Further, using the fear of death as a (the?) motivator to consider technology does not address heart and wisdom issues, and it puts self at the center instead of God.

While more could be said, this, “Science provided me not just with helpful facts but with necessary facts”—is a statement (among others) that simply assumes what it’s trying to prove, i.e., that “science” provides “necessary facts” and that “science” has “necessary and authoritative” truth. It also begs many questions, e.g., who determines what is “necessary facts” and what are not, and who said “science” has necessary and authoritative truth, and what “science” are you talking about anyway?

This issue reminds me of Charles Lyell, who sought to “free the science from Moses” so that the Church would accept his “science” i.e., his uniformitarian ideas. Ideas which the Word of God specifically through Moses contradict. Please don’t assume I’m saying that is what you’re doing; “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ” 2 Corinthians 11:3.

Of course, none of those books mentioned God, that’s the way of the world, it’s been that way since the fall. The serpent enticed Eve to question what the Word of God really means as a means to an end; to forget God and His Word and rely instead on her own “reasoning” and the words (ideas) that came of it. She obviously told herself (based on the short book from the serpent) “that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise” and so forgetting God and His Word, “she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate” Genesis 3.

The world doesn’t care about “vital information” and “necessary facts” it wants you to take your eyes off of God and turn your ears from His Word. Of course, that entails encouraging you to rely your own “reasoning” and the “reasoning” of secular scientists who say this “_____” (fill in the blank) today and that “_____” (fill in the blank) tomorrow.

By the way, John Calvin’s claim, “that truth from non-biblical sources was not just helpful, and not just necessary, but to neglect it is a sin” is par for that course. The Holy Bible makes no such claim, so why would you need to repent?

“One sweeping charge may be brought against the whole of Christendom, and that charge is neglect and abuse of the Bible.” J.C. Ryle