Post on 22-May-2015
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Objection #2
Objection #2
Miracles Contradict Science; Therefore They Cannot Be RealMiracles Contradict Science; Therefore They Cannot Be Real
Can a person be scientific sophisticated and still believe in miracles?
Yes – one can believe in both by faith
“Notice Ruse does not say miracles are contradictory to Science.He says miracles lie outside of science.” (Pg 84)
How can a person not believe infairies and elves but believe
in the miracles of the virgin birthor the resurrection of Jesus?
MiraclesMiracles& Legends& Legends
“You have a wealth of data concerning the empty tomb, the Resurrection appearances, and the origin of the disciples’ belief in the Resurrection.” (pg 94)
Christian faith does not merely believe there is a God; it believes there is a God no matter what the evidence.
faith
Having Faith in the Christian sense means to makeyourself believe there is a god without evidence.
(fāth) Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
An example of putting science and doubt aside is the virgin birth: the Y chromosome needed to produce a male child.
o One doesn’t have to have all questions answered and the evidence proven
An example of putting science and doubt aside is the virgin birth: the Y chromosome needed to produce a male child.
o One doesn’t have to have all questions answered and the evidence proven
Five Main Arguments to Believe in God.
(pages 102-116)
“First, whatever begins to exist has a cause. Second, the universe began to exist.And, third, therefore, the universe has a cause.”
God Makes Sense ofGod Makes Sense ofthe Universe’s Complexitythe Universe’s Complexity
• Big Bang• Intelligent Designer?• Life Prohibiting vs. Life Sustaining• Pseudo-Science
• Big Bang• Intelligent Designer?• Life Prohibiting vs. Life Sustaining• Pseudo-Science
108
God Makes Sense of
Objective Moral Values
God Makes Sense of
Objective Moral Values • “If God does not exist, do objective moral
values exist?”
• “Because if there is no God, then moral values are merely the products of socio-biological evolution.”
• “No God, then what’s so special about human beings?”
(All above pg 110)
God Makes Senseof the
Resurrection • “This is important because it means the
location of the tomb was known to Jew, Christian, and Roman alike.”
• “Jesus’ burial is reported in extremely old information that Paul included in his first letter to the church in Corinth.”
(Page 112)
Argument #4
Argument #5
God Can Immediately
Be Experienced
• “Can you prove that the external world exists?”
• Use Common Facts:•Science•Ethics•History•Philosophy
Page 114-116
ConclusionConclusion“A miracle is an event which is not producible by the natural causes
that are operative at the time and place that the event occurs.”