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Science, faith, and reason full
The document discusses the interplay between science, faith, and reason, highlighting four fundamental features of the universe, including its beginning, fine-tuning, biogenesis, and information theory. It argues for the possibility of an intelligent designer behind the complexity of life and the universe, presenting implications of naturalism and its limitations. The authors assert that scientific inquiry and religious faith can coexist, shaping our understanding of reality and purpose.
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- 4. 1. Worldviews andParadigms 2. Four Fundamental Features of the World 3. Implications Overview
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- 8. the universe isrational and can be studied...
- 9. the universe isan illusion...
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- 14. Science Redefined Scientific Method ScientificMethod + Naturalism Ultimate reality = matter, energy, time, space Ultimate reality ≠ God or anything spiritual
- 15. Science Correctly Defined Scientific Method Inferenceto the best explanation “Go where the evidence leads” - Socrates
- 16. Kinds of Knowledge 1.Scientific 2. Historical 3. Personal 4. Moral 5. Philosophical 6. Aesthetic 7. Religious ...none are exhaustive
- 17. Design Theory “The questfor design will kill science” Thomas Nagel, Atheist, Professor even if science cannot tell you the identity of the designer, or what is going on in the designer’s mind.” It potentially can be scientific to argue that the data of DNA and life points to an intelligent designer “
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- 21. Design = Creationism 2.0? Gowhere the evidence leads
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- 23. Feature 1: Evidencefor the Universe’s Beginning
- 24. or “If anything nowexists, something must be eternal, something not eternal must have emerged from nothing. If Proposition
- 25. 1. The universeis an illusion 2. The universe is eternal 3. The universe emerged from nothing 4. The universe was created by an eternal being If Proposition
- 26. 1. The UniverseIs an Illusion
- 27. 2. The UniverseIs Eternal • Steady-state theory • Matter and energy always existed • Fred Hoyle: continuous creation • Faith propositions Astronomer Fred Hoyle
- 28. 2. The UniverseIs Eternal • Big Bang theory • Matter and energy had a starting point Astronomer Edwin Hubble
- 29. Scientists Robert Wilson &Arno Penzias 73% = Dark Energy 23% = Dark Matter 4% = Ordinary Matter “Curiouser and curiouser!”
- 32. The Second Lawof Thermodynamics
- 33. The Second Lawof Thermodynamics Useful Energy Time
- 34. The Universe Hada Beginning
- 36. Feature 2: Fine-Tuning ofthe Cosmos
- 37. Just Right: • Particles •Atoms • Molecules
- 38. Just Right: • Galaxy •Star masses • Expansion rate
- 39. Just Right: • Star •Planet • Moon
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- 42. A common sense interpretationof the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as with chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature.” “
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- 46. Expansion Rate of theUniverse +/-1 in 1055 x 1 million
- 47. Stellar Mass 1 in1040 Electromagnetic Force :: Gravitational Force
- 48. Our Just-Right Galaxy Elliptical Quic k Tim e™ and a TI FF ( Unc om pr es s ed) dec om pr es s or ar e needed t o s ee t his pic t ur e. Spiral Only spiral galaxies provide any “safe zone” for life-sustaining planets Irregular 20% 60% 20%
- 49. Our Just-Right Sun •Right mass: Yellow dwarf • Right light: Emits a balance of red & blue allowing photosynthesis • Right composition: High metallicity for creating terrestrial planets • Right orbit: Nearly circular for temperature stability
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- 51. 1 in 10215 1022 1in 10193
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- 53. Inference to theBest Explanation Natural Causes Designed Designer Gutzon Borglum, ca 1930
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- 55. The Exquisitely Complex Cell Biochemist/Author MichaelDenton “…[chemical evolution] is no more or no less than the great cosmogenic myth.”
- 56. emory banks forinformation storage and retrieval, elegant control systems regulating the automated assembly of parts and components, r fail-safe and proof-reading devices utilized for quality con tificial languages and their decoding systems, “
- 57. [and] a capacitynot equaled in any of our own most advanced machines, assembly processes involving the principle of prefabrication and modular construction . . . for it would be capable of replicating its entire structure within a matter of a few hours”
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- 59. Design Theory Thomas Nagel, Atheist,Professor For a long time I have been skeptical of the claims of traditional evolutional theory to be the whole story about the history of life.” “
- 60. Design Theory Thomas Nagel, Atheist,Professor even if science cannot tell you the identity of the designer, or what is going on in the designer’s mind.” It potentially can be scientific to argue that the data of DNA and life points to an intelligent designer “
- 61. What Would itTake to Get One Living Cell?
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- 64. Proteins Amino Group NH₂ H CCOOH R Amino Acids Phe Leu Ser Cys
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- 66. Protein of 400Amino Acids 400x
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- 72. Your DNA isthe most exquisitely engineered communication protocol in existence.
- 73. Q uic kTim e™ and a TI FF ( LZW ) dec om pr es s or ar e needed t o s ee t his pic t ur e. Letters 4- Letter Alphabet Chapte r Book Word Senten ce
- 74. One cell carries moredata than this: Where Does Information Come From?
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- 76. He didn’t stealthat car He didn’t steal that car He didn’t steal that car
- 77. The lower cannotaccount for the higher
- 78. M.I.T. Mathematician Norbert Wiener Anymaterialism that fails to take account of this will not survive one day.” Information is information; neither matter nor energy.“
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- 80. Atheistic Riddle Show mea message that doesn’t come from a mind.
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- 82. Other Features ofthe World • Human consciousness • Rationality • Moral values and obligations
- 83. Other Features ofthe World • Beauty • Human dignity, value, and purpose • Human rights • Universal religious experience
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- 85. Inescapable Conclusions of Naturalism 1.No transcendence 2. No life after death 3. No absolute foundation for right and wrong
- 86. Inescapable Conclusions of Naturalism 4.No ultimate meaning for life 5. No free will
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- 89. Reflections Ministries Resources Reflections -A free monthly teaching letter KenBoa.org website - Daily Growth email and free text and audio resources
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