ABSTRACT

Drs. William Lane Craig and Alex Rosenberg covered many topics that relate to the particular positions as to whether/not a faith in God is reasonable. The need for radical change is still occurring in author's own scientific field. For much of the 20th century, it was commonly held that the universe was expanding. Edwin Hubble made that discovery in the 1920s. He showed this through his own Doppler shift measurements of light from distant galaxies. The more recent supernova studies indicate that the universe is actually accelerating in its expansion. For those who do not believe in God, Elaine Ecklund's research does indicate that there are many who think that "science trumps religion". She also found, however, quite a few who have had bad experiences with organized religion in the past, or simply feel that it is foreign or unimportant. Furthermore, only 10" of those interviewed felt that an increase in education always leads to a decrease in religious commitment.