Physicist Tried to Disprove God... Now He Teaches The Bible | Dr. David Dean | The Upgrade #006

Pastor Joe sits down with his older brother, Dr. David Dean, for the story behind the Bible that saved his life. David and Joe grew up together but were separated for 13 years after their mother kidnapped Joe and their younger siblings. While Joe was living on the streets of New York, David was studying nuclear physics at Cornell, working underground at a particle accelerator, and proudly calling himself an atheist. Raised by a Unitarian minister father who preached that God didn't exist, David spent his whole life arguing against faith. He once walked into a lightning storm and dared God to strike him down. But when the laws of thermodynamics dismantled his belief in Darwinism, and a big-haired woman at Six Flags dragged him into a prayer huddle he couldn't escape, everything started to unravel. David shares how he went from mailing anti-Christian books back to his father and calling them trash, to waking up one morning at Cornell knowing God was real. When the brothers finally reunited, David handed Joe a Bible at a Beefsteak Charlie's restaurant. That Bible, and a note inside that said "read the book of John," changed everything. If you've ever thought faith and science can't coexist, this episode is for you. It's only up from here.