Science has made many important contributions to our lives, but it is not the sole arbiter of truth. It can explain a cardiac arrest but not a heart ache, it can explain why it beats but not why it breaks. I would argue that our obsession with science and technology has caused us to neglect the contribution of storytellers…..
Our ability to study ancient history is dependent on the reliability of the transcription and translation of ancient documents. We must be confident that the words written long ago were faithfully recopied and accurately translated into modern languages. The process of transcription doesn’t necessarily require understanding of the content of the documents in order to be faithfully reproduced. Translation, however,…..
I have made the case that the world is comprehensible because as image-bearers we are equipped with divine voice recognition software which allows us to listen to the world around us and hear the words God spoke into creation long ago. We investigate the world as scientists, artists, engineers, and philosophers because we hear what He has said…..