The Scientific Argument for the necessary existence of God: Life requires intentional intervention in order to begin.
1. simple life can't happen by accident.
- it's too complex to fall together.
- organic chemistry only goes so far.
2. amino acids never assemble proteins.
- no experiments observe spontaneity.
- scientists have to make them connect.
3. DNA is not just random information.
- it is a code with an aim to follow.
- it is capable to reproduce itself.
4. several things have to happen together.
- cell walls, RNA/DNA, energy, food, etc.
- separately they would crumble.
5. you also need ideal conditions.
- these structures are fragile.
- weather, Ph balance, waves, heat, etc.
6. the odds are too long for this to happen.
- not in a finite time in a finite universe.
- like winning the lottery a dozen times.
7. It requires an intentional intervention.
- designing it into potential.
- activating that potential into action.
So once again, we have the teleological argument, but this time in depth. We can already see how everything works, just like a clock, following universal mathematical laws. The whole universe had to be created just so that life could emerge, with all of the necessary physical constants. And still, it must be tweaked to make life happen. So then, what are the chances for intelligence to evolve into a being capable of self-consciousness and faith ... and science?! You need an intelligent designer just to try to explain how we can exist to ask the question of how we got here.
It's not an entirely circular argument, but the end is set up in the original definition -- "it can't happen by accident." Long odds, and we can't do it. Plus, Chemistry doesn't assemble itself. High orders of information and simultaneous assembly. Etc., etc. It's a pretty good argument.
But, it's not compelling if I stubbornly insist on disbelief. Still, God doesn't want to force us to believe. He gave us free will, probably for a reason. What do you think?
It's a sufficient answer to the problem of Fermi's Paradox at the very least:
1. Rare Earth
2. Rare Life
3. Rare Intelligence
4. Rare Technology
5. Rare Wisdom
How many times have we already won the lottery? And we are still not "out there" yet! Anyone else who may have won all five of these is incredibly lucky, or chosen, and they may not even be existing at the same time, or where we could ever see them. So, sorry to say, we are probably alone.
"May Adonai bless you and protect you! May Adonai deal kindly and graciously with you! May Adonai lift up his countenance upon you and grant you peace!" (Torah, Numbers 6:24-26) And Jesus said, "Allow the little children to come unto me. Forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God. Truly, I say unto you, unless you receive the Kingdom of God as a little child does, you shall not enter therein." (New Testament, Mark 10:14-16)
Sojourning at an Oasis Paradise
My purpose for living this life, and for writing this blog, is to understand the faith that links us to God. I wish to explore and discuss the reality at the heart of all of the world's religions. This is an immense task, but I know that God also has faith in us, trusting that we do desire the truth, as well as freedom, love and wisdom. Thus, as always, He meets us halfway. Even as God has given us individual souls, so we must each of us trace out an individual pathway to God. Whether we reside in the cities of orthodox religion, or wend our solitary ways through the barren wastelands, God watches over us and offers us guidance and sustenance for the journey.
Most of what you will see here is the result of extensive personal study, combined with some careful speculation. Occasionally, I may simply offer some Scripture or an inspirational text. I am a wide reader, and the connection of some topics and ideas to matters of faith and religion may not seem immediately obvious, but perhaps I may spell it out in the end... or maybe, you will decide that it was just a tangent. Anyway, I hope that you will find my meanderings to be spiritually enlightening, intellectually stimulating, or at least somewhat entertaining.
Most of what you will see here is the result of extensive personal study, combined with some careful speculation. Occasionally, I may simply offer some Scripture or an inspirational text. I am a wide reader, and the connection of some topics and ideas to matters of faith and religion may not seem immediately obvious, but perhaps I may spell it out in the end... or maybe, you will decide that it was just a tangent. Anyway, I hope that you will find my meanderings to be spiritually enlightening, intellectually stimulating, or at least somewhat entertaining.
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