Definitely . . . Maybe

Greg Gwin
11/05/17 - General

It is always frustrating to hear news reports about recent developments in the field of science. The wildest speculations of scientists are reported as though they were established facts. Ross Spears has suggested this helpful glossary for interpreting the terms and phrases often used in scientific reports:

• "It is commonly thought that …" — This is what I believe and the 2 or 3 people I occasionally talk to agree with me for the most part.
• "The literature says …" — I think I read something somewhere by someone else but I can't remember exactly and I haven't bothered to look it up.
• "It is widely known that …" — This is what I've always been taught and there is no need to question it.
• "I (or we) believe …" — I think, but I'm not really sure.
• "Most certainly …" — Probably.
• "Probably …" — Maybe, but I wouldn't bet my house on it.
• "Maybe …" — Not a chance.
• "Therefore …" — My data isn't conclusive, but I have to draw a conclusion to write this paper.
• "The data is conclusive …" — It sorta leads you to believe that what I'm saying might be so.

Believers should not have their faith shaken by the unfounded guesses of biased, atheistic "scientists" who are bent on disproving the Bible. The fact is this: No verified scientific discovery has ever contradicted what is taught in the Word of God. Actually, scientific discoveries have always tended to confirm rather than disprove the things that are taught in the Scriptures. We should remember the words that Paul wrote to Timothy: "… keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science (knowledge - NIV) falsely so called" (I Tim. 6:20).