Everyone lives by faith, whether that faith is in scientific theories that can’t be proven or faith in the supernatural.

In this episode of Faith and Physics Uncovered, Rodger Price offers his bottom line, and considers whether the scientific evidence for everything around us points to a designer, or just time and chance. In Rodger’s view, the statistical probability of something coming from nothing, and life just randomly developing from non-life requires too MUCH faith.

Rodger also looks at the case for the Bible’s reliability, citing its 1,500-year authorship by around 40 writers, its consistent overarching story, accepted methods of textual reliability, and archaeological artifacts. He highlights unusual gospel details like the disciples’ abandonment of Jesus and later willingness to suffer for him, the claims of Jesus’ resurrection appearances, and early non-biblical references (notably Josephus) about the life and death of Jesus.

All these factors led Rodger to accept Jesus, and he describes how faith brings its own experiential “evidence,” citing the wisdom of St. Augustine from the fifth Century A.D. If you’ve enjoyed the Faith and Physics Uncovered podcast and this exploration of the intersection of scientific discovery and faith, we let us know in the comments or by getting in touch at https://www.rodger-price.com/contact.

00:00 We All Live by Faith
00:32 Recap Faith and Physics
01:42 Why Trust the Bible
03:28 Did Jesus Really Rise
05:15 My Journey to Belief
05:55 Faith That Becomes Sight
06:46 Miracles and Improbability
08:46 My Bottom Line to Live
12:10 Choosing Your Belief
12:45 Resources and Farewell

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Do miracles actually break the laws of physics?

This episode is the first one to come with a warning: if you reject a creator as unreasonable or unnecessary to cosmology, this episode is going to really challenge you.

In this installment of Faith and Physics Uncovered, Rodger Price considers whether biblical miracles actually break quantum or astrophysical laws, or whether they instead involve astronomically unlikely events. If something has an infinitesimally small likelihood of happening, and it happens anyway, is that a miracle?

Rodger looks at how the big bang defies the laws of thermodynamics by creating matter and energy from nothing, and how the universe’s move from disorder to order conflicts with another law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy. Rodger also explores questions about life and consciousness arising naturally. He presents five fine-tuning examples: the precise amount of matter at the Big Bang, the gravity–electromagnetism ratio, the cosmological constant’s precision, water’s anomalous freezing behavior, and the extreme improbability of one-celled life forming. Each of these events has overwhelmingly low probabilities of happening.

All of this raises serious problems for atheism's viability as a sufficient philosophical system. For Rodger, it simply takes too much faith to believe that something arises from nothing, that life comes from non-life, and that the universe's fine tuning is all a matter of chance. These realities point to a creator's involvement. Next time, Rodger will explain where all his physics exploration led him in his faith, and how he's seeking to live that out on a daily basis. Leave us a review or a comment if something from this episode stands out to you.

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In this episode, Rodger Price delves into the intriguing questions about the nature of our physical reality and how it intersects with our perceptions.

The discussion begins with the seemingly simple question of whether the refrigerator light stays on when the door is closed, and expands into deep reflections on quantum theory, including the behavior of photons and electrons, the concept of multiple dimensions, and the puzzling phenomenon of entanglement.

This episode also explores thought experiments like Schrödinger's cat and how these scientific mysteries echo scriptural ideas about the nature of God and the universe dating back thousands of years. Rodger integrates passages from the Bible, and points out how modern physics might surprisingly align with this ancient wisdom.

00:00 Is Your Refrigerator Light Off?
00:24 The Nature of Physical Reality
02:05 The Mystery of Dimensions
03:06 God and Higher Dimensions
06:53 Quantum Entanglement
10:06 Schrodinger's Cat Explained
22:20 What's in Store For the Podcast and How to Subscribe

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