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| The Implications of a ‘Designer Planet’ |
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The late Malcolm Muggeridge - an unbeliever who became a proponent of Christian faith - wrote: “I
myself am convinced that theory of evolution, especially the extent it has been applied, will be one
of the great jokes in the history books in the future. Posterity will marvel that so very flimsy and
dubious a hypothesis could be accepted with the incredible credulity that it has.”
Friends, as I consider what Malcolm wrote on that occasion, it comes to my mind that the Grand Theory of Evolution will not be abandoned by the scientific establishment in the near future, but it is generating more questions that answers these days. And id has a host of critics whose starting point is not Christian beliefs but hard science. The fundamental problem with any non-theistic theory of origins is to account for the design that is visible everywhere in the cosmos. Such complex devices as a bacterial flagellum, a digestive system, and the human eye or brain suggest purposeful design. And even if a person could stretch his or her credulity to believe that natural selection and random genetic mutation could produce enough change over long eons of time to amass a biological form and function that only “appear” designed, that explanation is totally inadequate to account for the design of a physical universe that can support living things. Our cosmos is suitable to support life only because a number of physical constants are set within a very narrow range. For instance, the tilt of the earth’s axis, the carbon - oxygen ratio, the unique properties of water - all these had to be “adjusted” just so in order for life to exist and thrive on the planet. And they could not adapt, as living things do to their environments. Someone had to tweak the controls! Scientists and philosophers have dubbed this cosmic friendliness to life the Anthropic Principle. The universe somehow appears to have known we were coming. It was prepared for our habitation. In the light of all of this, one must either believe against reason in “lucky accidents” or accept the more rational thesis of God’s existence. Reason says that God exists and that we matter to Him! If this is so, successful businesses, churches, and family units must also learn the value of people. Institutions and structures must serve people, not the reverse - because, to refuse to learn that lesson is to set ourselves up for needless failure. Perhaps you would like to know more about the God who created mankind and the universe we live in. If so, write to me for your FREE copy of a booklet titled “How to find God.” Email me or write to me at P.O Box 1540, Albany W.A 6331. Telephone / Fax (08) 98 418 418 |
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