The Faith that lies at the Heart of Science

It is often considered that religion is based upon faith, and science upon reason. However, the reality is not so simple, with reason and faith both being necessary for both disciplines. In particular, this essay will show that the foundational axioms of science, those principles without which modern science could not exist, are based on faith about reality that originated out of a Theistic worldview. Because the theologian and the scientist use the same foundational axioms, the theologian can vouch for the reliability of science in arriving at valid truth about the world. And although the scientist and theologian may look at reality through two different windows, they are in fact looking at different aspects of the same reality