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Does Science Disprove Christianity?

Tom Attwood· 7 September 2026 · 1 min read

The "science vs. religion" framing is a 19th-century invention, not a timeless reality.

The vast majority of the scientific revolution was carried out by people who held explicitly Christian beliefs — Newton, Faraday, Mendel, Collins. They didn't see their faith as an obstacle. They saw the universe as a rational creation of a rational God, and therefore one that could be studied rationally.

Science answers "how" questions with extraordinary power. It cannot, in principle, answer "why" questions — questions of meaning, value, purpose, and origin. Not because it's failed to try, but because those questions are outside its method.

Christianity is not a competing scientific hypothesis. It's an answer to a different kind of question entirely.

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Tom Attwood

Developer, thinker, father, and follower of Christ. Writing about faith, family, and the future of education.