Darwin’s theory of common descent was a fascinating theory in the late 1800’s but modern Darwinism is broken. From my perspective as a scientist, here is why.
All in Creation
Darwin’s theory of common descent was a fascinating theory in the late 1800’s but modern Darwinism is broken. From my perspective as a scientist, here is why.
A theist may sometimes use a god-of-the-gaps argument when faced with a gap in our knowledge for a natural explanation for something. But if that gap begins to be filled with evidence from science, history, or logic and it increasingly points to God, a non-theist will often make a fantasy-of-the-gaps move to avoid it.
Why the idea that “nothing” caused the universe to come into existence, does not work.
In order to be the cause of time, God must necessarily be able to exist in a timeless state. It follows from this that God must be timeless, beginningless, and uncaused.
Just as a woman cannot give birth to herself, so nature cannot have brought itself into existence. If the origin and foundation of the physical world cannot be natural, then it must be something that is not-natural.
The beginning of time isn’t something people often ponder when sipping an Americano in a coffee shop, but they should … the philosophical implications are massive.