One of the fastest ways to gain masses of evidence as used by scientists and academics is to read Dr John AshtonÕs book: THE GOD FACTOR: 50 scientists and academics explain why they believe in God[1]. It is still widely available on the internet in new and second-hand condition. These 50 scientists are in addition to the 50 in his first book.
In the preface Dr Ashton says:
ÒThe purpose of this book is to reveal the diversity of reasons why highly educated university
academics believe in God. It opens the debate over the existence of God to a wider audience – not with
narrow and closed arguments but with a straightforward and wide-ranging analysis of the issues
confronting both the scientific community and the general public.Ó
ÒIn the first section, examples are presented of the reasons why academics choose to believe. The
authors describe the facts that sustain their beliefs and state the arguments to justify their faith,
confidence, reliance and trust in the ability and goodness of God. They tell of the overwwhelming
impression of design in nature as evidence of a CreatorÕs mind behind our existance; of the harmony of
the mathematical functions that explain the various laws of nature and suggest organisation by an all-
knowing intelligent mind; of the unique and precise astronomical position of our earth in the solar
system which enables life as we know it to continue to exist; of the shortcomings of the theory of
evolution such as its inability to account for the development of language capacity in human beings, the
complex lifecycles of plants and the irreducible complexity of living cells; of the hsitorical evidence of
the authenticity of the biblical text; of the accurate fulfilment of biblical prophecy; of the tremendous
good achieved in the world by those dedicated to serving others as Jesus instructed us to do (such as the
hundreds of mission hospitals that were set up around the world last century by dedicated Christian
doctors); of the biblical principles that have underpinned the freedom we enjoy in Western
democracies.Ó
The 50 scientists include emeritus professors, heads of university departments, physicists, chemists, biologists, psychologists, engineers, medical researchers, and mathematicians. That this list is not exhaustive is shown by the earlier book of another 50 scientists who explain why they choose to believe in Creation. That the two books together are not exhaustive is shown by the fact that many Bible-believing Scientists are not included in these books.
You can download this book for
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