The teleological argument offers a way we can explain God’s existence in terms of design and nature. It explains that the world is too complex and diverse for there not to be a designer, such as God, at work. This argument derives from Thomas Aquinas’ work from his Summa Theologiae. His fifth way suggests that inanimate objects cannot have ordered themselves since they lack intelligence. For example, planets could not have put themselves into orbit, yet they are in perfect order and placement so therefore there must be a designer, an intelligent being, that did so.
At the time, discovery was looked at with skepticism as people had become accustomed to the bible being the only source of information about the world. For example, Newton’s discovery of the laws of gravity demonstrated that there were natural, unchangeable and yet predictable laws that governed the universe (Newton 2). In turn, Enlightenment thinkers believed that if natural laws did exist, and humans could discover these laws, then they could design the ideal society to live in. Rousseau is a great example of a philosopher who looked at the social issues that were brought about by the new mindset of the Scientific Revolution. He was obsessed with making social reforms as people had begun to view themselves differently since they were no longer deigned to be the center of the universe.
Craig is that which concerns the fine tuning of the universe itself and everything that would have had to happen simply by chance if there was no God. His argument basically states that since it does not seem possible that the universe and more specifically human life have appeared simply out of necessity or by chance, then it points to the belief that there is some intelligent being that is responsible for the creation of basically everything. The numbers that he presented to show how small of a chance there is that all the factors concerning human life’s existence came into line by chance, were all quite convincing. I have always had the idea that there is something responsible for why things are the way they are. This seems like the most convincing argument as to
Many cultures believed that gods or goddesses created life. For example within the Christian religious tradition, it is believed that organisms were created by an almighty god. Due to the lack of scientific material, scientists are unable to test this theory of life, leading them to seek answers from a naturalist explanation. Up until the mid- nineteenth century, naturalists held onto the idea of spontaneous generation. This theory suggested that life was created out of nothing.
The Scientific Revolution was a period in the 1500’s and 1600’s in which scientific thinkees challenged traditional ideas from the Catholic Church and relied on observation and experiments. They also believed that God controlled everything. European scholars accepted the theory of the Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Ptolemy taught that the Earth was the center of the universe. Which is what the Catholic church also believed.
These are areas that science and technology are only beginning to tackle; mythology has long since provided theories that are fictional and/or metaphorical in concern to these issues. Take into consideration, for instance, that while science seeks to unveil the question about the emergence of human beings as being synonymous with the development of intelligence in the world, mythological preconceptions such as those found in Greek mythology ascribe relevance to the belief that the world as well as the universe have long been inhabited by mythological beings with preternatural characteristics. Mythology is similar to religion in as much as the fact that it provides an ideological platform that addresses areas of divinity, spirituality and morality. This is since on Greek mythology and its relativity to the city of Troy. One of the most central and crucial characteristics of virtually the whole of Greek mythology is its proximity to the city of Troy, a place that
It is clear that the physical Universe, including life on Earth, is an evolutionary process. Darwin's Theory of Evolution is but just one theory as to how this process occurred with regard to the evolution of 'life' on this planet and is considered by most educated humans to be a self-evident fact, yet rather surprisingly careful scrutiny reveals a dearth of empirical scientific evidence to support it. If there were ever a case of "never letting the truth get in the way of a good story" then this would appear to be such a case. The following essay outlines the manifest shortcomings associated with Darwin's Theory of Evolution and is written to promote thought and discussion about this issue. DARWIN'S THEORY OF EVOLUTION postulates that 'life' 2 on Earth arose from non-living matter entirely by way of some unknown, 'unconscious', mechanistic, natural process on a pre-biotic earth and then proceeded to evolve into more complex life forms almost exclusively by way of a random mutation and natural selection process, 3 and all occurring without the involvement of an over lighting consciousness or 'creator'.
This evidence is consistent with Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Paul eluded to this when he said that God’s invisible qualities, eternal power, and divine nature is clearly seen, being understood by what has been made, so that men are without excuse (Rom.1:20). Therefore, we are to worship the Creator and not the creation (1:25). But fallen man do not give God the honor and glory for all the beauty and order He designed in His wonderful universe He created.
They can be physical parts or concepts (similar to Plato’s idea of the forms). Two main issues come up during discussions of cosmology; how the universe was created and out of what the universe was created. In the Theogony, Hesiod has the world created out of gods that are human by nature and to create this universe the gods reproduced. Hesiod’s theories of the universe can clearly be classified as myth, since there is no scientific background for it. The philosophers to follow Hesiod moved slightly away from this.
Based on the messages of the Masters, beings such as Aetherius, Jesus, and Goo-Ling, who are much more evolved than humans, King functions as the “Primary Terrestrial Mental Channel” through which their wisdom is revealed to us humans so that we may restore balance to this world (Ellwood and Partin, 1988, p. 126). Before taking this course, I had never heard of the Aetherius Society. I knew of the existence of UFO cults but never ventured beyond that. Perhaps it is my disinterest in science fiction and space exploration that kept me from such a pursuit. Also, the portrayal of such groups in movies does not shed a positive light on such institutions, conveying extraterrestrial groups as being somewhat deranged.