The Other Science: Using the Bible for Scientific Research

There seems to be a growing disparity between faith and science. Given the potential in both, it’s hard to understand why this should be. More than one way to comprehend truth exists within everyone.

A search for knowledge can be approached from a radical paradigm. Man could accomplish a lot more, a lot quicker, if science and faith worked together. There is much potentially beneficial scientific knowledge inside the Bible. An overwhelming certainty of God’s sovereignty and power arises from new scientific discoveries, especially when they validate previously doubted Scripture.

This writing demonstrates a means of using the Bible as a resource for science. It begins by asking what could be learned, what new direction for research could be found, if the Scriptures were taken at face value. Instead of viewing these writings through filters of doubt, what if every word was assumed to be absolutely true? What valuable knowledge could then be gleaned, not only eternally, but right here and right now?

With this in mind, the author researched four very real scientific questions, mining the Bible for usable data.

Paul F. Spite is the principal at a small architectural firm in Chesterton, Indiana. A lifelong teacher in many venues, he has deep interest in both science and biblical truth, believing both are paths to understanding our world.