Science and Christianity; miracles

Tim Keller has written an excellent book entitled, "The Reason for God".

Chapter 6 is entitled, "Science has disproved Christianity".

Let me summarize some of it, specifically the first part that deals with the subject of miracles.

Those who follow evolutionary science believe that God is unnecessary and obsolete.

Some go so far as to believe that you can't be an intelligent scientific thinker and still hold religious beliefs.

It is one or the other.

Is that correct? 

One reason some follow this line of thinking is there belief that miracles are impossible.  They can't be reconciled to a modern, rational view of the world. 

So, if miracles are impossible, and the Bible is full of miracles, and you can't believe in God if  you don't believe in the Bible - therefore God doesn't exist.

But that statement, in and of itself, is a leap of faith.

As Tim Keller writes, "It is one thing to say that science is only equipped to test for natural causes and cannot speak to any others.  It is quite another to insist that science proves that no other causes could possibly exist."

In other words, science is wrong to assume that the only cause for miracles can be natural causes. 

"No supernatural cause for any natural phenomenon is possible," they say.  That's circular thinking in and of itself.  It says that science, by its nature, can't discern or test for supernatural causes, and therefore, those causes can't exist.

Who's on first?  What's on second?  You get the idea.

They go on to reason that there can't be a God, because miracles don't exist.  However, if there is a Creator God, there is nothing at all illogical about the possibility of miracles.

Let me ask you this:

If God created something out of nothing, and he did, don't you think he can deal with your financial situation?  Your poor health?

Don't you think that God can do a miracle and change the person who has run away from Him?

I'm going to believe God today for a miracle - how about you?