Western civilization was founded on the realization that an infinite creator God exists. It was upon this basis (that the universe was the orderly product of an intelligent being) that the founders of modern science had the confidence to develop the scientific method and modern science. However, in recent years, this open acknowledgment of a personal creator has been replaced by science as the source of ultimate reality. This viewpoint shift is primarily justified by the acceptance of evolution (both biological and cosmic) as fact. The late Christian philosopher, Francis Schaeffer, put it best, “Modern man has two feet firmly planted in midair.”
In essence, modern man has put science in place of God as the foundation for understanding reality. Instead of the starting point, “In the beginning God created…” we now have “In the beginning hydrogen gas…” However, science can never define reality because it is merely a tool which organizes observations in such a way as to attempt to explain the physical world. Current observations are extrapolated to explain the past (which can no longer be observed) or to predict the future (which also cannot be observed). As more observations are gathered, predictions of science (known as hypotheses, theories, and laws) constantly change. For example, the universal laws of motion developed by Newton in the 1600’s have been expanded by Einstein’s theory of relativity in the 1900’s. This in turn has been expanded to include other discoveries of modern physics.
The realization that scientific discoveries are ever changing has been incorrectly extended to all areas of life and has led to the conclusion that there is no absolute truth. However, just because scientific interpretations are ever changing does not prove that truth does not exist. Science can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God. Furthermore, what we believe about the existence of God has absolutely no bearing on the reality of His existence. If we only know a fraction of all reality; who are we to assume that the knowledge of God does not exist in the areas we have not mastered?
If God does exist, and has interacted with mankind in the past; there should be some physical evidence for both His existence and this interaction. The quantity and quality of this evidence is the subject of these articles.
Is it possible to discover objective truth? Is there sufficient evidence to support belief in the existence of a creator God? Is this God an impersonal force or a personal God who has interacted and communicated with humans? These are the questions which will be addressed. The foundational assumption of every article is that truth does exist. Jesus Christ repeatedly claimed to be God.1 Either He is the creator of the universe or He is not. The Bible claims to be inspired by God.2 Either this is true or the Bible is just a compilation of men’s ideas. The Bible describes as factual events an instantaneous creation of separate plant and animal types and a worldwide water catastrophe. Either these events happened or they did not. If they did; there should be evidence supporting these events. These articles will thus examine all areas of science to determine just what is the truth of our past.
1. The Bible - John 8:19, John 8:58, John 1:1-17, John 5:34 - 39,
2. The Bible - Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:18, 2 Timothy 3:16
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