As I find myself in different conversations online, I always come across the atheist that uses a bunch of scientific terminologies and processes to explain how the universe came into being.
I never run away from the challenge. Of course I’m called a “Flat-Earther, snake charmer, friend of an invisible friend, yada, yada.” The interesting thing is they never have a real answer for the obvious “How something come from nothing?”
If you find yourself in a position like that, what would you say from a Biblical or even a scientific standpoint to show them there is a real concept of a God? Would you Genesis? Use quantum physics? Mathematics? The historical evidence for Christ’s death and resurrection? Biology?
Thoughts and opinions?
Science compliments the creator. For example just recently secular scientists discovered mankind originated from a beginning couple, male and female. Intelligent Design or ID science has many compelling explanations for the evidence that parts of creation could of only came from a Intelligent source. But you are correct. All our evidence points to a universe being created from nothing. Space, time, and matter came into existence at the same time.
We only have two options. Either nothing brought forth something or something brought forth something.
To me it takes a lot of faith to say nothing brought forth something. That sounds silly. As science also depends on your 5 senses and repeated actions call empirical science would suggest we have never seen nothing to ever create anything. Forensic science replays us a story of the beginning and astrology provides us with the evidence.
Our senses also say only language comes from intelligence. And one of the most detailed languages come from DNA or even math.
Math also points to intelligence but also is proof of metaphysics that atheists are forced to deny if they are true materialist. Math cannot be created but only discovered by mankind. 1+1=2 has never changed but always a reality regardless if we know it or not. Every object in the universe has a mathematical equation. As if a master programmer wrote up this massive code for the universe.
Architects and even medical professionals use these equations from nature that provides perfect designs. By copying the world around us, scientists believe they can find innovative solutions to almost any problem imaginable. Biomimetics (or biomimicry) has already led to the development of technology as diverse as airplanes, Velcro, windshield wipers, and sharkskin swimsuits.
Quantum physics is still something even if we do not fully understand it. Nor have we ever experienced anything being created from it. Quantum physics has so many theories and they are constantly debunked. Albert Einstein, himself one of the founders of quantum theory, did not accept some of the more philosophical or metaphysical interpretations of quantum mechanics, such as rejection of determinism and of causality. He is famously quoted as saying, in response to this aspect, "God does not play with dice".
We also can revert to showing how most of the famous scientists throughout history believed in God including many still alive today who hold prizes and achievements for their discoveries in science but are also Christians.
It is a logic error to even say God doesn't exist. You cannot do a science experiment to prove God doesn't exist nor can the individual surf the Heavens. So one if honest has to be agnostic.
Going back to the metaphysical realm. Without a non material realm we wouldn't have logic, reason, laws of nature, math, or a mind. So a materialist must deny all those too.
Making them really have to live on faith to believe that. Plus the field of archeology, textual criticism, historians and again forensic science continues to prove the Bible to be true with many discoveries each year as we continue to dig around the Holy Land.
So many ways to go especially look up the acronym SURGE related to God and creation.
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