The History of Christianity with Bertie Pearson Bertie Pearson

I am currently in my 1st semester of my masters in Theology course in Houston. Excellent synthesis emphasizing the salient points. Thank you!

So well done!

Overview:

This podcast episode attempts to reconcile Christianity with Science. Science is the most accurate worldview, so it should be taken most literally OVER religious views. Religious views are inherently subjective while science is inherently objective. One should not think about science and then reconfigure their religion around that. When what is said for instance in the Bible directly contradicts what science has objectively proven, it is justified to see this as a reason to reject religion. I do believe that faith is NOT mutually exclusive from science, but taking religion too seriously and actively changing what the texts say or interpret its meaning due to agree with what science says is another good reason to doubt religion. In addition, there is a big focus of emotion in every religion, and the idea of good and evil. Considering that emotions are just chemicals released by your brain, and that thoughts are just neurons firing, there is no such thing as objective good and evil. The problem with this specific podcast is that it cherry-picks examples to further its point, while not discussing this idea that thoughts are brain cells firing and emotions just chemicals.

Next, let’s evaluate the idea of god. The podcaster goes on a rant about how science and religion live in two different realities, but if science theoretically finds a complete theory of the universe, and discovers everything, then where is the room for a supreme infinite god? There is no such thing as scientific proof to religion, and as science is the CORRECT and objective way of viewing the universe, there is no reconcilable way of viewing science with religion.

Finally, let us think about the very nature of the universe. The computer I am typing this review on is made out of molecules, and further down atoms, and further then that elementary particles all interacting together to create every single moment in reality. Because reality is just at its core subatomic particles reacting with each other, then the thought, the idea of god is ingrained in the matter and imprinted on the energy that is in the universe. Where is there room for spirituality in a universe filled with cold hard matter.

Note that these are my personal views. If you disagree your opinions are VALID, but I do not think that this podcast covered this topic in a productive or meaningful way. Thank you for reading!