I have a comment on the 'Jesus as scientist' aspect:
As humans, we obviously do not know all the underlying basics of our knowledge. We know that the brain controls the functions of the rest of the body.
We know where (in general) inside the brain this happens. We do not know how. We know which chemicals are used to transmit messages from neuron to
neuron. But we do not know exactly what information is transmitted by which neurotransmitter or how the different combinations work.
We know what life is (as it exists on this planet), but how does it work? What chemicals do what inside a living cell? We have mapped DNA, but we
still do not know what gene does what in every case, or to what extent.
We know what matter is, it is anything which has mass. We know what mass is, a primary property of matter. Circular reasoning at best, but it's all
we have. We theorize about protons, neutrons, electrons, quarks, but no one has ever seen one. No one knows why a subatomic particle is a proton or a
neutron, save by the definition. We do not know how.
We theorize about the properties of black holes, but the accepted theories change yearly. We think we know where they come from, and perhaps we do,
but as yet I know of no direct repeatable experimentation being published on the theory. Are we correct? I think so. But then again, I could be
wrong.
Throughout history, from the very first scribblings, man has been searching for knowledge of the world around him. He has found, tried, and finally
discarded more theories than what have survived today. The earth is not flat. The sun does not circle the earth. Air is not an element. The speed of
sound is not an upper limit. Hillary Clinton is not honest.
Rosie O'Donnell is not intelligent.
Jesus, as the Son of God, would by definition known all about these things. He would have been so far ahead of science, even the science of today, as
to have His knowledge appear to us as 'magic'. So, yes, I would classify Him as a scientist, and the most accomplished one to ever live at that.
Of course, that last paragraph's reasoning would only hold for those who believe Jesus was the Son of God, the basis for it. If you don't believe
that, you would of course probably disagree. But then again, if I were convinced that Albert Einstein was mentally retarded, I would tend to discount
his theories as well. Neither denial would have any effect on the truth.
What is, is. What is not, is not. I am simply trying to understand it, not create it. As we all should be.
TheRedneck
