I intend this blog to be a living example of the (increasingly uneasy) union of God and Science. Until 150 years ago the gentleman scientists, who had for 650 years populated our great universities, had no problem seamlessly combining the study of these two great searches for truth. However, science seems to now be commonly perceived as the antithesis of religious belief, in contrast to the Biblical model of God's Word revealed in scripture and God's Word revealed in nature. The modern debate seems to be deluged by extremists who either believe that the Bible is the only source of truth or who see every facet of science supporting their presupposition of a godless universe. There have of course been exceptions to this sweeping generalisation, with people such as Sir John Houghton and Francis Collins much more qualified to talk on this topic, but I hope it is of some interest to see the average, non-high flying scientist trying to live his life for God.
Form-wise the blog is going to be an organic chronicle of my life and thoughts, hopefully replacing all the accumulations of random scraps of paper, notebooks, and text files etc. I guess most of the deep and meaningful posts will be related to theology or science, but I expect there will be fun things and much randomness posted as well. I have to admit this is largely for myself, as some sort of cathartic, creative outlet for my thoughts, but if anyone wants to follow my personal journey then enjoy!
