Big Bang
vs
Intelligent Design
Science has adopted the Big Bang theory as their explanation for the existence of the Earth and the Universe. What amazes me is that these brilliant minds choose to believe a theory based on chaos and speculation where randomness and chance are the main ingredients of their belief, their scientific theory.
A simplified version of their theory is, it just so happens that an explosion happened in space (that just happen to exist) that sent particles (that have always been there with no explanation of origin) through space and by random chance those particles formed into planets, which began to revolve around each other, began to take form, and just like that our solar system was born. Then, low and behold wouldn’t you know it, a meteor carrying an ameba (that just formed by itself) just happen to penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere, survive the intense heat, land in the ocean (where did the ocean come from – no other planets have oceans), and after millions of years evolved into all life forms that are on planet Earth. OK, let's take a breath now.
So here it is, what would the odds in a casino? Astronomical and at a bear minimum it would be a zillion to one. I wouldn’t bet with those odds. What about Intelligent Design? A super being we call God, designing and creating the universe and life with His legion of angels and his superior intelligence. Believing in the super being we call God, the odds would be 50 / 50. I would bet on a 50 / 50 odd any day over a minimum of a zillion to one (for the Big Bang’s random design by chaos and chance).
As a computer and software engineer, I tend to want better odds when I am designing something. Consider this, if I take a bunch of computer parts and lay them on the floor, and leave them there for millions of years, will they assemble themselves to into a fully functioning computer? I wouldn’t bet on it. OK, let’s say there are a million earthquakes that send the parts flying in the room. Again, what are the chances of the parts landing in such a way that the computer is assembled? Believe me, random assembly of a computer is nothing compared to forming a whole universe, galaxy, solar system, and planets.
Also, would the software necessary for it to work design itself through chance and by some random fate load itself onto the computer that has somehow assembled itself? Let me tell you, the answer is NO! However, with my intelligence, I can assemble the parts, add the software and boot it up; chances are I will have a working computer. Intelligent design says that everything is complex and requires intelligence to work.In 1983, Dr. Robert Grange appeared on television stating how generic engineering had shown that everything has signs of intelligence in their makeup. Even the simple cells, that were supposed to make evolution so viable, are not so simple. They are actually complex from a genetic point of view and show signs of intelligent design. To prove a point about the order and precision that is designed into the universe, Stephen Hawking was able to use mathematical calculations to identifiy the location of a black hole. Now, where you have such precision you have the influence of intelligence. Math is an exact field. In Math the answer is right or wrong. With choas and random events there is no precision.
As Christians, we believe God created the Heavens and Earth. The book of Genesis tells us an overview of God’s creative act. It is not intended to be a science book or a step-by-step re-accounting of each process used in the design and implementation of His creative plan. And, while the Bible does contain some profound scientific facts (such as the Earth is a circle (round) – Isaiah, and the Earth being suspended in space – Job) it is not written to educate scientists on God’s laws of nature nor His blueprints for designing a universe. Rather, it was written to tell us how much God loves us and how He has dealt with mankind since our creation.
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