The existence of God

I affirm that God exists. "The complexity of our planet points to a deliberate Designer who not only created our universe, but sustains it today."(1) The Earth...its size is perfect. The size of the Earth and its corresponding gravity holds an atmosphere of mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases, only extending to about 50 miles of Earth's surface. "It is at a perfect distance from the Sun; not too hot, not too cold."(2) It has the perfect gravity without the difficulty of heavy gravity and low gravity where humans cannot exist without advanced sophisticated technology. Therefore, the Earth is made specifically for life. "Earth is the only planet in our solar system capable of supporting life. It is the only planet that we can survive on with ease. Earth is perfect for us. It should be, for we came from it." (1) If we were to accept the fact the Earth supports life, now we have to explain how the Earth was created. "The universe, our galaxy, our Solar System and the Earth-Moon double planet system demonstrate some remarkable evidence of intelligent design. The probability of it is so small as to be impossible - by random chance. The alternative explanation, design by an intelligent Creator is a more realistic explanation. Either way, one must admit that we are a product of a miracle - either a miracle of chance or a miracle of design."(3) "When scientists analyze the possibility of life on other planets, they use a series of parameters to determine if a planet can sustain life."(4) Earth has a large number of traits that explains why it is so unique and is the only planet known to support life: *Unique location in our galaxy - co-rotation radius Unique stabilization of the inner solar system Unusually circular orbit of the earth Axial tilt and eccentricity of orbit The presence of an "impossibly" large moon Unusually thin atmosphere Slowing rotation makes advanced life possible Van-Allen radiation shield is unique to Earth Unique continental crust and tectonic activity All other earth-sized planets will be either completely deserts or water Reduction of greenhouse gases with increasing solar luminosity The need for Jupiter-sized planets at 5 AU from its star(3) Now according to (3) the uniqueness of the Galaxy-Sun-Earth-Moon System for life support is calculated to be: Total Probability = 1:(10 to the power of 99) Could blind luck or randomness create Earth that was perfectly designed for advanced life? Could any logical explanation could explain why "not only is our planet perfectly designed to develop technology capable of advancing society, those resources are conveniently placed within our reach."(4) If you tried to create a duplicate of the Earth, but shrink its size, some amazing things would happen. A smaller planet would generate a weaker magnetic field and therefore could not protect us from the sun's solar wind —"which could blow away our atmosphere and with it the ability to sustain life."(4) If you enlarge the size of the Earth, completely different problems occur. The planet would have a greater magnetic and gravitational field which would disrupt the fine balance of the atmosphere, resulting in an atmosphere "thick" with carbon dioxide and methane. Therefore, the atmosphere would increase in size and make Earth resemble the gaseous giants Jupiter or Saturn.(4) "The alternative to God existing is that all that exists around us came about by natural cause and random chance." (1) Natural causes cannot explain for the amount of precise information contained in human DNA. Could an electrical blast of lightening or any other natural cause like an explosion in a puddle cause "purposeless" living cells that would then automatically achieve "genetic programming of uniqueness" and instincts, behavior, growth, immune system, healing of injuries, feelings, digestion...? Would you expect life in a vacuum, (such as before the Big Bang) in an empty expanse where it has no cause and no plan. Would you expect it there? No probability at all? Wouldn't it be more logical for God to make Earth as exactly as he plans it without any mistakes? If all life came into existence as the result of the Big Bang — where did that Big Bang come from? Could it just happened or could God cause it? Here are some observations from (5): # Discoveries in astronomy have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the universe did, in fact, have a beginning. There was a single moment of creation. # Advances in molecular biology have revealed vast amounts of information encoded in each and every living cell, and molecular biologists have discovered thousands upon thousands of exquisitely designed machines at the molecular level. Information requires intelligence and design requires a designer. # Biochemists and mathematicians have calculated the odds against life arising from non-life naturally via unintelligent processes. The odds are astronomical. In fact, scientists aren't even sure if life could have evolved naturally via unintelligent processes. If life did not arise by chance, how did it arise? # the universe is ordered by natural laws. Where did these laws come from and what purpose do they serve? 'Another source of conviction in the existence of God ... follows from the ... impossibility of conceiving this immense and wonderful universe, including man with his capacity for looking far backwards and far into futurity, as the result of blind chance or necessity.' — Charles Darwin (6) How did the Big Bang take place? If nothing was in existence, not even space and time, at the time of the Big Bang, then, what had triggered it off? Just insisting that it happened on its own is not acceptable. Then why not accept that God did it. Secondly, the Big Bang theory assumes that all energy was already in existence. From where did it come? The law of conservation of energy states that the total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant. "A consequence of this law is that energy cannot be created or destroyed. The only thing that can happen with energy in an isolated system is that it can change form."(7) If energy cannot be created or destroyed, why is that any more understandable than a God having no beginning and no end? (8) We'll all familiar with Albert Einstein equation: e=mc^2 (energy equals mass times the speed of light squared) However, he was really trying to solve or "m" so his original equation was m=e/c2 (mass equals energy divided by the speed of light squared). "With the first equation we learn how to get energy out of mass which has led, for example, to the fission of atoms and getting energy (the atomic bomb and nuclear energy). But in the second equation we learn how mass is created by energy and that, for example, the energy generated by the blastoff of the space shuttle adds mass the weight of a flea to the shuttle."(9) Since it takes a tremendous amount of energy to create mass, the energy that would be large enough, powerful enough and pervasive enough to create the universe would be God. Everything that exists in the universe is made up of energy. "Since God is energy, and we know that everything that exists is made from energy, and keeping in mind that energy cannot be created or destroyed, we see that God took from the pool of existing energy, which was HIM, and created everything there is." 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