God's Not Dead

Once again, an eternal God does not need created. The Bible says the human mind was not wired to understand the full nature of God. The parameters scientists have made for science will not allow the supernatural in anyway. Sir Isaac Newton (1642/3"1727) was probably the greatest scientist of all time, discovering the spectrum of light as well as the laws of motion, gravity, and cooling; and also inventing the reflecting telescope and jointly inventing calculus. Yet he wrote more about the Bible than science, and was a creationist (and nothing discovered after Darwin would change that). There are several challenging ideas in quantum mechanics. It is no wonder that some scientists remain skeptical of the entire subject. However; quantum mechanics has been proven invaluable in many areas. There are no strong competing explanations for transistor and laser operation, radioactivity, chemistry quantum numbers, magnetic effects, and a host of other areas. Aside from the silly and heretical interpretations which some have imposed on it, there is no necessary conflict between creation and quantum mechanics. Only time will tell whether quantum theory endures or is replaced by some better but entirely different theory. Meanwhile the topic offers an intriguing look at the deeper details of God's creation. Quantum originator Max Planck expressed this same view in a 1937 address. He stated that science and religion wage a "tireless battle against skepticism and dogmatism, against unbelief and superstition," with the goal: "toward God!" (Gillispie, 1975). You have stated multiple times, (which is true), that something is proven through observation and experimentation, otherwise known as using the scientific method. I am willing to admit the belief aspect of creationism. So, can you name one piece of observable evidence for Darwinian evolution that proves a change of kinds (not species)? Also name some historical celebrities who were atheists. If I asked you to make me a rose from scratch, you would probably say that you could not do it, but you say that it is not intelligently designed. You would have to start with the seed. If a human being can not create a rose, even though you claim it is not intelligently designed, then how could the universe form a rose through natural processes? I guess the word "consciousness" was not what I was trying to refer to. Humans and other animals have living souls. What part of the Big Bang and evolution would give us life? You are a special and unique living and breathing human being made in the image of God. You explained neurological processes in the last round, but I want to know how it was first initiated. Also, you gave me the process of emotions, but we will just leave that at satisfactory for now. Every diagram that I find depicting the layout of the universe shows everything spread out. For complex life to be only on one "known" planet just strengthens my faith in my creator God even more. The clash is between moral absolutism and moral relativism. Hollywood, news media, and academia are advocates of the moral relativistic worldview. Moral Absolutism is concerned with right and wrong conduct. The absolute is what determines whether the action or conduct is right or wrong. Therefore, from the standpoint of moral absolute, some things are always right and some things are always wrong no matter how one tries to rationalize them. Moral absolutism emerges from a theistic worldview. Moral Relativism is defined as the belief that conflicting moral beliefs are true. This carries the idea that what you regard as a right conduct may be a right conduct for you, but not for me. To put it another way, "Relativism [insists that] what is true for the individual replaces the search for absolute truth" (Mark P. Cosgrove, Foundations of Christian Thought, 96). "These conflicting moral beliefs may exist in the case of two or more individuals or in different cultures (cultural relativism) or in different historical epochs (historical relativism)" (Ronald Nash, Life's Ultimate Questions, 343). Moral Relativism is an attempt to undermine the claim that there is an objective moral law or moral absolute that is the same for all human beings. J. P. Moreland has challenged moral relativism in his epic book, Scaling the Secular City, 243). In this book he argues that if relativism is true, then all choices are equally good. If all choices are equally good, then even intolerance toward other beliefs can be morally correct. Why then should anyone practice tolerance (Moreland)? Moral relativism is always about an individual's choice whether right or wrong. The individual determines what is wrong and what is right. Moral Relativism states that ethics are relative but moral absolutism teaches that ethics are not relative. The moral law is grounded in the very being of God. Moral relativism is based on an individual's decision but moral absolutes have their source outside of the individual. Moral relativism justifies every action of an individual or a group of people. However, had some people not stood up against the moral evil in slavery and abolished the practice, what would have been the story of the United States today? Therefore, an individual, people, group, or a nation that espouses and promotes moral relativism is heading for a dangerous end. The economic tsunami that we are experiencing in the United States today can be linked to the danger of moral relativism. When a scholar is groomed in one of the Ivy- league and prestigious Universities of our land and his heart has not been transformed by the supernatural power of the Gospel of Christ, we have in our hands an intellectual whose mind is full of knowledge, but whose heart is left untouched and unregenerate. There is no telling what greed and evil such a person can cleverly orchestrate at the expense of the majority of people. History is replete with the demise of empires, nations, and individuals whose practice of moral relativism led to their disintegration and demise. A typical example is the Roman Empire. If there are no moral absolutes, why have some CEOs of Companies and Corporations in the United States been incarcerated for misappropriation of corporate funds? Why then do we spend millions of dollars tracking drug cartels and drug traffickers and pushers? If moral absolutes have no place in post-modernism why do we spend billions of dollars fighting global terrorists who want to make this world an unsafe place to live? The United States should learn from history and not repeat it. We repeat unsavory history at our own peril. -Kennedy Ahenkora Adarkwa, PhD. (Adjunct Professor of Evangelism) I apologize for confusing you with accidentally implying that Hitler was a Christian. That was not true. His motives were not Godly at all. Once again, do not let one define the group. The Word of God does not support murder in any way. The scriptures that you have quoted were either during Babylonia, which was the political punishment for homosexuality, or it was a warning from God. The Psalmist is in exile and had probably witnessed the atrocities committed against his people, babies included. In the revenge-style that was so common at the time, he wishes the same upon his enemy as a description of their utter destruction. Nowhere does it say that God approves of the Psalmist"s request or that he fulfilled it. Just because it is recorded that the Psalmist wrote the imprecation, doesn"t mean it was approved by God. Throughout the Bible, as early as the Flood, we see God's anger at times. That does not take away from his unconditional love in any way. It would show later generations like our very own, which has grown quite similar to Noah's age just like the Bible predicted, the eternal consequences of our actions if we do not repent and give our lives to our lord and savior, Jesus Christ. God has allowed men the authority over women without any harm involved. When you were analyzing Genesis, you were trying to mix science and creationism, and the reason we are debating is because they are two different interpretations on our origins. So of course they are not going to match up with completely with one another. Apparently I am failing to see how your explanation of infinite universes is taking care of the issue of the orderly processes of the Earth's rotation, orbit, and moon's orbit, as well as its perfect distance from the sun and the moon's distance from Earth. In the last round, I will list all of the fulfilled biblical prophecies, and even introduce you to Noah's Ark National Park in the mountains of Ararat.