I thought I would not post again, but this is something special. I posted a "How can God not Exist" article hoping to change a few peoples perspectives, but it didnt do any good. Many people on this site probably thought, "What a loser trying to prove God exists. He just does." I cannot prove to someone anything, but I feel that this is very interesting.
An Intelligent Creator
The idea of an intelligent creator of the universe has always sparked debates, but as science and learning increases, the debate becomes more complex. Philosophers and scientists alike are focusing their energies to uphold or dispel the notion of God using reason and study. Darwin's work has inspired many scientists to seek every part of the known universe trying to understand the creation of the world, and then to use the facts discovered to defeat previous arguments. Although there are a lot of theories against it, there must be an intelligent creator because of some biological, physics, chemistry facts and reason.
An argument often brought up against the thought of intelligent creation is the idea that organisms can evolve through processes of natural selection. This process was theorized by Charles Darwin in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Darwin used examples like birds in the Galapagos island that changed their beak size and shape to eat different foods in their generation, and if the food source changed in the next generation, so would the beaks. He also theorized that man descended from ape.
In addition to the scientific rebuttal of anti-creationism that is above, reasoning arguments can also help prove the idea of an intelligent creator. It is common knowledge that a big bang must have happened in order to create the universe in which we live in. The big bang was a collection of particles that exploded and hurled matter everywhere. According to a Chris LaRocco and Blair Rothstein from U of M, the universe was held at an
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extremely thin line of equilibrium. They said: “Immediately after the Big Bang, as one might imagine, the universe was tremendously hot as a result of particles of both matter and antimatter rushing apart in all directions. As it began to cool, at around 10^-43 seconds after creation, there existed an almost equal yet asymmetrical amount of matter and antimatter. As these two materials are created together, they collide and destroy one another creating pure energy. Fortunately for us, there was an asymmetry in favor of matter. As a direct result of an excess of about one part per billion, the universe was able to mature in a way favorable for matter to persist. As the universe first began to expand, this discrepancy grew larger.” Adding to this, the first particles in the Big Bang came from literally nothing. Some may say that this is all a coincidence, yet coincidence piled on coincidence should produce more believers.
Furthermore, many everyday things are extreme examples of a very unique plan for each and every piece of the universe. Robert J. Sawyer, a leading Science Fiction writer, uses actual scientific information in his novels to prove very strong points, like the existence of God in Calculating God. He believes science should be one of the best ways people find God. Some of his scientific examples that support an intelligent creator are very intricate to our lives. Carbon for example, is a heavy element. Carbon was not an original element at the start of the universe, but Hydrogen and Helium were at the start, with hydrogen being three times more abundant than helium. Carbon is formed in the center of long dead stars that fused hydrogen to helium and so on through the table of elements. To get carbon, you must have six protons and six neutrons, so two helium atoms must attach to a third. If the resonance, or in simple terms the natural frequency, of carbon were 4% percent different, then the helium atoms could not become carbon, and we would not exist. The presence of carbon apart from long dead stars is the result of supernovas, where matter is discharged in all directions, including carbon, and thus our bodies
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are formed by stars. Yet supernovas have a devastating effect on anything nearby. A very precise equilibrium was either created or is a coincidence which enough supernovas go off that other types of elements are spread throughout the universe, such as carbon, and few enough that species like ourselves are non-existent. Another fine example is water. Water is so necessary to life, and it is very unusual. When water is freezing, instead of becoming more dense like every other compound, it becomes less dense. The less density allows ice to float. It may not seem very incredible because of the fact that we see ice float almost everyday, but it is beneficial because if ice did not float, then ice would form on the bottom of water bodies, which would kill off all growth. The water under the ice helps the ice during the spring to melt. Otherwise bodies of water would stay frozen forever.
Imagine a puzzle. This puzzle has uncountable pieces, but one by one pieces get put together by scientists. Once in a while people attach a lot of pieces in quick succession, yet during other times those same people wonder if there really is an end to the puzzle. As more and more pieces get put together, parts of the image become visible, but it these parts do not fit together at all. The unattached pieces do not fit because they are so unlikely matches. Then a scientist makes a new piece, a perfect piece called God. This piece is not against science, but rather, can be found in science and connects sciences together. The existence of God unifies all things and our world without a designer is unthinkable and illogical.
Works Consulted
Evidence for Intelligent Design from Biochemistry. Associate Professor Michael J. Behe.
11-8-01. Discovery Institutes's Center for Renewal of Science & Culture. 18 May 2004
Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. London, John Murray, 1862.Larocca, Chris and Blair Rothstein. The Big Bang: It surewas BIG! 1998. University of Michigan.
LaRocco, Chris and Blair Rothstein. The Big Bang: It sure was BIG! 1998. University of Michigan.26 May 2004.
Milner, Richard et al. Intelligent Design? A Special Report from Natural History Magazine. April 2002.American Institute of Biological Sciences. 18 May 2004.
Sawyer, Robert J. Calculating God. New York, Tor Publishing, 2000.
Professor Fred L. Wilson. Science and Human Values. 5 May 1999. Rochester Institute of Technology. 17 May 2004
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*I have a debate for my concession paragraph ready, so dont think I gave up a point to the other side just yet.