Logic, Science, and God: How it All Fits Together - Softcover

Stevens, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1462039766 ISBN 13: 9781462039760

Verlag: iUniverse Publishing, 2011

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Combing logic, science, and God is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle; it can be very challenging. But in Logic, Science, and God , author Paul Stevens uses these concepts to help us understand our origin, why we are here on earth, and what we can expect when we die. Logic, Science, and God helps answer many of life's questions and provides detailed ways to obtain further light and knowledge. It explains: - The basic laws of physics - How evolution occurs - Man's relationship to the universe - Where man's intelligence originates - How creation occurs - Why creation does not happen by chance - What God looks like - The necessity of experiencing pain and suffering - The two basic categories of laws we need to obey to be content and happy - Facts concerning our destiny Through deductive reasoning and commonsense, Logic, Science, and God teaches you how to be grateful and content with life, and it shows how science and a belief in God are logically compatible.

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A retired professional, Paul Stevens is married and lives in Wiltshire. Paul enjoys a range of pursuits including walking and golf. He is a film buff and a devoted cricket follower over many years. As a writer he is particularly interested in the psychopathology of behaviour.

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Logic, Science, and God

How It All Fits TogetherBy Paul Stevens

iUniverse, Inc.

Copyright © 2011 Paul Stevens
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ISBN: 978-1-4620-3976-0

Contents

Preface............................................................................................ixIntroduction.......................................................................................xi1. The Origin of Man...............................................................................12. Two Categories of Laws Governing the Universe and Man...........................................83. Is There a Need for a God?......................................................................104. Darwin's Contribution...........................................................................145. Evolution—True or False? Dogma versus Science and Logic...................................166. Lessons from a Bluebird.........................................................................217. Learning Is Necessary to Progress and Be Happy..................................................238. Can We Ever Know All There Is to Know?..........................................................259. Is the Bible Compatible with Science?...........................................................2710. What Does God Look Like?.......................................................................3011. What Motivates God and Other Intelligent Entities to Help Us?..................................3212. The Necessity of Experiencing Adversity, Death, Sorrow, Pain and Suffering.....................3413. How God Administers Justice and Still Grants Mercy.............................................3614. Mankind's Future...............................................................................4115. How Can We Know for Sure?......................................................................4416. Logic, Science, and God—How It All Fits Together.........................................5117. The Challenge..................................................................................57Notes..............................................................................................58

Chapter One

The Origin of Man

The Basic Laws of Physics

Since the dawn of time, man has wondered how mankind came to be. The answer is really quite simple. We must understand two basic laws of physics before we can understand man's origin. They are as follows:

First: The law of the conservation of energy, which states that matter can change form, but cannot be destroyed.

Second: Newton's third law of motion, which states that "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction."

These laws are the basic laws of physics. We can draw sound conclusions from understanding them. One must rely totally on such unvarying laws in order to arrive at the truth about the origin of man.

From the law of the conservation of energy, we can conclude that matter has always existed—and will always exist—but its form can change when acted upon. Existing matter can never become nothing—and matter cannot be made from nothing as we can show with simple mathematics (0=0). Nothing will always be nothing; and something will always be something.

Conservation of Energy

We know matter has always existed because it cannot be made from nothing. We also observe that the form of matter can change in the same way that water does. Water can be in the form of a liquid, solid, or a vapor. Matter can only be changed if acted upon—otherwise matter would remain in the same state as it was before it was acted upon. What is it that causes matter to change its form? It can only be an entity with intelligence that has always existed like all matter does.

We shall define matter that can act and move upon other matter as an Intelligent Entity. Intelligent Entities have to exist or nothing in the universe could be acted upon to affect change. Matter only changes form when acted upon by an Intelligent Entity. There is no other way matter can change form. Obviously, something that can act could not have made itself, so reason tells us Intelligent Entities cannot be destroyed according to the law of the conservation of energy.

Action Is Necessary for Creation to Occur

In order for elements to be assembled or for matter to change its form, it must be acted upon by an Intelligent Entity that can cause action to occur; otherwise, matter would stay in its original state of existence. Sir Isaac Newton stated that "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." The right actions by an Intelligent Entity cause matter to change form and creation to occur. Where there is no action, there can be no reaction or creation. There has to be an Intelligent Entity to act upon matter in order for any creation to occur.

The Origin of Intelligent Entities

We know an independent Intelligent Entity exists in each man and woman; otherwise, we would not be able to act independently of each other. Since nothing can exist unless it is made of something, we can conclude that the Intelligent Entity—though unseen—consists of matter.

Even though we are Intelligent Entities, we obviously did not make ourselves. Where did we and other Intelligent Entities come from? There are only three possible alternatives. Intelligent Entities originated by chance, are made from scratch, or we have always existed. We shall examine each of these alternatives to see which one is correct.

Did Intelligent Entities Originate by Chance?

Some may believe man's intelligence originated spontaneously by chance and evolved without outside intervention. Chance is only a concept and has no tangible, physical properties, is not composed of matter, and cannot produce the necessary energy to cause creation to occur. Chance is composed of nothing. Nothing, such as chance, can cause any reaction to implement creation. It takes something that can emit energy to cause reactions capable of causing creations to occur. Without action, there cannot be a reaction to cause creation. Chance is not part of the formula for the organization of matter. The intelligence of man could not have originated by chance.

Nothing Happens by Chance

If creations were made by chance, then Newton's third law of physics is not true. Instead, a law of physics would state something similar to the following:

Creations are caused by chance. It does not take a thing that can act to cause creation to occur. Creations occur spontaneously without being acted upon by an outside force.

The above statement could not be a true law of physics because it takes an Intelligent Entity that can act to cause creation to occur.

What about Chance Occurrences?

We can clearly see that matter is organized only by an entity that can act, but what about chance occurrences? Don't accidents and other similar phenomena occur by chance? For example, two drivers in different cars collide at an intersection, causing an accident. Did this accident occur by chance? Let us examine accidents to see if they really occur by chance.

We have shown that an Intelligent Entity is the only thing that can organize matter or cause occurrences. Otherwise, things remain stagnant. We can then conclude that Intelligent Entities must be a...

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• Verlag: iUniverse Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1462039766
• ISBN 13: 9781462039760
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