Post by Maverick on May 25, 2004 18:06:36 GMT -5
Author: new book scientifically proves God's existence
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EVIN OGLE reports
Updated: May 25, 2004 7:41 AM
How did we get here? Are we descendents of Adam and Eve like the Bible says or is Darwin correct?
Did we evolve from ape-like creatures to human beings?
For generations we've been told there's no scientific evidence that a "creator" exists. But now, one researcher says new scientific data backs up an intelligent designer of the universe -- God.
The book of Genesis says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth... and God said let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures… and God said let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds...then God said, let us make man in our image..."
Those are familiar passages from the book of Genesis. The Bible's telling of God's creation. In his book, author Lee Strobel, a former atheist, says recent discoveries confirm his belief God's hand, not Darwin's evolution, is the real intelligence behind life.
"What we're finding, it comes from an intelligent designer," Strobel said. "Slowly, it paint's a portrait that is consistent with a creator who matches a description of the God of the Bible."
"I believe in God, but I accept evolution," said Victor Hutchinson, an expert in the evolution theory, a scientist and retired professor at Oklahoma University. Hutchinson said a vast majority of the scientific community supports evolution and he also said because God is supernatural, there is no scientific way to find scientific evidence about God.
"Science cannot prove God's existence or not," he said. "See, feel, touch and hear."
Hutchinson also thinks the new book is less about science and more the politics of the classroom.
"They have tried to disguise religion as something other than religion," he said.
When asked, the author if this new book is a political tool, he said not really, but he wants both sides presented in the classroom with research that supports God as an intelligent designer.
"Let's teach the controversy," Strobel said. "Let's teach intelligent design as well."
You might recognize the author's name. Lee Strobel wrote the best-seller "A case for Christ." That book was an investigation into Jesus that converted Strobel from an atheist to a Christian.
Click here to read the original article
EVIN OGLE reports
Updated: May 25, 2004 7:41 AM
How did we get here? Are we descendents of Adam and Eve like the Bible says or is Darwin correct?
Did we evolve from ape-like creatures to human beings?
For generations we've been told there's no scientific evidence that a "creator" exists. But now, one researcher says new scientific data backs up an intelligent designer of the universe -- God.
The book of Genesis says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth... and God said let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures… and God said let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds...then God said, let us make man in our image..."
Those are familiar passages from the book of Genesis. The Bible's telling of God's creation. In his book, author Lee Strobel, a former atheist, says recent discoveries confirm his belief God's hand, not Darwin's evolution, is the real intelligence behind life.
"What we're finding, it comes from an intelligent designer," Strobel said. "Slowly, it paint's a portrait that is consistent with a creator who matches a description of the God of the Bible."
"I believe in God, but I accept evolution," said Victor Hutchinson, an expert in the evolution theory, a scientist and retired professor at Oklahoma University. Hutchinson said a vast majority of the scientific community supports evolution and he also said because God is supernatural, there is no scientific way to find scientific evidence about God.
"Science cannot prove God's existence or not," he said. "See, feel, touch and hear."
Hutchinson also thinks the new book is less about science and more the politics of the classroom.
"They have tried to disguise religion as something other than religion," he said.
When asked, the author if this new book is a political tool, he said not really, but he wants both sides presented in the classroom with research that supports God as an intelligent designer.
"Let's teach the controversy," Strobel said. "Let's teach intelligent design as well."
You might recognize the author's name. Lee Strobel wrote the best-seller "A case for Christ." That book was an investigation into Jesus that converted Strobel from an atheist to a Christian.
I do love a "dry" sense of humor though.