Mathematician, Scientist, Christian (a joint Christian and Science testimonial)

I will be traveling to Italy October 4-12, 2024, hosted by Faculty Commons, a ministry under Campus Crusade for Christ, International. I wlll give several talks in Italy, at least one or two to a university Christian student group (and their invited friends) arranged by Cru or InterVarsity staff. One of the talks is essentially my testimony as a scientist and a Christian. It is intended to be "evangelistic" and my personal apologetic for Christianity. 

The apologetics part of the talk may be a little understated, but I have often been bothered by those apologetics speakers who claim a "proof" of Christianity. I have no intention of "proving" that Christianity is true but I wish to argue that Christianity is a rationale choice for an intelligent person to make.

I attach links here to a video draft of the apologetics talk I plan to give in Italy, The talk is in six parts. If you get a chance to watch it (it totals 43 1/2 minutes), I would be interested in your reactions to the concepts, to the arguments. (My gmail address is KenWSmith54@...)

(Don't worry too much about video format or stuff like that, as I will be presenting the material live using PowerPoint -- and possibly working with a translator.)

When I recorded this, I was still dealing with the aftereffects of my second bout with Covid, so I struggled throughout trying to suppress coughing! I'm afraid you can tell that sometimes in the audio....

Part 1 (5:31), My upbringing as Christian and scientist

Part 2 (9:14), What the Bible and Science each tell us about our universe

Part 3 (7:08), What the Bible does NOT say about our universe

Part 4 (8:32), What Science does NOT say about our universe

Part 5 (6:46), Can randomness have a purpose?

Part 6 (6:19), Why I think Christianity is true

Any suggestions are appreciated!! thanks. (Feel free to reply on this blog or send me a personal email (gmail) KenWSmith54@...

Ken

PS. Creating this was an interesting exercise. I had not thought about some of these issues for some time and I found it hard to put my thoughts together!