Logically, there can be no creation without a creator, no design without a designer, and no laws without a law maker.
All space exploration relies on the application of accepted laws of mathematics and physics.
Christians say that any honest enquirer can readily see that God existed and designed the Universe, and made the laws that apply in it.
Did your computor, wrist-watch or car engine just "happen"? Of course not" Who would deny the existence of manufacturers like Dell, Seiko, or Ford? Similarly, God's creating and designing work cannot be denied.
The Bible says the Heavens declare both God's glory and righteousness.
Or, to be down to earth, what happens if you drop a glass? Who framed that law of gravity?
2007-03-30 15:55:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in God because of the hard evidence he exists: in the order of nature and the universe, man's superior intelligence and moral conscience. But the most incontrovertible proof of his existence is no other than Jesus Christ, the Image and Word of God and the Revealer of God our Father. He was sent by his Father not only to save and reconcile mankind. He was also sent so that men may come to know God. What human can:
Silence a typhoon?
Walk on water?
Multiply a few loaves of bread and fish in order to feed a multitude of 5,000?
Bring back dead people to life?
Give sight to people born blind?
Change water into wine?
Rise from the dead?
These miracles prove beyond any reasonable doubt that Jesus is what he claimed to be - God. They demonstrate Christ's power over life and death and the forces of nature. Only a God can have such powers.
And if these miracles were just made up, Christianity would not have grown by leaps and bounds in the first century. Many people witnessed these miracles. The resurrection of Jesus cannot be silenced because more than 500 people saw his resurrected body.
Peace and every blessing!
2007-03-30 23:01:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you realize how circular your argument is? You start with "Logically, there can be no creation without a creator." You can't make a more circular logic than that.
There is no word in the human language for "chaos-creator", but let's assume I just invented one, and I said:
"Logically, there can be no chaos without a chaos-creator.", and then went on to point out how much chaos there is in the universe, and claimed there must be intelligence behind the creation of the chaos. And given the 2nd lay of thermodynamics, which states that chaos (entropy) is continually increasing, we could argue that the chaos-creator is stronger than the creator. Some of you will claim that that I just proved the existence of Satan, though note that I have been talking about chaos, not evil. A better god for chaos would be the Norse god Loki.
The problem with all of this is that there is no evidence that there need be any kind of intelligent, incarnate god in order for their to be creation, or chaos, or evil. Humans love to anthropomorphize. We did it ages ago and created polytheistic religions. Monotheists now think polytheism is ridiculous, but the *only* evidence that monotheism is any better than polytheism is the Hebrew Bible, and the only evidence supporting the truth of the Bible is 1) itself, and 2) the faith of generations of people raised to believe it is true.
And this 'evidence' is nothing more than circular logic and self-perpetuating culture.
2007-03-30 23:52:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After reading Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, I was amazed by how perfectly he nailed all the logic and arguments concerning God, and really made it easy to understand, thought-provoking, and deep. It was great. I then read some philosophies regarding the soul, and it led to a very solemn, dignified awareness of reality. In my experience they are two sides to the same coin. The soul is like the ground of being, and God is like the divine principle that everything leads towards. But the middle ground is the logical choice, the reasonable choice. True, you can spend eternity, or a lifetime, in the heavenly realm, and it's f*cking awesome. It's like you don't have a care in the world and everything is just sublime. It's green, yo! But then you can think about the soul of things, and you love how people get so offended by that term, but it makes you get serious too, you know, like there is a purpose to it all, and that purpose is to be alive! It's great. It's like I died and gone to heaven. Seriously. I'm not joking. It really is the greatest trip I've ever taken. Well, have fun y'all!
2007-03-30 23:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by Julian 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I cannot deny it. I see the design and it's intricate laws. This universe is not the product of chance, but it is being destroyed by chance. It is called the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics.
2007-03-30 23:00:44 · answer #4 · answered by neofreshmao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I can't and neither could the Apostle Paul.
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
The specious comments stated above are causing me to roll my eyes controllably.
2007-03-30 23:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. If you are going to look at all the good things in nature then look at all the things that have been poorly designed. Hech many creatures are designed like a rube goldberg machine. ID is a farce.
do you also believe friction is intelligent grappling?
2007-03-30 22:59:35 · answer #6 · answered by Armund Steel 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Just because something can't be explained entirely doesn't it never will be. I look at nature and see how much there is that we still have to learn and explore, I see how young science is and how far it has advance already.
2007-03-30 23:42:14 · answer #7 · answered by curls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amen, my brother!
And God has a sense of humor, too...just witness the possum, the giraffe, the hippopotamus, and the ostrich!
And my question for evolutionists...what did the watermelon evolve from?!
2007-03-30 23:05:22 · answer #8 · answered by Kidd! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the design. In biochemistry you find that in the body you have 100 percent yield for metabolic pathways. This is impossible in the lab yet our bodies do this always all day every day. The more people search for answers the more visible God becomes.
2007-03-30 23:00:25 · answer #9 · answered by future dr.t (IM) 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yep. The universe is an incredibly chaotic place. I see nothing that implies an overall design.
2007-03-30 22:59:57 · answer #10 · answered by Alex 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋