God and science go together (or not)?  Share your theory with scott@theorism.org. 

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