- Alister McGrath
If you're anything like me, you've experienced a magical moment when you're laying on a blanket in a patch of grass somewhere, perhaps with a loved one or even alone, and you've thought to yourself 'Wow. This is amazing. This is beautiful. Where did it come from? There has to be more than what we're experiencing here on Earth'. And for the next half hour or so, you either think out or talk with the other person about a variety of philosophical, or religious, or scientfic possibilities explaining that captivating scene you just can't seem to wrap your brain completely around. Explaining life, maybe even the purpose for life itself.
That feeling, that sense of wonder, it's in all of us. A multitude of reasearchers, including renowned scientists Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Wesley Richards, say that evidence points to humans being "designed to discover", with the drive for finding the truth and meaning behind it all being a part of all of us. With that said, my question to you is, what are you doing to search? To find?I honestly believe that each of us aren't as actively engaged in this process, which is perhaps one of the greatest points of existing, as much as we should be. I know of so many people who believe life is void of purpose and meaning, a mere scientific accident, and refute the idea of God... yet they do not explore the evidence for him either historically or scientifically. We, as humans, tend to be a bit stubborn. We make our mind up, (either way), and then stick to it regardless of how educated we actually are about a subject.
I say it's time we change that. This blog is dedicated to bringing forth scientific knowledge, especially recent discoveries, that have increasingly pointed to the existence of a Creator for this amazing universe we live in. I challenge you to explore it. Think about it, mull it over, maybe even do a little side research. For anyone who has even had a sliver of doubt about whether God was real, for anyone who has ever layed on their back looking at the night sky, wondering, 'wow, what is this place all about?'- this blog is for you. We all should be investigating that question, shouldn't we? For if the answer is found, and it does perhaps point to purpose, it would change everything.
I hope that you read with an open mind, regardless of your stance or beliefs in life. Don't be afraid educate yourself, investigate what research says,and if you're a spiritual skeptic or seeker, I definitely invite you to go through the evidence to be presented yourself. There are 3 questions that led scientist Viggo Olsen to God and Christianity- the first being, "Is there a God who created the Universe?". That is precisely the question this blog will go into. (The second and third questions relate to whether God truly did reveal Himself to us and whether or not Jesus was the Son of God, which are questions I will answer during later projects. )
So, wisdom seekers, can God's existence actually be supported, even proved by science? I'd say it's time to find out- after all, we were designed to discover. I hope you find as I have that faith and science do indeed have a meeting point- and where they point is indeed astounding.
P.S. For further information about this blog, and specifically the research it is based on, please see the "Introduction &Purpose" page located above.
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