Last night, we talked about the three major worldviews:
Theism (God made all), Pantheism (God is all) and Atheism (No God at all).
Then we discussed that although we don’t physically see God,
we know he exists by his effects. One effect appears to be the universe itself.
This is the first argument for the existence of God that we are
discussing in this course. It’s known as the cosmological argument. It
is stated this way: Everything that had a beginning has a cause. The
universe had a beginning. Therefore the universe had a cause.
We learned an acronym, “SURGE,” that represents five lines
of scientific evidence that the universe had a beginning (in other
words, the universe is not eternal).
S-second law of thermodynamics
U-universe is expanding
R-radiation afterglow
G-great galaxy seeds
E-Einstein’s general theory of relativity
SURGE evidence shows that time, space and matter came into
existence together; the universe came into being out of nothing, commonly
referred to as the “Big Bang” or ex nihilo. For this to have happened,
something outside of time, space and matter had to cause it. A theist God best
explains the cause. Even though most scientists refute this, some have admitted
that the evidence points to a cause that is super-natural.
Next week we will start looking at the second argument for
the existence of God—the design or teleological evidence.
In the meantime, here are some resources for you:
For a great, quick video clips that give quick, credible
answers to curious questions about faith, check out: www.oneminuteapologist.com.
For a fabulous video (4 minutes) on the Cosmological
Argument check out this link.
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