Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Investigating the Evidence

One of the hottest shows on television today centers itself around investigative activity. C.S.I. is one of America's most watched programs that draws millions of viewers each week. Why? Maybe it is the element of intrigue, mystery, or perhaps the joy of exploration. Regardless, people seem to be drawn by the challenge of figuring out what may have happened and what caused it to happen. In today's world, many are attempting to draw some kind of conclusion as to what may have happened in the beginning. We are at a disadvantage simply because we can only examine the evidence long after its initial existence. So then, the only thing we can use in making determinations is the evidence that has been left behind for us to examine. Well, let's look at some of that evidence.

First of all, there are some who have concluded that the universe is self-existent, therefore there is no room for a creator. Somehow a large gaseous mass appeared and then exploded into a well defined and ordered universe. Scientists have discovered that the universe is actually beginning to die. The evidence shows a shrinkage of space that is caused by "heat exhaustion." The second law of thermodynamics states that although the total energy in the universe remains constant, the amount of energy available to do useful things is always decreasing. Consequently, the useful energy in the universe is always decreasing forcing it to rely on something or someone else for its continued existence. Based upon this principle, the universe cannot be self-existent but needed a time where it came into existence, highly suggesting a creator.

Another piece of evidence that is being scrutinized is that of intelligent design. Science has examined a variety of living things and have concluded that each living organism has within it a specific design unique to itself. In humans, it is known as D.N.A. If the evidence shows design, then we can conclude that there must have been a designer.

Finally, cells are thought of as the molecular machines of life. Again science has proven that if any part of a cell is removed or "borrowed" it will cease to function. This is called irreducible complexity. Evolution, a theory at best, is dependent upon the borrowing of parts of cells for the procreation and advancement of higher forms of life. According to science, cells cannot function once this occurs.

Examine the evidence. Develop your conclusions. But base them all on the truth. Think about it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well i think that how can some not believe that there is a creator, just looking at things in a closer view, such as animals and people and very down to the same things that CSI people look at. I mean To just sit back and just look at the very detail that is involved with every non living and living thing in the universe. Even how people react to things and the amazing things that people can do science could not prove. Simply put "Miracles". The only explanation is that God, the creator, has something to do with this.

frshstrt said...

This goes back to the old "chicken and the egg" question. But how can anyone dispute the fact that God was here first and he created everything. Scientists can try to dispel the "God theory" all they want, but we, as Christians, know in our hearts they are wrong. Their evidence is all circumstantial, where our evidence is based on the truth. Okay, they say the universe exploded, what caused the explosion? Cells and molecular make-up? Where did that originate from? Some people believe man evolved from apes, the Darwin Theory, but where did the apes come from? Yes, everything on this earth came from something, but something too, had to start from nothing. Only a supreme being could create something from nothing and that's why I know that God created everything. Did I make you dizzy with that one? The evidence that God created all on heaven and earth surrounds us every day. Scientists have a right to their beliefs, but it's my beliefs that are going to get me to heaven to meet the "real scientist".