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Peter Stoner, June 16, 1888 - March 21, 1980 PETER W. STONER, M.S. Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College. ROBERT C. NEWMAN, S.T.M., Ph.D. Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Cornell University, 1967; S.T.M., Biblical School of Theology, 1972; a***ociate Professor of Physics and Mathematics, Shelton College, 19689-71; a***ociate professor of New Testament, Biblical School of Theology, 1971- Science Speaks, by Peter W. Stoner. Copyright � 1958, 1963, 1968 by the Moody Bible Inst**ute of Chicago. Manufactured in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Revised, 1976 On-line HTML revised edition 2002 Moody press, a ministry of the Moody Bible Inst**ute, is designed for education, evangelization and edification. If we may a***ist you in knowing more about Christ and the Christian life, please write us without obligation to: Moody Press, c/o MLM, Chicago, Illinois 60610. SCIENCE SPEAKS by Peter W. Stoner In this revised edition of Science Speaks Professor Stoner examines the findings of science and the Genesis account of creation. He considers the day by day order of creation and shows the accuracy of Moses' record. The well-accepted principle of probability is applied to Bible prophecy. A fascinating discussion centers around Ezekiel's prophecy concerning Tyre, Micah's predictions about Samaria, and Jeremiah's utterances dealing with Moab, Ammon and Babylon. Attention is given to Old Testament prophecy which finds fulfillment in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. The attack by critics of the Bible has often come in the name of science. Faith has been threatened because the Bible has been thought to be in serious error. Today, through the efforts of Christian scientists, items of conflict between science and the scriptures are being harmonized. The evidence continues to acc***ulate in favor of the Bible as the product of Divine intelligence. Science Speaks is an enlightening comparison of Biblical truth and the established scientific data. SCIENCE SPEAKS |
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Forward, by H. HAROLD HARTZLER, Ph.D. |
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Preface |
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Introduction |
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Changes in Science |
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I. Scientific Accuracy |
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II. Powers of God |
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III. Scientific Problems Discussed |
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Prophetic Accuracy |
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Tyre |
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Samaria |
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Gaza and Ashkelon |
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Jerico |
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The Golden Gate |
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Zion Plowed |
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Jerusalem Enlarged |
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Palestine |
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Moab and Ammon |
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Edom |
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Babylon |
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Summary |
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The Christ of Prophecy |
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Conclusions |
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Appendix 1: Preface to the 1944 Edition |
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Appendix 2: Other Interpretations of Genesis |
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Appendix 3: A Challenge to Critics of Chapter 3, By Don Stoner |
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FOREWORD |
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The ma****cript for Science Speaks has been carefully reviewed by a committee of the American Scientific Affiliation members and by the Executive Council of the same group and has been found, in general, to be dependable and accurate in regard to the scientific material presented. The mathematical analysis included is based upon principles of probability which are thoroughly sound and Professor Stoner has applied these principles in a proper and convincing way. |
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American Scientific Affiliation H. HAROLD HARTZLER, Ph.D. Secretary-Treasurer Goshen College, Ind. |
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PREFACE |
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A generation ago (that is, a "generation" before Science Speaks was originally published, in 1952, by Van Kampen Press - Editor) there were dire discrepancies between Genesis 1 and the findings of science, and especially was this true of astronomy. The attack of the critic came primarily through the sciences, and the faith of many young people was wrecked because they thought the Bible was in serious error and therefore could no longer be trusted. |
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Since that time, tremendous advances in the sciences have taken place. One by one the items of conflict between science and the Genesis account were harmonized. Today the last serious point of conflict between the Scriptures and science has not only been harmonized, but the findings of science stand ready to supply tremendous evidence that the Bible could not possibly have been written representing the education and culture of that day. |
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Today, if our young people are properly taught in the churches, there is no possible excuse for losing their faith in college, for everything that they study in the physical sciences will speak of the unerring truth of the bible. If they will stop to consider, it will prove to them that God alone could have been the Author of the Bible. |
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It is the purpose of this book to lay side by side the findings of the physical sciences and the statements of the Scriptures, so that anyone may observe their miraculous agreement. In setting up these relations, the scriptural statements have been taken exactly as they are given, neither adding to nor subtracting from them. No scriptural statement has been taken out of its context. No wild scientific theory has been introduced to explain a scriptural account. Only the best modern scientific material has been used. This scientific material would be accepted in any college science cla***. |
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We might define science as "the result of the attempt of man to determine what God did in the creation and what laws He laid down." |
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Science is ever advancing, and during the last few years there has been a tremendous acceleration. It is not the thought of the authors that this book is the final word on the correlation of the sciences and the Scriptures. They do believe that, as science advances still more, these correlations will be greatly improved and made still more positive. |
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It is the intention of the authors to cite only a few of the correlations between science and the Scriptures which they consider to be most vital in establis***ng the miraculous reliability of the Scriptures. It would require many specialized authors filling many volumes to adequately cover the whole field. |
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The references given are in no wise inclusive. They are only those which happen to be on the authors' desks, or are most easily available to them. If the reader does not have a good scientific background he should carefully examine all of these or similar references. |
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INTRODUCTION |
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ON MY DESK I have Young's General Astronomy (1898). Many changes have taken place in astronomy since this was the standard college text of our country. This book indicates that the heat from the sun comes from its cooling off. Science now believes that the heat of the sun comes from its changing some 4,200,000 tons of matter into energy each second. Young teaches that the solar system was formed according to the Nebular Hypothesis. That is, that our solar system started as a flat disc-shaped body of gas, that it shrank and speeded up as it cooled off, leaving small parts of itself behind to form the planets, and that the main central part became the sun. This theory today is discredited. |
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Proceed to Chapter 1 |
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