Academia and the Christian Difference

Academia is a word that includes higher education, and often scientific research conducted in those institutions. One goes to these centers in hopes of becoming a scientist. Although some folks may try to deny it, many professors seek to destroy the faith of Christian students.

Indeed, atheism is presumed in academia and the rest of the secular science industry — and this attitude is harmful to Christian students. The "war" between science and religion is fictitious, an atheistic construct. Many of the founders of modern science were not only Christians but also biblical creationists.

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Because of their insistence on naturalism, secularists are choking scientific research. They try mighty hard to keep the Creator out of science, yet they are upset about misconduct in science. Well, researchers and scientists are simply being true to their worldview if cheating helps their survival fitness...

Christians in science and those who survive academia with their faith intact can make a difference in several ways. Now, don't be disunderstanding me and think I am saying Christians are perfect. That'll be the day! No, but those who hold to the biblical worldview they profess are more likely to have the kind of integrity and morality that science and academia need.

For decades, the proportion of Christians among scientists has been significantly lower than in the general population. For instance, the Pew Research Centre found that the proportion of members from the American Association for the Advancement of Science who admitted “belief in God” was only 33%. That is 50% lower than the general public. The decline of Christianity remains a defining feature of postmodern scientific practice – ironically diverging from the faith-based foundations laid by the pioneers of modern science. 

It is often argued that science should be ‘value-free’, as a sign of ‘objectivity’. But in a field where a search for ‘truth’ is paramount, has academia rejected the foundational assumptions necessary for the delivery of good science? 

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