Tag Archives: Faith and Reason
Rationality, Evidence and The Virgin Birth
Is it reasonable to believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus?
Of all Christian beliefs, none is more likely to be ridiculed and dismissed as a legend than the virgin birth of Jesus. Saints and sceptics alike might be able to agree about certain aspects of Jesus’ life and even have a reasonable discussion about whether the facts relating to the aftermath of Jesus’ death support belief in the resurrection, but typically there is little or no common ground when it comes to the virgin birth.
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Tagged Faith and Reason, Jesus, Miracles, Revelation, The Bible Tells Me So!
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The Argument from Maths in Seven Quick Points
1) As Galileo put it, the laws of physics are written in the language of mathematics . Many have discussed just how remarkable this is. Theoretical physicist Paul Davies writes, ‘Yet the fact that “mathematics works” when applied to the physical world – and works so astonishingly well – demands explanation, for it is not clear we have any absolute right to expect that the world should be well described by mathematics.’ (Davies, 1992, p.150)
Eugene Wigner famously wondered at the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.
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Posted in Existence of God, Quick Thoughts
Tagged Christianity and Science, Faith and Reason, God and Evidence, God and Maths, God and Physics, God and Science, Maths
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