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Continuation of: The Divine Light
Last Sunday, I began with the premise that modern science supports the Bible's creation story in the Book of Genesis. Its storyline follows the ebb and flow of scientific discovery in general, often with spooky and specific accuracy.
The universe is a masterpiece of precision, a vast system where every detail seems perfectly calibrated for life. For centuries, science and faith have debated the origins of existence, and science itself offers clues suggesting an intelligent hand behind it all. The universe's fine-tuning, Earth's life-friendly conditions, and DNA's intricate code—all raise profound questions about a purposeful design.
The fine tuning of the fundamental forces—gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces—govern everything from stars to atoms. Their values are balanced with astonishing precision. If gravity were slightly stronger, stars would collapse too quickly; slightly weaker, and they'd never form. Either way, life as we know it wouldn't exist. Is this cosmic harmony the result of chance, or does it suggest an intentional design?
Our planet is a rarity, perched in the "Goldilocks zone"—not too hot, not too cold, but just right for liquid water, the cornerstone of life. Earth's rotation delivers day and night, its tilt creates seasons, and its atmosphere strikes a perfect balance of oxygen and nitrogen to sustain life without sparking constant fires. These conditions align so precisely that they seem to be engineered for human flourishing. There is no way this can be attributed to chance because it would take an infinite amount of time for the chaotic mixing of "stardust" to form anything like the complexity of life, not to mention the human intelligence to comprehend it. And since science now knows (believes) that the universe has a beginning and an end, both science and the Bible tell us that infinity lies beyond our universe.
Skeptics offer the multiverse theory, suggesting our universe is one of countless others, and we simply inhabit one capable of supporting life. But we can't observe other universes, making it hard to test, and it doesn't explain who or what fine-tuned the multiverse itself. The question of design persists and is simply shifted to a larger scale. The universe's precision, Earth's perfect conditions, and DNA's coded complexity don't prove a creator, but they invite reflection. Each discovery—backed by rigorous science—suggests a level of order and purpose that challenges purely random explanations. Whether you see these as cosmic coincidences or signs of an intelligent hand, one thing is clear: the universe is far more mysterious and finely crafted than we ever imagined.
For me, it is the work of a loving Creator who made a Garden of Eden for the only creature made in His image— calling it good—as He helps us to thrive despite our human frailty. To paraphrase C.S. Lewis: The good is uncreated, eternal, and non-contingent, existing beyond reality as the source of all divinity and existence, akin to Plato's realm, the Hindu Rita, and the Chinese Tao. Unlike pagan perspectives, we understand this good as God—a begetting love, a begotten love, and an imminent love shared among those united in it. God is not just good but goodness itself, and goodness is not merely divine but God.
What do YOU think lies behind it all?
