Intelligent Design and Biblical Scripture

From Ethan in Nashville, Tennessee

First, I want to thank you so much for all that you do. You’ve certainly stretched my brain in ways I didn’t really think were possible. I guess my question is a testament to that. My question involves the concept of multiple, or rather, infinite histories within the frame of the multiverse. I think I remember reading in one of the many multiverse articles that Jeff wrote that an infinite universe…is purely physical or something along those lines. So, from that I concluded that things like Scripture are unaffected since they talk about spiritual things and truth is a non-physical thing. However, I’ve begun to wonder, if there are indeed infinite histories, is it not possible that in the reaches of the infinite universe there is another planet just like ours, with humans like us, with a Bible just like ours, with a savior just like Jesus who claimed to be the Son of God, except that this Jesus died by some other method or taught some other truth? So, from this how can we really know if spirituality, or the human soul, exists, or even if truth exists, if it’s all just a product of the multiverse? I hope to hear from you all and God bless.

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Good question, Ethan. To start, I would argue that humans on planet Earth are unique regardless of the existence/size of our universe/multiverse. And, no, Jesus does not take on another human nature as savior on some other planet. But a couple of things need clarification.

First, the reason that more scientists think an infinitely large multiverse exists ultimately derives from inflation. Recent evidence strongly argues for an inflationary epoch early in our universe’s history. As scientists seek to understand how inflation works they repeatedly encounter the situation that the very process driving inflation produces an extremely large (if not infinite) universe—a universe that is one member of a vast multiverse.

Second, in this scenario, the size of our universe (extremely large and possibly infinite) raises the question of whether everything we can see actually occurs repeatedly in other parts of the universe. To clarify, consider a five-card hand dealt from a standard deck (no jokers). Each new five-card hand will likely differ from the others because more than two million—2,598,960 to be exact—possible hands exist. However, dealing the 2,598,961st hand guarantees at least two identical hands. The same situation arises when considering our observable universe. Although it is extremely large, the number of arrangements of all the space, time, matter, and energy is finite and our observable universe is much smaller than the whole inflationary universe. Thus, it would appear that the whole history visible to humanity would repeat in distant regions of the universe.

Why, then, do I argue for the uniqueness of humanity? Because the scenario described above occurs only for the physical stuff (like atoms, photons, electrons, etc.). Yet, the Bible describes humanity as being made in God’s image, which seems to include an inherently non-physical component. Even leading atheistic thinkers to acknowledge that consciousness does not reduce to physical components. If humans possess an inherently non-physical component, then no amount of rearranging the matter of the cosmos will reproduce humanity somewhere else (although a planet similar to Earth will happen). So, we are the only humans in the universe.

One powerful way to determine truth is to test claims against reality. Time and time again, the claims of the Bible match the data derived from studying this universe. Given that record, we can trust what it says about the uniqueness of humanity with confidence that future tests will continue to affirm its truthfulness. (JZ,RTB)

*** Will Myers

The world is a toy space of the Kingdom of God which conditions, and teaches us about what God’s Kingdom is about, and how to get there and stay. The upper limit of the human mind is being in the presence of God which is possessing the Holy Spirit. Eternal life can be tasted by us mortal beings, but there is a material boundary to cross before being in the pure spirit forever.

(1) The first step is to believe in the Lord Who is our guide to the Kingdom of God.

(2) The second step is to follow and obey the Lord, and not let anything distract us from the Lord. One must be determined.

(3) The third step is to not give up regardless of the urgencies to abandon the journey. One must wax strong in the Spirit.

(4) The fourth step is to stay in the presence of God. Since in the flesh we must make efforts to support our natural needs. God created these needs, and if be in the presence of God than God shall give means to meet those needs. “Do everything unto the Lord.” Strong faith fulfills all four steps. In this state one must be, at times, very intense.

Acts 1:8; “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

One may question that no modern man has ever entered the Kingdom of God so why strive during the four steps. The answer is God evaluates each soul perfectly at any instant of time. It’s the intent of your heart at that moment, and the dedication capacity of your mind, the Potentiality…are you lukewarm or hot in receiving counsel from the Lord and obeying.

When in the name of Jesus, God counts it as righteous; in other words, God counts it as perfect. Perfect at one moment deserves a taste of Eternal Life at that moment; a glimpse of the Kingdom of God. In the name of Jesus, the Son of God, we shall be fully accepted into the Kingdom of God.

Colossians 3:23
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”

All information in the bible has purpose related to the four steps. The inspired Word of God is from above from God. There are many intermediary states that are very similar to the last state of man; such is the nature of God’s toy space, the true meaning of nature and soul.

Matthew 18:18
“Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Hebrews 11:3

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Colossians 1:16;  “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.”

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:23-24, ESV)

God has given us the ability to help ourselves learn about the Kingdom of God so that one can recognize at least part of the truth. God gives partial credit.

Man increasing knowledge is to recognize the Son of God Who gives all answers in life. All form is about the Son of God, Jesus. Science is blind without religion; especially when lacking fellowship with the Son of God, Jesus.

*** Will Myers

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Intelligent Design – Machines
Intelligent Design is obvious upon close examination of any machine. The concept and design inherent in a machine, whether simple or complex, is self-evident. Whether a machine is high quality or low quality, its designer is both necessary and apparent. Information Theory states that concept and design can only result from a mind. Even the diminished quality of a poorly constructed machine cannot obscure the necessity of an intelligent designer. Machines, as defined by French Biochemist and Nobel Laureate Jacques Lucien Monod (1910-1976), are “purposeful aggregates of matter that, utilizing energy, perform specific tasks.” By this authoritative definition, living systems are recognized as machines. A living organism fulfills the definition of a machine all the way down to the molecular level. And yet, because of the philosophical and religious implications of life resulting from Intelligent Design, a surprisingly large portion of the intelligentsia seek to find a mechanism by which life may arise naturally by random chance. Evolutionists admit the inconsistency. George Wald, an evolutionist, states, “When it comes to the origin of life there are only two possibilities: creation or spontaneous generation. There is no third way. Spontaneous generation was disproved one hundred years ago, but that leads us to only one other conclusion, that of supernatural creation. We cannot accept that on philosophical grounds; therefore, we choose to believe the impossible: that life arose spontaneously by chance!” (“The Origin of Life,” Scientific American, 191:48. May 1954).

Intelligent Design – Life
Ignoring the obvious Intelligent Design that permeates life, scientists have developed the theory of evolution in an effort to explain the origin of life via spontaneous generation. This “scientific” theory is very distinctive. Commonly, scientists observe data, interpret the data, and then formulate conclusions based upon that data. Yet, evolutionists have formulated their “scientific” conclusion without resorting to any data at all. In fact, evolutionists have steadfastly maintained their conclusion despite data to the contrary.

Intelligent Design – Education
Evidence indicating Intelligent Design is abundant and overwhelming. Since the reemergence of evolutionary thought in the last two hundred years (popularized by Darwin’s Origin of Species in 1859), evolutionists have zealously sought evidence to validate their theory. Nothing has yet to stand up under the close scrutiny of an in depth scientific evaluation. And yet, curiously, evolutionary thought prevails in the mainstream. Thus, evolutionary “scientists” have disposed of true science, and replaced it with philosophy and imagination. “In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists have accepted it, and many are prepared to ‘bend’ their observations to fit with it.” (H.S. Lipson, Professor of Physics, University of Manchester, UK, “A Physicist Looks at Evolution,” Physics Bulletin, vol. 31, May 1980, pg.138). Since the beginning of the modern evolutionary movement, quite a few fraudulent evidences in favor of evolution have been submitted and remain in the textbooks, despite their exposure as blatant deceptions. Ernst Haeckel’s work is an appropriate example. Haeckel, a German embryologist, altered drawings of various animal and human embryos, making them nearly identical. He presented his altered pictures as evidence for evolution between species, and used them as a platform to successfully promote evolution. In 1874, Haeckel’s drawings were exposed as frauds by renowned embryologist Wilhelm His. Shortly thereafter, Haeckel was convicted of fraud by his own university. Yet his fallacious drawings of nearly identical embryos are still in science textbooks over 100 years later as evidence for evolution! Those drawings are being taught to kids in school today as evidence for evolution. Why? Why not present real evidence? Because there is none! David M. Raup, an evolutionist, freely admits, “In the years after Darwin, his advocates hoped to find predictable progressions. In general, these have not been found — yet the optimism has died hard, and some pure fantasy has crept into textbooks.” (“Evolution and the Fossil Record,” Science, vol. 213, July 1981, pg. 289). It seems that “pure fantasy” is the politically correct term for “calculated lies.”

Intelligent Design – DNA
An excellent example of intelligent design is the DNA molecule. Since its discovery by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953, evolutionists have faced an insurmountable hurdle. Anyone who truly investigates the mystery of the DNA molecule — this incredible micro, digital, error-correcting, redundant, self duplicating, information storage and retrieval system, with its own inherent language convention, that has the potential to develop any organism from raw biological material — understands that life is the result of Intelligent Design. In light of recent discoveries such as the DNA molecule, the absurdity of the evolution argument is readily apparent when its basic formula is compared with that of the creation model of origins. Creation states that matter + energy + information = incredibly complex life. Evolution states that matter + energy + random chance = incredibly complex life. The theory of evolution is merely a religion that serves to discredit the Intelligent Designer Himself.

*** Will Myers

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Introduction

The Bible is often described as a book that includes many ideas that are scientifically inaccurate. The truth is that what many Christians (and non-Christians) have misinterpreted the Bible in such a way as to make it seem to be at odds with the reality of our world. For example, the Roman Catholic Church promoted geocentrism (the idea that the earth is the center of the universe) for many years. This concept is not found in the Bible, but stems from the idea that since humans are the center of God’s attention, that the place where they live must be the center of God’s universe. This is neither a logical nor biblical inference. In fact, the Bible states that the heavens “fix their rule over the earth,”¹ demonstrating that the heavens control the earth and not the other way around. The early proponents (Nicholas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei) of heliocentrism (the earth revolving around the Sun) were all Christians (see related page – People of Faith – Famous Scientists). In fact, Isaac Newton, in his famous scientific work, Principia, stated, “The most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion on an intelligent and powerful Being.”

Purpose of the Bible

Of course, the Bible was not written as a work of science nor was its purpose to describe the workings of the physical world. It was written to explain spiritual principles – the nature of mankind, the nature of God, and how people can have a personal relationship with God. However, when the Bible describes the physical world, it is accurate. The purpose of this page is to illustrate some of the remarkable examples of scientific principles described in the Bible hundreds to thousands of years before they were proved to be true by science.

THE BIBLE AND SCIENCE

All of our values has been truncated, and posed as absolute values. Even in a relationship with a spouse the relationship is mostly based on truncated values; probabilities. Would he or she like this? Would he or she become angry if I did such and such. Personal decisions behave in the same manner. I think I can do such and such; I have a good chance of accomplishing such and such. Truncating values have us believing totally in a false 1 to 1 relationship such as (1) I am going to the store and (1) store is there every time that I go to store. Now, I do believe that such should be accepted as an absolute because I can get away with it 99.999999999% of the time. By the way, the latter number is a truncated value; there are an infinite amount of 9’s remaining out there.

Experts can represent themselves as little gods with truncating values, and claiming them to be absolutes as attributed to the  Absolute God. In essence, as the digits on the right side of the decimal point approaches infinity the closer to the true reality of God. Reality in a perfect sense is known only by our Absolute God. Although, this is an ongoing debate among scientist, mathematicians, and philosophers. We are governed by stats such as one and one-half person…a truncated person.

Once we remove the truncation, the Word of God value system begin to come into view such as “tomorrow is not promised to anyone…” (One day the store may not be there.); “Listen to every word from the mouth of God…” (Our accuracy may not work), and “We may not have all the story.” (There is more minors to the story than the major facts) (A butterfly flips its wings and causes a hurricane on the other side of the world.)

Accepting the Lord Jesus allows His Spirit to govern each person. Jesus has the absolute values because he listens to every word from His Heavenly Father only. Jesus is always in the Will of God. Jesus doesn’t use truncated values; He uses only absolute values because God has filled the infinite listing of digits on the fractional side of the decimal point; achieving perfection. Father God, Son of God, and God’s Holy Spirit is within our mind resting beyond our truncated value system, and desiring to fill all of the spiritual law perfectly which is reality.

Isaiah 55

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.”

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Matthew 28:18
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” (The Son of God brought us the fullness of all values of God’s creation.)

Matthew 5:17
“Don’t misunderstand why I have come—it isn’t to cancel the laws of Moses and the warnings of the prophets. No, I came to fulfill them and to make them all come true.”

Luke 16:15
“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”

Romans 3:30
“Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.”

Galatians 3:8
“And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.”

*** Will Myers

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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST JESUS: nonbelievers usually characterize all Christians as one group when in essence God deals with each human on Earth, and each individual is responsible to God. Every Christian is a work in progress between him/her and God as is every human in the world. Whether you turn your back on God or not, God is always present in your life.
Romans 13:1
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
Being a born again Christian or an inspired Christian in development doesn’t mean to worship the Pope, your pastor, or any other religious figure. First, seek God’s solution for your position on any issue.
Matthew 6:33;
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (All mean everything in existence.)

Matthew 6 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
6 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

*** Will Myers
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The key to our having faith is in hearing the Word of God. I want to emphasize this: the key to having faith is not in obeying the Word of God – the key to having faith is in hearing the Word of God. Now I believe in obeying the Word, and we must obey God if we want to have His blessing on our lives. But it is not obedience that produces faith. Rather, it is faith that produces obedience. And faith only comes by the Word of God.

This is not my idea. God made this very plain in Romans 10:17 when He said, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” This scripture passage says that if I hear the Word of God, “faith comes.” In other words, faith shows up. So all I have to do is hear the Word of God. So there is something about hearing the Word of God that produces faith.

Now I know the Bible says that I must be a doer of the Word as well. James 1:22 says, “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” But it is hearing the Word that is the key to doing it! Because the more I hear the Word of God, the more faith I will have. And the more faith I have, the more I will want to obey God and live out the Word.

The reason that a lot of people are not doers of the Word is because they don’t really have faith. The more faith you have, the more you will obey. The more you obey, the more the presence of God will manifest in your life. And the more often you live in the presence of God, the more you will prosper and succeed.

Every one of us can prosper, and every one of us can be successful! And the way we begin is by hearing the Word of God. So start to make the Word of God part of your life. Listen to His Word whenever you can. Read the Bible daily. Memorize Scripture passages, meditate on them, and write verses on note cards to tape on your mirror. If you hear His Word consistently, faith will naturally come. God promised that it would. And as your faith increases, you will find that you are walking in obedience. As you walk in obedience, you’re going to have the presence of God on your life. And if the presence of God is with you, you’re going to succeed!

There are no words to describe the blessing of having God’s presence in your life. Right now I can feel that the favor of God is on my life, and it is a wonderful thing. It is so wonderful that I don’t want to do one single thing to mess it up! The favor of God makes you feel that nothing is impossible. The favor of God makes you feel that anything you attempt to do for God will succeed. Because when you sense that God is with you, you know your efforts on His behalf will not fail.

What could possibly be worth losing that blessing, that favor, that manifested presence of God? I don’t want to walk in disobedience, because I know that if I disobey God, His presence will leave my life. And I don’t want to lose His presence or His favor!

So it really wasn’t a hard thing that day at the airport to leave a note on the car I had bumped. It really wasn’t hard to decide that we would miss our plane. It was easy to do the right thing – when I remembered that God has called me to be faithful in small matters, as well as great, as I live out my destiny according to His will.

I want to walk in the destiny God has planned for me. And I know that if I am to be set over much, I must be found faithful in little things – even a crack in a piece of plastic on an old car.

Eventually I received a call from the lady whose vehicle had been damaged. I apologized for the accident and gave her our insurance information so that she could get her bumper repaired. But before we got off the phone, she said, “I just have to ask you a question. I have shown your note to everyone in my office, and no one can believe that you actually left a note. It would have been so easy to just drive away. We don’t know if you’re a saint, a space alien or what – but none of us can figure out why you would leave a note.”

The woman was an unbeliever. Yet she recognized that there was something different about my behavior. So I was able to explain to her the reason that I had left that note. I was able to share the gospel with her and tell her how Jesus Christ had changed my life – that He could change her life also. “You said that everyone in your office wants to know why I left that note,” I said to her. “Be sure that you tell them. Be sure to tell them that the reason I left that note is because Jesus Christ has changed my life – and He wants to do that for all of them, too.”

There is nothing on this earth that can compare to the joy of a moment like that, when the presence of God rests upon you as you do something important for Him. But it all begins by being faithful in the smallest things – by being a faithful steward. If I had not been faithful to do the right thing about the accident, I would never have had the opportunity to be God’s messenger to the people in that office.

Faithfulness – good stewardship – causes us to be successful in everything we do. It causes us to have the favor of God and His presence in our lives. So be faithful in little things. Be a good employee, a good steward “as to the Lord” (Colossians 3:23). Spend time in God’s Word and watch your faith increase. As faith comes, obedience will naturally follow. And when you honor God and walk in obedience to Him, He will honor you with His presence. Then His favor and blessing will rest on your life, and you will prosper in all you do.

Hebrews 11:1; “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” In addition, faith will by God begin evidencing itself to you and producing the substance which is real. 

*** Will Myers

The bad thing is that the police comes after the bad thing happens. Police can not be at your front door when the criminal is breaking in your back door. When criminals stop doing bad things to good people than I shall relinquish my weapons. Now, crime is at an all time high.

People who push for the elimination of guns usually has no idea about the needs for guns. They have usually been raised in a monitored neighborhood which has hired guns to protect them in addition to the normal police protection. No one in Beverly Hills has to worry about protecting them self; just haphazardly drive into Beverly Hills for one block and you will get the idea. Drive into a lower economic area with shotguns sticking up in view, and you have an excellent chance of not being challenged at all. Shootings in these neighborhoods occur nightly. This is over 75% of the residents of any major city in the USA.

The heads of family must be able to defend their families against the strong men with guns who are bent on perpetrating harm upon the family. Be not detoured from your duty as head; the few mentally disturbed persons who does random shootings are exceptions; the daily perpetrators upon families is the norm in the USA. Gun control advocates has no solution to stopping the bad guys from getting guns, and they have no stats on the effect of gun ownership stopping bad things happening to good families. Criminals do not want to take the risk of being shot; they will only take the risk if they know that you have a safe full of money which is almost never the case in a lower economic area. In my opinion, all heads of family should have a gun for protection of the family, and if necessary can gunfight like in the wild, wild west in order to protect their families. The military trains soldiers to do so in order to protect our country; well, my family is my first concern.

Gun control advocates are definitely jumping the gun. Advocates are asking the majority of citizens who live in a high risk area to accept a false security in order to satisfy their ideal sense of a civilized society. Ironically, most advocates has had hired guns protecting them all of their lives.

*** Will Myers

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