There is Design

Last week I argued that, since science has confirmed that "nature" or "the cosmos" had a beginning, which they call "The Big Bang Theory," science in this area is actually more supportive of the Christian doctrine of creation than it is of atheism. This week I will apply similar logic to the question of the origin of life. Recent developments in the science of microbiology show that every living cell manifests "irreducible complexity." That means its many parts have to be in place and working together in order for the cell to function. There never was such a thing as a "simple" cell. This scientific developmant, known as the "Intelligent design" movement, shows there was design right from the start. The Darwinian theory of "natural selection" working on chance variations in a mindless movement from simple to complex is hopelessly flawed. Believers in God have always "seen" design in nature. Scientists have now found a way of making such observation scientific. But just as the "big bang" scientists don't try to identify the "Big Banger," the intelligent design scientists don't try to identify the "Intelligent Designer." That would take them beyond their chosen area of study. What they are showing though, is that those who have faith in God, who is beyond nature, are not blind and unreasonable. Instead, those whose eyes are closed to the possibility of anything beyond nature are the unreasonable ones. "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Rom 1:20.