Reasons for Faith
Wed, Jul 24
|Hamilton
Please note that this month we have a change of time and venue The two keynote speakers at the Tauranga Thinking Matters Conference will be speaking in Hamilton on the 24th July, 7pm, at the Lady Goodfellow Chapel at Waikato University. Entry is through the university Gate One, Knighton Rd.
Time & Location
Jul 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hamilton, Gate One Knighton Rd, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand
About the event
We’ll have two talks on the night. The first will be presented by Rebekah Valerius, educator and author. Her topic is Mere Science: The Christian Foundations of Modern Science. This talk explores the assumptions that are the foundation of the modern scientific enterprise. These are the essential articles of faith that one must accept before practicing science, and they are surprisingly Christian. Rebekah calls this ‘Mere Science’, which she says is in contrast to the view that science has buried God. The second talk will be presented by Dr Melissa Cain Travis, author and Fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Her topic is Are We Just Our Brains? How the Human Mind Defies Materialism. In our technological age, science as an enterprise enjoys a high level of cultural influence. To be a rational and educated person is to accept a thoroughly ‘scientific’ worldview – which
typically means rejecting the idea of a human soul. However, it turns out that the very foundations of science cannot survive a materialist view of human persons. Genuine rationality, and hence all scientific activity, have enormous implications for the existence of the soul.
You can find more information about Rebekah and Melissa at
conference.thinkingmatters.org.nz.
Enquiries: roger@thinkingmatters.org.nz