Is Christianity Anti-Science?

I am a scientist by profession, so I feel qualified to answer this clearly: Christianity is not anti-science.

Let me begin with what the Bible says—long before telescopes or biology labs. It describes the earth as hanging in space (Job 26:7). Thousands of years later, science confirmed that planets are suspended in orbit.

Genesis describes fish appearing first, then birds, and finally humans—exactly the order science now agrees with. No species came after humans. When Darwin proposed evolution, science merely echoed what was already written. The difference? Modern science wanted the same outcome without the “G” word. Remove God, and suddenly, it is accepted. Sad, is it not?

Now, what is science? It is a method—a systematic pursuit of knowledge through observation, reasoning, and testing. Being anti-science means rejecting that method. Christianity does not. In fact, it encouraged it.

Some of the world’s greatest scientists were Christians. Sir Isaac Newton, widely regarded as the greatest scientist of all time, believed deeply in God. Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, was a Christian monk. Johannes Kepler said he was “thinking God’s thoughts after Him.” Louis Pasteur, who developed pasteurization and the germ theory, saw science as strengthening his faith. The list includes Copernicus, Galileo, Blaise Pascal, Robert Boyle, and Charles Townes—the inventor of the laser. These were not enemies of science. They were pioneers of it.

So where did this myth come from? Often, it is rooted in misunderstandings—some caused by overzealous preachers misapplying scripture, others by critics eager to pit science against faith. It is also fueled by headlines and pop culture that prefer conflict over clarity.

The Bible is not a science textbook. It was never meant to be. But it speaks truth that science often affirms. For more on this, see my previous post Can We Trust the Bible? It Depends on What You Expect. Christianity does not reject science. It inspired it.