{"id":39149,"date":"2020-11-02T18:17:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T18:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/?p=39149"},"modified":"2024-10-15T14:01:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:01:57","slug":"1376","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/1376\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lennox Against the Tide of Scientism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this <strong>ID the Future, <\/strong>host Stephen Meyer concludes his three-part conversation with Oxford mathematician and philosopher John Lennox on Lennox\u2019s new film <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/againstthetide.movie\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Against the Tide: Finding God in an Age of Science<\/em><\/a>. Science depends on word, on logos, says Lennox, meaning the rational intelligibility of the universe. Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA, wished to disprove the need for God, but the language of DNA has turned out to be a signpost to an intelligence, Lennox comments, a logos, behind nature. Scientists still claim authority to pronounce against theism, but according to Lennox, such pronouncements come not from science but from a dogma known as scientism. Far from being \u201cscience vs. God,\u201d it\u2019s really a collision of competing worldviews. All this and more will be covered in the beautifully filmed <em>Against the Tide<\/em>, also starring Hollywood actor Kevin Sorbo, in theaters November 19. Go to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/againstthetide.movie\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/againstthetide.movie\/<\/a> to learn more and purchase tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/againstthetide.movie\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/1601312699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/1601312699.jpg 764w, https:\/\/idthefuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/1601312699-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On this ID the Future, host Stephen Meyer concludes his three-part conversation with Oxford mathematician and philosopher John Lennox on Lennox\u2019s new film Against the Tide: Finding God in an Age of Science. Science depends on word, on logos, says Lennox, meaning the rational intelligibility of the universe. Francis Crick, co-discoverer of DNA, wished to disprove the need for God, but the language of DNA has turned out to be a signpost to an intelligence, Lennox comments, a logos, behind nature. Scientists still claim authority to pronounce against theism, but according to Lennox, such pronouncements come not from science but from a dogma known as scientism. Far from being \u201cscience vs. God,\u201d it\u2019s really a collision of competing worldviews. 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