In Blog 5 I claimed that God is the creator of the universe and how His existence can be noticed. In this blog let's look at the arguements some people would have against God being the creator of the universe and how His prescence is still relevent to our lives today. First, we'll examine a common arguement used by people that believe in the scienitific theory of the Big Bang. This is not a reasonable arguement, because this goes against scientific laws. How can an explosion just happen from nothing?
The second arguement of evolution can be quite convincing, because there are claims of archaeological foundings of our "ape ancestors". When you look at how technology has advanced throughout the years it seems that theory is plausible, but how can a human being evolve from an ape? Why does it take millions of years for it to take place? At first glance it seems that the theories of evolution and Big Bang are plausible, but lacks evidence for our existence.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Blog 5
Question: Is the existence of God evident?
Yes, the existence of God is quite prevently in the world around us. (1) The evidence of God's existence can be seen in:
Intelligent life- the human mind
Conscience- the knowledge of good and evil
Free will- the ability to choose God or not clear evidence of His character
Laws- everything that governs life, order, harmony, and beauty
Justice- for those who commit crimes, or wrongfully accused of crimes.
These are just a few areas that shows substancial evidence of God in our lives and world. Evolution teaches that all life began from a single cell organism which later evolved into the complex forms of life that are presently seen. I find it hard to believe that my ancestors came from a tree to an ape and then became human. Though there are some physical similarities between apes and humans, there differences overshadow them. (2) Let's look at a few examples, the chromosome count for a man is 46, while for an chimpanze and gorilla are 48. As infants, humans are more helpless and dependent that monkey or ape infants. The last example I will use is, only man can be educated; animals must be trained. Evolution is a theory of prgression but, these examples show a degression; which makes the theory not plausible.
Another proof of God's existence, which has to be one of the greatest, is our ability to receive and give love. We were created from love. In order to possess this ability it to be put in us. The proof of God's existence is evident everytime we look in the mirror.
Works Cited:
1. What evidence supports the existence of God
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_evidence_supports_the_existence_of_God
WikiAnswers - The Q&A wiki
2. Similarities And Differences Between Men And Animals
http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/sciences/scienc8.htm
Middletown Bible church - Know about our Lord Jesus Christ, Salvation, Sin,Truth and More
Yes, the existence of God is quite prevently in the world around us. (1) The evidence of God's existence can be seen in:
Intelligent life- the human mind
Conscience- the knowledge of good and evil
Free will- the ability to choose God or not clear evidence of His character
Laws- everything that governs life, order, harmony, and beauty
Justice- for those who commit crimes, or wrongfully accused of crimes.
These are just a few areas that shows substancial evidence of God in our lives and world. Evolution teaches that all life began from a single cell organism which later evolved into the complex forms of life that are presently seen. I find it hard to believe that my ancestors came from a tree to an ape and then became human. Though there are some physical similarities between apes and humans, there differences overshadow them. (2) Let's look at a few examples, the chromosome count for a man is 46, while for an chimpanze and gorilla are 48. As infants, humans are more helpless and dependent that monkey or ape infants. The last example I will use is, only man can be educated; animals must be trained. Evolution is a theory of prgression but, these examples show a degression; which makes the theory not plausible.
Another proof of God's existence, which has to be one of the greatest, is our ability to receive and give love. We were created from love. In order to possess this ability it to be put in us. The proof of God's existence is evident everytime we look in the mirror.
Works Cited:
1. What evidence supports the existence of God
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_evidence_supports_the_existence_of_God
WikiAnswers - The Q&A wiki
2. Similarities And Differences Between Men And Animals
http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/sciences/scienc8.htm
Middletown Bible church - Know about our Lord Jesus Christ, Salvation, Sin,Truth and More
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Blog # 4 Philosophical terms and concepts
Topic: "God and the Origin of the Universe"
1. Agnosticism: The belief that it is impossible to know whether God exists, or to have any other theological knowledge. English thinkers T. H. Huxley (1825-95) and Bertrand Russell were influential agnostics. http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/philterm.htm
2. Cosmogony: A theory or story about the origin of the universe, either scientific or mythological. Cosmogonies are also called creation myths. http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/philterm.htm
3. Second law of thermodynamics: Is an expression of the universal law of increasing entropy, stating that the entropy of an isolated system which is not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Law_of_Thermodynamics
4. Natural Selection: Central thesis of the biologist Charles Darwin which suggests that within every population of living organisms there are random variations which have different survival value. Those which aid survival (or enhance reproductive capacity) are 'selected' by being genetically transmitted to succeeding generations.
http://www.filosofia.net/materiales/rec/glosaen.htm
5. Scepticism: The view that, since we can not confirm or prove that anything exists outside of our perception of them, we should deny any claims to true knowledge of them, or at least suspend judgement (from the Greek skepsis - doubt). When sceptics, like Montaigne, ask themselves "What can we know?" they answer, that there is nothing that we can "know" for certain in the sense of the word "know" as used by the rationalists and empiricists. This is a radical rejection of the notion of universal truths or knowledge beyond human perception.
http://www.creatorix.com.au/philosophy/t03/t03b.html
1. Agnosticism: The belief that it is impossible to know whether God exists, or to have any other theological knowledge. English thinkers T. H. Huxley (1825-95) and Bertrand Russell were influential agnostics. http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/philterm.htm
2. Cosmogony: A theory or story about the origin of the universe, either scientific or mythological. Cosmogonies are also called creation myths. http://mb-soft.com/believe/txo/philterm.htm
3. Second law of thermodynamics: Is an expression of the universal law of increasing entropy, stating that the entropy of an isolated system which is not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Law_of_Thermodynamics
4. Natural Selection: Central thesis of the biologist Charles Darwin which suggests that within every population of living organisms there are random variations which have different survival value. Those which aid survival (or enhance reproductive capacity) are 'selected' by being genetically transmitted to succeeding generations.
http://www.filosofia.net/materiales/rec/glosaen.htm
5. Scepticism: The view that, since we can not confirm or prove that anything exists outside of our perception of them, we should deny any claims to true knowledge of them, or at least suspend judgement (from the Greek skepsis - doubt). When sceptics, like Montaigne, ask themselves "What can we know?" they answer, that there is nothing that we can "know" for certain in the sense of the word "know" as used by the rationalists and empiricists. This is a radical rejection of the notion of universal truths or knowledge beyond human perception.
http://www.creatorix.com.au/philosophy/t03/t03b.html
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Blog # 2
"God and the Origin of the Universe" is my topic of choice for my research paper. As I study Nutrition, it has become more clear to me that God exists and is creator of the universe. Every since I can remember in school, science has always been one of my favorite subjects. Whenever the topic of how man and the universe came into existance, evolution and the Big Bang Theory were the only theories discussed. On the site http://www.allaboutthejourney.org/origin-of-life.htm brought up quite a few intersting questions about evolution such as: "How can nothing explode?", "Where did the mathematical laws and physical properties come from?", and "Where did the language convention that interprets DNA come from?". These questions can not be explained in evolution while creationism can.
Another issue with evolution is the lack of evidence involving the transitional form of fossil records. As Darwin claims, over a period of time gradually we will see a change in the fossil record. An example of this is the fish to amphibian-fin to feet, it proves that a fish can not transition into an amphibian because "The fish has a small pelvis that are embedded in muscle and not connected to the backbone unlike tetrapod amphibians which have large pelvises that are firmly connected to the vertebral column. Without this anatomy, the amphibian could not walk. The morphological differences in this gap are obvious and profound." http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/fossils.htm
Lastly, the Second Law of Thermodynamics contradicts evolution which http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=245 stated on their websites, "Entropy" which in physics indicates that the whole universe of matter is running down, and ultimately will reduce itself to uniform chaos." Evolution does the opposite, it is supposed to be a universal law of increasing complexity. These questions and examples are seemingly to complexed to be answered by science alone. While in discussion with a fellow classmate I asked the question could God and science coexist, they responded "No". It is my opinion that they can and do.
Another issue with evolution is the lack of evidence involving the transitional form of fossil records. As Darwin claims, over a period of time gradually we will see a change in the fossil record. An example of this is the fish to amphibian-fin to feet, it proves that a fish can not transition into an amphibian because "The fish has a small pelvis that are embedded in muscle and not connected to the backbone unlike tetrapod amphibians which have large pelvises that are firmly connected to the vertebral column. Without this anatomy, the amphibian could not walk. The morphological differences in this gap are obvious and profound." http://emporium.turnpike.net/C/cs/fossils.htm
Lastly, the Second Law of Thermodynamics contradicts evolution which http://www.icr.org/index.php?module=articles&action=view&ID=245 stated on their websites, "Entropy" which in physics indicates that the whole universe of matter is running down, and ultimately will reduce itself to uniform chaos." Evolution does the opposite, it is supposed to be a universal law of increasing complexity. These questions and examples are seemingly to complexed to be answered by science alone. While in discussion with a fellow classmate I asked the question could God and science coexist, they responded "No". It is my opinion that they can and do.
God and the Origin of the Universe Video Blog
I chose these videos because, they relate to my topic perfectly. In the first video not only does it show the beauty of the universe, but the precision of mathematics and physics it took to keep all the elements of the universe from complete chaos. In order to be able create something this wonderful and magnitudinous, it takes such a superb amount of intelligence; and can only take place at the hands of an awesome creator, who can create something from nothing. This video in my opinion has to be one of the best examples of God's existence.
The second video talks about the "Big Bang Theory" by Dr. William Lane Craig. In this clip he explains how the complexity of the universe is to incomprehensible for the theory to be plausible. Dr. Craig points out three alternatives for the origin of the universe:
1. Natural Law
2. Chance
3. Design
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Blog #1
The two chapters that I find the most intriguing are "God and the Origin of the Universe" and "The Meaning of Life".
1. "God and the Origin of the Universe"
Whenever the topic of the existence of God or religion come up it can be rather sensitive issue. Many will argue that science disproves God's existence, while in my opinion it does just the opposite. In the book "Problems from Philosophy" the author first addresses the topic from the creationist views of William Paley, an Anglican clergyman and teacher at Cambridge University. In my opinion he makes a very compelling argument about intelligent design with the explanation of the "watch maker". Some would argue that there is no hard evidence that God exists but, when looking at the universe and all the creations within the earth, we can clearly see the works of intelligent design and how it was methodically planned out.
http://www.allaboutcreation.org/Evolution-Vs-Creation.htm
http://www.proofthatgodexists.org/
http://www.creationist.org/
2. "The Meaning of Life"
This is the most common question that everyone has asked at least once in their life. "What is my purpose?" The answer to this question can vary from person to person. While to a Humanist it can personality determined by humans, completely without supernatural influence, but a Christian might say for God's glory and to spread His gospel to all mankind. Even some of the greatest philosophers were perplexed with the question. In the book "Problems from Philosophy" the author disects the topic into four main sections: happiness, death, religion and the indifferent universe, and the meaning of particular lives. Every section is a key components of how each individual values life. Personally, I believe there is no meaning to life without God, we're just existing.
http://www.gotquestions.org/purpose-of-life.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life
1. "God and the Origin of the Universe"
Whenever the topic of the existence of God or religion come up it can be rather sensitive issue. Many will argue that science disproves God's existence, while in my opinion it does just the opposite. In the book "Problems from Philosophy" the author first addresses the topic from the creationist views of William Paley, an Anglican clergyman and teacher at Cambridge University. In my opinion he makes a very compelling argument about intelligent design with the explanation of the "watch maker". Some would argue that there is no hard evidence that God exists but, when looking at the universe and all the creations within the earth, we can clearly see the works of intelligent design and how it was methodically planned out.
http://www.allaboutcreation.org/Evolution-Vs-Creation.htm
http://www.proofthatgodexists.org/
http://www.creationist.org/
2. "The Meaning of Life"
This is the most common question that everyone has asked at least once in their life. "What is my purpose?" The answer to this question can vary from person to person. While to a Humanist it can personality determined by humans, completely without supernatural influence, but a Christian might say for God's glory and to spread His gospel to all mankind. Even some of the greatest philosophers were perplexed with the question. In the book "Problems from Philosophy" the author disects the topic into four main sections: happiness, death, religion and the indifferent universe, and the meaning of particular lives. Every section is a key components of how each individual values life. Personally, I believe there is no meaning to life without God, we're just existing.
http://www.gotquestions.org/purpose-of-life.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaning_of_life
Thursday, May 8, 2008
What is philosophy
The dictionary decribes it as the love of wisdom. I first gained interest in philosophy when I was in high school. I've only read a little about Socrates and other philosophers. I love being enlightened.
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