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q-213.1
Where can we find evidence for the existence
of God?
q-213.2
What does this book intend to show?
q-214.1
Why could life not have developed solely due
to natural causes?
q-214.2
Why is it hard to explain the "Cambrian
Explosion" in naturalistic terms alone?
q-214.3
As new evidence is discovered, what will
become more and more evident?
q-215.1
What has the Bible's author displayed that
gives the text supernatural qualities?
q-215.2
Why could a theory like "Punctuated
Equilibrium" have been predicted using
Biblical arguments?
q-215.3
What is the likely cause for some of the
contradictions found between Science and the
Bible?
q-215.4
On what do the Bible and Science
absolutely agree?
q-215.5
Why may some people refuse to believe in God
despite the supporting evidence?
q-216.1
Upon what can our "leap of
faith" in God be based?
q-216.2
What must we do to get God into our lives?
q-216.3
If you have any questions about this book,
where can you go for help?
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Where can we find evidence for the existence
of God?
Evidence for the existence of God is found
in both nature and in our daily lives.
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What does this book intend to show?
The Source has intended to show that
a closer look at science will reveal the
handiwork of God in the form of universal
laws of order based largely upon
mathematical formulas.
q-214.1
Why could life not have developed solely due
to natural causes?
To date, no natural means for life to
develop has been discovered. This is
not for want of trying. In fact,
relatively recent discoveries indicate that
there is insufficient time available for
life to have developed by random
undirected processes. Recent
discoveries of chemical signatures of life
in the oldest rocks (a crystal) available
for investigation indicate that living
chemical processes had already emerged
within 200,000,000 years from when the earth
was a total molten mass. There is no
possibility that life in any form could have
survived the events involved in the
currently proposed process by which the moon
is said to have been formed. (See Figure 14.1) Click Picture to Enlarge.
q-214.2
Why is it hard to explain the "Cambrian
Explosion" in naturalistic terms alone?
There are about 70 different phylum or body
plans represented without any factual
evolutionary explanation. (See Figure 14.2)
An interesting fact to learn about the
proposed origin of most of these body forms
is that they all contained the same
prefabricated genetic tool kit.
Evolutionist Sean Carroll, in describing the
supposed ghost ancestor, said "based on the
content and similar roles of the shared
genetic tool kit in protostomes and
deuterostomes, we can confidently add that
the common ancestor of bilaterians (an
animal that Eddy De Robertis at UCLA has
dubbed Urbilateria, meaning a primitive
bilaterian) had a tool kit of at least six
or seven Hox genes, Pax-6, Distal-less,
tinman, and a few hundred more
body-building genes." (Endless Forms
Most Beautiful, 2005, Page 143).
Caroll's "confident" speculation is
apparently based purely upon faith in the
theory of evolution. This is why some
view the Doctrine of Evolution to be a form
of religious belief that requires faith just
as any other religion. (See Figure 14.3)

q-214.3
As new evidence is discovered, what will
become more and more evident?
It will become more and more evident that
the complexities of life cannot have
happened accidentally. It could very
well be that God used natural laws to create
life. If that is the case, science may
discover the methods used. However, if
that is the case, they will also realize
that all of nature exists to bring humans
into existence and sustain them. This
idea has been called the Cosmological
Imperative.
q-215.1
What has the Bible's author displayed that
gives the text supernatural qualities?
Though originally written for a primitive
people, the Bible can be interpreted to
support modern scientific concepts.
There would be no need for this to be the
case if its message was only intended for
its original audience. The fact that
it has been relevant to readers throughout
history testifies that its author transcends
time and knew in advance what to write that
would resonate with each succeeding
generation down to our day.
q-215.2
Why could a theory like "Punctuated
Equilibrium" have been predicted using
Biblical arguments?
The Bible supports a rapid development of
creatures followed by a stability during
which microevolution takes place. When
the environment changes so rapidly that
microevolution cannot keep up or the changes needed exceed the
creatures' adaptive capacity, then
extinction occurs. With a new
environment in operation, a whole new set of
creatures may be needed to support the next phase of
creation leading to humans. So the
cycle is repeated, a new set of creatures
suddenly emerges and remains unchanged until
another environmental change takes place that
exceeds its adaptive capacities. A
good example of this is when the dinosaurs
disappeared to make way for mammals.
Environmental conditions on earth favored
the dinosaur until its work was finished.
It can be said that Punctuated Equilibrium
describes, in a crude way, this type of
intelligently designed process.

q-215.3
What is the likely cause for some of the
contradictions found between Science and the
Bible?
The contradictions found between Science and
the Bible can usually be summarized by
either a case of "bad science" or "bad
theology." A good example of bad
theology is when it was concluded that the
earth was the center of the universe because
the sun moon and stars were created on the
fourth creative day. Additionally,
when the Bible says that the "sun stood
still" in Joshua's day, that must have meant
that the sun was normally moving. So
it was concluded that the sun must travel
around the earth. This was bad
theology based upon a mistaken interpretation, as later observations proved.
It also serves to show that we should not
let our interpretation of Scripture trump,
so-to-speak, the proven laws of nature.
Genesis 1:14-19 And God said, Let there be
lights in the expanse of the heavens to
separate the day from the night, and let
them be signs and tokens [of God's provident
care], and [to mark] seasons, days, and
years, [Gen. 8:22.] (15) And let them be
lights in the expanse of the sky to give
light upon the earth. And it was so. (16)
And God made the two great lights--the
greater light (the sun) to rule the day and
the lesser light (the moon) to rule the
night. He also made the stars. (17) And God
set them in the expanse of the heavens to
give light upon the earth, (18) To rule over
the day and over the night, and to separate
the light from the darkness. And God saw
that it was good (fitting, pleasant) and He
approved it. (19) And there was evening and
there was morning, a fourth day.
Joshua 10:12-13 Then Joshua spoke
to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered
up the Amorites before the sons of Israel,
and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun!
Stand still on Gibeon! And, moon, stand
still in the valley of Aijalon! (13) And the
sun stood still, and the moon stood still,
until the people had avenged themselves on
their enemies. Is this not written in the
Book of Jasher? And the sun stood still in
the midst of the heavens, and did not hasten
to go down about a whole day.
q-215.4
On what do the Bible and Science
absolutely agree?
Science and the Bible both agree that humans
are genetically different from any other
living organism. There are many areas
in the genome that humans share with other
life forms. However, the differences
that make humans unique are no doubt what we
call "image of God" features that relate to
free will and self-consciousness.

q-215.5
Why may some people refuse to believe in God
despite the supporting evidence?
For some, absolute proof of God's
existence is required. However, it is
logically impossible to prove anything
absolutely by experimentation because you
would have to perform an infinite number of
experiments. Science can only prove
the likelihood of something happening.
So we will never be able to prove absolutely
that God exists unless God chooses to reveal
Himself in an unambiguous way. As
humans in our finite bodies, we will only be
able to see God through the eyes of faith.
This is what Paul meant when he told the
Corinthian brothers that we will not know
anything completely or fully until God
reveals it to us in the life to come.
1 Corinthians 13:9-12 AMP For our
knowledge is fragmentary (incomplete and
imperfect), and our prophecy (our teaching)
is fragmentary (incomplete and imperfect).
(10) But when the complete and perfect
(total) comes, the incomplete and imperfect
will vanish away (become antiquated, void,
and superseded). (11) When I was a child, I
talked like a child, I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child; now that I have
become a man, I am done with childish ways
and have put them aside. (12) For now we are
looking in a mirror that gives only a dim
(blurred) reflection [of reality as in a
riddle or enigma], but then [when perfection
comes] we shall see in reality and face to
face! Now I know in part (imperfectly), but
then I shall know and understand fully and
clearly, even in the same manner as I have
been fully and clearly known and understood
[by God].
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Upon what can our "leap of
faith" in God be based?
Our "leap of faith" in God can be based upon
the abundant evidence that God has provided
through nature. However, it can also
be based upon nothing more that an inward
conviction that needs no physical proof
whatsoever. Where some make a mistake,
in our opinion, is when they claim that
faith based upon evidence is unacceptable to
God. For them, any attempt to
harmonize the Bible and science is a
demonstration of a lack of faith and thus
condemned by God. In other words, they
hold that "blind faith" is the only faith
that God accepts.
Some who argue
the "blind faith" point of view often quote
of John 20:30-31 as proof. However, it
is our opinion that, using this Scripture
appears to miss the point of the earlier
statement found at John 20:19-20. In these
verses, Jesus suddenly appears in the midst
of his assembled disciples. Thomas was not
present, however. Notice what happened:
John 20:20 "And when He [Jesus] had said
this, He showed them His hands and His side.
Then the disciples were glad when they saw
the Lord."
The text says
after Jesus showed them proof, then the
disciples accepted him. Since Thomas was not
present and didn't see the proof, he must not
have been convinced by the testimony of
his friends. Maybe they were mistaken or,
worse yet, deceived by an imposter. However,
instead of castigating him for his
lack of faith, Jesus conciliated him in John
20:27, where, after entering the room with
Thomas present, he went directly up to him
and,
"... said to Thomas, Reach your finger
here and behold My hands; and reach your
hand here and thrust it into My side; and do
not be unbelieving, but believing. "
Notice that Jesus
did not require nor expect his disciples to
believe in him without proof. However, Jesus
realistically knew that after he left this
earth, the only way people could believe in
him was through faith. I have never
touched Jesus hands nor side, yet I believe.
Why? One reason among many, is given in, Psalm
19:1: "The heavens declare the glory of
God; and the expanse proclaims His
handiwork." In helping to rewrite The
Source and The Source Workbook, my faith was
strengthened by reviewing nature's wonders
and seeing how much science supports belief
in the God of the Bible.
John
20:19-20 AMP Then on that
same first day of the week, when it was
evening, though the disciples were behind
closed doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus
came and stood among them and said, Peace to
you! (20) So saying, He showed them His
hands and His side. And when the disciples
saw the Lord, they were filled with joy
(delight, exultation, ecstasy, rapture).
John 20:30-31 BBE A number of
other signs Jesus did before his disciples
which are not recorded in this book: (31)
But these are recorded, so that you may have
faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God, and so that, having this faith you may
have life in his name.
q-216.2
What must we do to get God into our lives?
We must have faith that He exists and
rewards those seeking to conform their lives
to His standards.
Hebrews 11:6 AMP But without
faith it is impossible to please and be
satisfactory to Him [God]. For whoever would
come near to God must [necessarily] believe
that God exists and that He is the rewarder
of those who earnestly and diligently seek
Him [out].
q-216.3
If you have any questions about this book,
this is where can you go for help?
You can contact
John Clayton at the address shown in The
Source. You can also review the
information on the web at
www.doesgodexist.org