Biola University
In Defense of Truth
The Christian Scientific Society 2023 Meeting
- Saturday, February 4, 2023
- 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific
- Business 109 - Moats Lecture Hall
- Hosted By: Christian Apologetics, Talbot School of Theology
- Open to: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Parents, Staff, Students
Cost and Admission
This is a paid event.
| $20.00 | Non-CSS Members |
| $0.00 | Students Free with ID |
| $0.00 | Livestream Must register online for link |
The scientific enterprise has historically rested on the belief that objective truth can be found, or at least well approximated, with sufficient effort and care. The Christian world view also embraces this view. Yet in the past 100 years, our society has moved toward other views, which see this approach as a power play by Western European controlling classes. While these alternate approaches have mostly gotten traction in the social sciences and humanities, they are having increasing traction in the “hard” sciences, as seen, for example, at this link.
This meeting will examine both the concept of truth in general, as well as specific arguments on what is true in the scientific world.
Schedule
All times in Pacific Time
| Saturday, February 4th | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration Opens Refreshments will be served |
| 9:00 | Event Begins |
| 9:00 | David Snoke: How did we get here? A brief overview of modernism, postmodernism, and post-post-modernism |
| 9:30 | Q & A |
| 9:40 | Daniel Hitchcock: Interpreting Truth: Schemata, Paradigms, and Worldviews |
| 10:30 | Q & A |
| 10:40 | Mihretu Guta: Why Truth Matters in Scientific Pursuits |
| 11:20 | Q & A |
| 11:30 | Discussion and Lunch Break See Biola eateries for hours |
| 1:00 p.m. | Richard Jones: Sometimes the Majority is Right: Evidence for the Big Bang |
| 1:40 | Q & A |
| 1:50 | Doug Axe: Sometimes the Majority is Wrong: Evidence for Intelligent Design |
| 2:30 | Q & A |
| 2:40 | Greg Shearer: Do Design Hypotheses Work as Guides for Scientific Inquiry? My Personal Experience |
| 3:20 | Q & A |
| 3:30 | Speaker Panel Discussion
Moderated by John Bloom |
| 4:30 p.m. | Event Ends |
Questions?
Contact Megan Clark at:
562.906.4570
conference.coordinator@biola.edu