that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God” (John 20:30–31, emphasis added). So evidence is provided as a basis for belief. This undermines what Michael tries to sell us, which seems to be that faith has nothing to do with knowledge; rather, it’s better than knowledge because it “cannot be wrong” (p. 24). This idea that faith cannot be wrong fits well with Michael’s conception of Christianity and science as “independent.” It suggests that faith is a purely private matter immune