The BioLogos Forum: Randy Isaac

Randy Isaac is a solid-state physics research scientist and executive director of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), where he has been a member since 1976 and a fellow since 1996. Isaac received his bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in Illinois and his doctorate in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined IBM to work at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1977 and most recently served as the vice-president of systems technology and science for the company.

Series by Isaac

Science and the Question of God (5 Parts)

Randy Isaac explores whether science can provide insight into the existence of God in this five part post, looking specifically through the lenses of evolution, creationism, and intelligent design. He provides background of each view and a brief history of how people have responded to it. Then, he explains why they each fail “to provide a persuasive answer from science to the question of God.” He concludes with the two-book model in which both science and theology point to God, but do not overlap.

Posts by Isaac

Essays by Isaac

Science and the Question of God

September 2010

Can science provide substantive insight into the question of God’s existence? Isaac's paper examines three schools of thought regarding the possibility of detecting God’s existence through science: Evolutionism, Creationism, and Intelligent Design. He asserts, though without formal proof, that science may not be able to lead us to a clear conclusion regarding the existence of God. In harmony with the revelation of God’s Word, however, science brings us to a deeper and more profound understanding of God and his works.