Lennox, John C., 2019- Can Science Explain Everything?

“There cannot be an essential conflict between being a scientist and having faith in God. However, there is a very real conflict between the worldviews held by these two brilliant men: atheism and theism.”

“The problem is, many people give to all statements by scientists the authority rightly due to science, simply because they are stated by a scientist.”

“Unfortunately, the idea that science is the only way to truth often leads people to think that “scientific” means the same as “rational,” that is, in accord with reason. This is false [...] Reason has a far larger scope than science.”

“The natural sciences can cope with questions about the nature and structure of the cake, but they cannot answer the “why” question of purpose. Science has its limitations.”

“The God of the Bible is not a god of the gaps. He is the God of the whole show. He is the God of the bits of the universe we don’t understand and the bits we do.”

“The key point here is that science does not compete with God as an explanation. Science gives a different kind of explanation.”

“There can be multiple explanations that are equally true at the same time. [...] The first is scientific and the second is personal, involving my intentions, will and desire. [...] The two explanations do not conflict or even compete. They complement each other.”

“The principle of following evidence where it leads is extremely important. It may mean that we have to go beyond narrowly defined scientific explanations in terms of natural processes, but it need not lead us beyond rational explanation.”