Can science stand on its own—or does the scientific enterprise depend on God?

In this Christian vs. atheist debate clip, Joel Settecase presses into a foundational question: what must be true before scientific investigation is even possible?

Science depends on an orderly universe, consistent natural laws, reliable human reasoning, and the expectation that the future will resemble the past. But can atheism account for those realities—or does it simply assume them?

This exchange goes deeper than the usual “faith versus science” debate. The real question is which worldview can explain why science works at all. Christianity does not oppose scientific investigation. It provides the foundation for it: a rational God created an orderly world, sustains it faithfully, and made human beings capable of studying it.

Watch this Christian and atheist test their opposing worldviews against one of modern culture’s most trusted authorities: science.

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