Is methodological naturalism theologically acceptable?
Currently, most scientists adopt methodological naturalism in science by including only natural causes in their scientific theories. But according to the Bible, history has included both natural and non-natural events. Is a naturalistic science compatible with Christianity? I think the answer is “yes” because Christians — who believe that non-natural miracles occur, and who therefore should view a naturalistic science as only one aspect of a broader “search for truth” that considers all possibilities, including the non-natural — can accept methodological naturalism while rejecting atheistic philosophical naturism. According to a nontheistic (atheistic, pantheistic,…) religious philosophy of naturism, nature is all that exists, with no God and no divine action, so everything that happens is caused by matter/energy in natural operation. This philosophical naturism differs from methodological naturalism in two ways. First, methodological is not philosophical; a theist can adopt a method
