I believe in a reality

• that is governed by observable and verifiable laws
  • of science operating within God’s creation.

I believe that scientific laws and discoveries are valid

• for ALL human existence
  • including those of the children of God(!), that is, the laws of
    • gravitation, motion, thermodynamics, relativity, atomic energy,
    • mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics, electromagnetism, etc.
    • I do not accept evolution BY CHANCE but
      • I cannot rule out evolution by divine design.
• Denying the laws and verifiable discoveries of science
  • on the basis of so-called ‘faith’
  • is a futile endeavor because
    • GOD PUT THEM THERE!!!

I believe and accept the scientific advances behind modern technology

• that have revolutionized human existence in the fields of
  • agriculture and food production,
  • medicine and fighting disease and illnesses,
  • manufacturing,
  • communication and transportation,
  • entertainment,
  • astronomy and even (sadly and unfortunately)
  • warfare, because
• GOD PUT THEM THERE (!!!)
  • to be discovered for human use!

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I also believe and accept verifiable theories and observations of the social sciences

• concerning human nature and human interactions:
  • the quest for power,
    • how and why people attain, keep and exercise
      • dominance over others,
    • organizational behavior,
    • group dynamics;
  • the quest for possessions including
    • the universal principle of scarcity,
      • (human desires and wants are unlimited but resources are),
    • the economics laws of demand and supply,
  • the quest for pleasure,
  • Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, etc.
  •  are valid because GOD PUT THEM THERE!!!!

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I  believe that God is therefore the greatest scientist;

• the greatest, physicist, mathematician, astronomer,
• molecular biologist, surgeon, sociologist, etc.!
• God is above, over, and beyond all of his creation.

I also believe in the writings of the Bible

• It is a revelation of an otherwise UNKNOWABLE God.
  • How else can we know the God
    • who is the origin, and is over, above,  and beyond the cosmos?
  • This revelation gives meaning and purpose to life.
  • It is ultimately the only viable answer
    • to the question:
      • “What is the meaning and purpose of life?”
  • Think of God as the Unlimited Energy that birthed everything
    • (energy appears to be one of the main constants in the entire cosmos)
    • but which/who is also a PERSONAL being!

I believe God wants men to live within the natural order of creation

• FOR THE MOST PART(!!),
  • that miracles of the dramatic kind
    • are rare occurrences and
      • designed by God to be so(!),
      • because he wants us to live by faith(!!)
      • and because he wants us to live
        • within the scientific (natural) laws of his creation!
  • GOD PUT THEM THERE!!!!
• Neither Abraham, nor Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, Paul, Peter, or James
  • discovered the aerodynamics in order to build an airplane, nor did they
  • discover penicillin, the microscope, electricity, the Periodic Table, DNA, X-rays, Quantum Theory, or the connection between smoking and cancer;
  • gun powder was discovered by the Chinese, and
  • Archimedes had to discover the buoyancy principle because,
  • THAT’S HOW GOD INTENDED IT!!!

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So child of God

• don’t give up on dramatic miracles, but
• don’t wait for them either.
• It is God’s will that you live your life in obedience to him
  • with or without miracles.
• The ONE MIRACLE that you can be sure of is this:
• LEARN, UNDERSTAND, AND USE
  • the laws and principles
    • that God has put into his creation,
  • and seek his favor, and
• YOU WILL MEET YOUR GOD GIVEN GOALS.
• THAT’S HOW GOD INTENDED IT!!!!

LET’S DO THIS!  YOU CAN DO THIS!!

(Next post: how the perspective above helps us deal with the problem of evil and suffering!!)