Jordan
March 9, 2019, 5:43am
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swamidass:
Briefly, I think that the reason is not precisely prudence or cowardice. I’m convinced their silence arises for many diverse personal reasons, and psychologizing this doesn’t lead to much understanding or much in the way of solutions. I think the overarching structural reason why scientists are (largely) silent about God’s action is different; there currently is no sensible framework to talk about God’s action in science. There are several frameworks out there, but they are not sensible. Scientists know this, and most will (either out of fear, cowardice, wisdom or prudence) keep their mouths shut till someone figures out and establishes a better framework, and models what it could look like to put it into practice.
So, if you are interested, I can explain what the current frameworks are and why they are not sensible. I can explain the framework I have been using, and how secular scientists and other Christian scientists have responded to it.
Yes, yes, yes!
I am very interested in this. I think this is a big deal, especially for the Church and emerging adults. I know a lot of scientists aren’t crazy about philosophy but I think there are some real areas of conflict that arise from this lack of sensible framework.
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