Science That Still Speaks

My wife just purchased a copy of a book for me titled, "Science Speaks", by Peter W. Stoner M.S., with assistance by Robert C. Newman, Ph.D.. It's a book I've had before, really just an expanded pamphlet of 128 pages, which I usually get to give away as a gift, although it can be read online in its entirety at:

(http://www.geocities.com/stonerdon/science_speaks.html#c9)

I would suggest reading it online at that address, as it is much sought after now, and though the original cover price on my copy is fifty cents, and then stamped in a used bookstore for twenty-five cents, it's not uncommon to see it selling now for anywhere from seventy to over one-hundred dollars.

The book seeks to persuade people for Christ using science and mathematics to affirm the Scriptures. Some might find this a bit tedious or pragmatic, but if at the outset they feel that way, they aren't likely to give the book a chance anyway. It is far from tedious, and there is nothing wrong with pragmatism in the sense that one dictionary defines it; "treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results." That is part of what "Science Speaks" does, and attempts to get other people to do.

I was first introduced to the book and Professor Stoner's studies in a message on Christian apologetics at my church, and I found it fascinating, to say the least. I like the book as a whole, but I particularly enjoy Chapters 2, "Prophetic Accuracy", and 3, "The Christ of Prophecy". In these two chapter, the science of mathematical probabilities are used to evaluate the prophecies of the Bible, to show not only their accuracy, but in so doing, show the Bible to be the inspired word of God Himself.

What Professor Stoner did with his little book, is make mathematical probability, as an illustrative tool, comprehendible and relatable to those of us, (like myself) who may not otherwise have understood it. In a sense, it helps to better explain the significance of the fulfillment of the prophecies talked about, and not only increases ones' appreciation for the God from whom they came, but for some, helps make the foundation of their faith more concrete. In any case, this little book is worth the reading.