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The Origin of Life and the Universe

they can clearly see His invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine
nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.” (Romans, 1:20)
Or as the Psalm of David puts it:
“The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His crafts-
manship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they
make Him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice
is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and
their words to all the world.” (Psalms, 19:1-4)
Former atheist and philosopher, Anthony Flew actually converted to
theism before his death. Even though he was a major proponent of atheism
prior to this. And he puts it this way near the end of his life:
"We have all the evidence we need in our immediate experience and only
a deliberate refusal to 'look' is responsible for atheism of any kind.” (A.
Flew, There is A God, Harper Collins, 2008, p. 163)
Francis Crick says that, "Biologists must constantly keep in mind that
what they see was not designed, but rather evolved.” (F. Crick, What Mad
Pursuit, New York, Basic Books, 1998, p. 138) Francis Crick, co-discover of
the structure of DNA was a naturalist. And the only basis for his comment
is an undying dedication to a naturalistic paradigm, not a clear and open-
minded examination of the evidence.
So, in conclusion I would say that a Christian paradigm or theistic
paradigm is far better for science than a Darwinian, naturalistic paradigm.
Because according to the Christian paradigm, theistic paradigm, natural
laws allow reproducible regularities that we can examine. We must observe
the world in order to know what it is like. As my colleague said in
introduction, nature is a reliable revelation of God. The Scriptures tell us
that God reveals Himself in nature. And He has created for us for inquiry
and discovery. He wants to be known. The Scriptures also tell us that truth
can be sought and obtained in the words of Jesus when we seek with all of
our hearts, we will find the truth. In conclusion, God wants to be known
and He has revealed himself clearly to those who have an open mind and a
humble heart in nature and in scriptures and in the person of Jesus Christ.
So those who seek will find that there is a Creator of all that we see.
Thanks be to God!

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