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<\/font><\/font>Originally Published 12\/2\/2012<\/p>\n

Deriving the presence of God in our World and Lives<\/font><\/p>\n

I have been struck by the growing
\nnumber of people who are publicly proclaiming that God does not exist.
\nFrom the well known atheists like Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins,
\nand Penn Jillette, to lesser known groups who like to refer to
\nthemselves as \u201cfree thinkers.\u201d While their arguments range from high
\nminded intellectualism to wanton pleasure seeking, they all boil down to
\nthe simple premise that we cannot prove that God exists anymore than we
\ncan prove unicorns or fairies exists. They then point to the plethora
\nof differing religions which all claim to be the one true religion and
\nthen argue that none can be true. <\/font>Figuring
\nout how to make the argument of God\u2019s existence to Atheists can prove
\nquite puzzling. This series is an attempt to find the a solution to that
\npuzzle.  <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

I enjoy working Sudoku puzzles.  <\/font>They
\ncan be quite challenging. Their design so simple: a block of numbers,
\nnine squares by nine squares, divided into nine blocks of nine blocks
\neach, requiring the arrangement of the numbers 1 through 9 in each row,
\ncolumn, and block so that all nine numbers appear without repeating in
\neach.  <\/font>This simple puzzle requires exercises in logic,
\neliminating possibilities, identifying possibilities, and using
\ninductive and deductive reasoning to finally arrive at the only answer
\nand number which can fit.   <\/a><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

In many ways, finding God by arriving
\nat the conclusion that He exist is like finding the number which fits
\ninto a particular block on a Sudoku puzzle. And figuring out how he fits
\ninto the rows, columns, and blocks of our lives becomes clearer when we
\nlearn to understand and appreciate the progression and logic of where
\nand how He fits in. <\/font><\/p>\n

One of the major premises of Atheism
\nis that it takes a scientific approach to all aspects of life, including
\nhow life came into existence.  <\/font>Scientific Atheism believes
\nthat all life has occurred by random chance and natural selection. It
\nsupposes that science has somehow proven that God as Creator cannot
\nexist. Or, at the very least, scientific method requires that we must
\nscientifically \u201cprove\u201d God exist before we can acknowledge him.  <\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s do some math.<\/font><\/p>\n

Molecular biologist, Dr Doug Axe, points out that it takes at least 250 proteins for the simplest life form to function.  <\/font>Each
\nof these proteins would require the sequencing of at least four amino
\nacids. He gives the probability of this happening randomly for a single
\norganism, in a given pool of primordial soup, at 1 in 1 trillion6<\/sup> (that\u2019s 1 Trillion x 1 Trillion x 1Trillion x 1 Trillion x 1Trillion x 1 Trillion).[1]<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/a>  <\/font>It
\nis important to note that this is the probability for the line-up for
\nthese amino acids for a single organism in a perfect environment. But it
\nwould take at least two to reproduce. The probability of those two
\norganisms reproducing and then evolving into the millions of plant and
\nanimal species we have on earth today, all living within their perfectly
\nbalanced ecosystems, with their multitudes of sensory capabilities, and
\nfinally developing the human species capable of learning and creating
\ngreat technological developments and societies, capable of acts of
\nreason, kindness, and cruelty beyond all other animals, is even more
\nincalculable. <\/font><\/p>\n

But even this part of the equation is
\nincomplete: let\u2019s also consider the probability of the occurrence of the
\nenvironment in which that perfect primordial soup could exist to
\nsupport the creation of that first simple organism and its
\nmultiplication and evolution into the current form of our species on
\nthis earth. In looking at the billions upon billions of solar systems in
\nthe universe, what is the probability of a single planet, achieving the
\nperfect mass and gravitational size and rotation to hold its perfectly
\ncomposed and balanced atmosphere and perfect orbit around a perfectly
\nsituated star with the perfect balance of mass, gravitational pull, heat
\nand stability to hold that planet at the perfect distance to provide
\nthe constant temperature ranges and variables to support life?  <\/font>In
\npondering this question, we must also consider the probability of that
\nplanet having the perfect rotational spin to provide the perfect mix of
\ndaily light and wind speed to provide a perfect range of moisture,
\noxygen, and climate for an environment that would nurture life and not
\ndestroy it. If the earth\u2019s rotation were any faster, the winds on the
\nsurface would become so fast they would scour the earth\u2019s surface,
\neroding the top soil and permanently clouding our atmosphere with dust.  <\/font>If
\nit were any slower, our earth\u2019s surface would experience extremes of
\ntemperatures from prolonged days and nights which would destroy the
\ndaily and seasonal stability required to support life as we know it.  <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

We must also consider the perfect
\nrotation of our single moon around this planet we call home and the
\nenvironmental stability it provides.  <\/font>If we had multiple
\nmoons, our ocean tides and atmospheric conditions would be thrown to
\nminimums and extremes totally changing our environment.  <\/font>When the moons were are on opposite sides of the planet, there gravitational pulls would create daily tsunamis and sand bars.  <\/font>When
\nthe moons align, their combined gravitational pull would cause massive
\nglobal tsunamis and could rip our precious atmosphere away from the
\nearth and into the vacuum of space.  <\/font>If we had no moon, our
\noceans\u2019 tides would be much more stagnant, preventing the necessary
\nchurning of oxygen and temperature variables necessary to maintain our
\nenvironment. <\/font><\/p>\n

There are those who consider the idea of an intelligent designer of our eco-system and life to be unscientific.  <\/font>Many
\nwish to view the development of life as a random occurrence for which
\nonly science can provide answers and are of the belief that scientific
\ndiscovery eliminates the need for, and even the possibility of God. But
\nscientific discovery and math point to the literal impossibility of life
\noccurring anywhere in the universe without the presence of a highly
\nintelligent creator.  <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

To argue that life on earth was
\ncreated by random chance without the presence of a Creator is akin to
\narguing that it is possible for a single person to win a dozen of the
\nworld\u2019s national lotteries on the same day without some sort of fix.  <\/font>(The probability of winning the Power Ball lottery is calculated to be 1 in 175 Million.)  <\/font>Would any self-respecting scientist make such an argument?   <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The Creator is real, and he speaks to us.  <\/font>His
\npresence can be felt, and He reveals His identity to us. But each of us
\nhas to work through His Sudoku puzzle to make it all fit together in
\nour lives.  <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

More blocks in this puzzle to follow\u2026<\/p>\n

[1] Documentary film, \u201cExpelled, No Intelligence Allowed, Ben Stein.
\nhttp:\/\/topdocumentaryfilms.com\/expelled-no-intelligence-allowed\/
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