The book describes why the author chose not to be an Atheist. There are also observations on Christianity and Islam.
The book goes into detail in giving reasons why the world could not have come into being by mere chance. It also attempts to show that the computation of the age of the world by bible scholars may have been faulty. There are also observations on Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and other religions. It also attempts to answer a few other questions about The Bible.
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Most scientists seem to be atheists, but there are some who feel that the order of things in the universe is evidence of an intelligent creator. Einstein, the most brilliant mind of his time did not believe in the Biblical God. However, he denied being an atheist. His belief was that God and the universe are one and the same. “The human mind, no matter how highly trained, cannot grasp the universe.”
He did not believe in creation as described in the Bible, but he obviously believed in intelligent design. “If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it… We see a universe marvelously arranged, obeying certain laws, but we understand the laws only dimly. Our limited minds cannot grasp the mysterious force that sways the constellations.”
I disagree with Ron. You and everyone else on the planet are entitled to express their beliefs. It seems the higher we dive into the educational side of believing in God, the more we loose sight of what believing is all about. Spirituality cannot simply be placed in a box. Sometimes it cannot be explained at all. It MUST be experienced and allowed to flow freely in our society without being cut to ribbons with constant criticism from sceptics who truly and sadly don't have a clue. How does one describe agape love? It must be experienced. Period! God bless you Don and may you be encouraged to write on! Sincerely, John Michael
That is a strange title, but not strange when compared to the cultist Christian term, "intelligent design."
You quote Einstein as though Einstein were some kind of religious authority. And, you put this 20 page book (?) [pamphlet] in the genre of "family" as some sort of family reading. From your background as a tech writer and science fiction/fantasy writer, I don't believe you are qualified to be an authority on religious viewpoint. You have no background in theology or science to back your claim of "learning" not to be an atheist.
I have studied religion and philosophy during my doctoral studies. I am also well versed in the sciences and find that science tends not to give credit or blame to "spiritual" sources for everything but simply tries to establish facts. Especially in the 20th, and now in the 21st century, so many myths and so-called common sense truths have been proven wrong via improved instruments for scientific study like DNA and the Hubble telescope. As an observer of all this ferment, I choose not to believe anything that has come before. It makes no difference to me who or what created the universe some 15 billion years ago. It is really not important. And especially not important to try to create a religion around it.
What is important is what is going to happen in our lifetimes and those of our children and their children. As soon as we get off of silly theories about very fundamental things that we or Einstein can't fathom or make any real sense of, we can focus on what science is telling us about our earth and our society that we can do something about. Perpetuating myth and cults of religion continues to slow our progress in becoming citizens of our solar system and the universe while we fight wars over fairies and demons.
