Christian Science

[Guest]

Hello All.

Perhaps I can again use the collective brain power of this board to clarify a question I have.

I have heard the term "christian science" thrown about many a time. I've never been able to relate any theology to science, being an engineer myself. The definition of science, from dictionary.com, (one of) is as follows:

The investigation of natural phenomena through observation, theoretical explanation, and experimentation, or the knowledge produced by such investigation. ◇ Science makes use of the scientific method, which includes the careful observation of natural phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis, the conducting of one or more experiments to test the hypothesis, and the drawing of a conclusion that confirms or modifies the hypothesis. See Note at hypothesis.

Basically, you observe something in your natural surroundings, you form a hypothosis, you systematically gather, observe and document information, and then do systematic experiments to confirm your hypothosis, which either debunks it or gains you a theory.

How does christian science work? The words themselves seem like an oxymoron, as there is no observations, experiments, hypothosis or theory's. All is told in a single old book, in which it is interpreted what the deity means by this, by that.

So what is it all about, how is it defined, can anyone help me out?

 

[cyberjosh]

Christian Science describes the system of application and interpretation applied to the natural investigative processes and evidences of (ideal) science. Science is Science. "Agnostic" science is no different than "Christian" science so-to-speak because we both have the same evidences and laws and processes of nature, but rather Christian "science" refers to the interpretation of those laws (just as "Agnostic" science would also have its own interpretations). But then again this interpretation may be unfair towards "Christian Science" because interpretations are applied and appended to the natural processes all the time and placed in school text books etc. and it is all called "science" without investigating the suppositions & presuppositions (the lens through which it is looked at, interpreted, and applied) and it all gets called "science" rather unquestionably. The dictionary definition you gave for science is rather ideal, even for "secular" science, and I would posit that actually only God could preform pure, ideal, unnadulterated investigation of "science" (the dictionary, ideal version) with 100% objectivity (since he created everything).

P.S. There is an official "Science" section on these boards. Perhaps you should ask to move this thread there. Oh, I also replied to you in your other thread, and am looking forward to your reply.

God Bless,

~Josh

 

[Bick]

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Perhaps, CA, you are inquiring about the "Christian Science" religion.

If you want to know more about it you can get it on the internet.

Bick

 

[Gabbylittleangel]

Curious,

Could it be Creationism that you are referring to?

Creationism is the belief that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. That as opposed to the belief that in the beginning nothing turned itself into everything.

 

[jgredline]

I actually went into one of these Christian science places by my house...It was extremely heretical in its teachings. More so that JW or mormons...
Anyway, read here...http://www.carm.org/christian_science.htm

 

[Free]

That is the problem with Christian Science - it is neither Christian nor science.