Comments on: The Kalam Cosmological Argument (Part 1- Scientific Observations) http://thoughtlife.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-1-scientific-observations/ knowledge. wisdom. virtue. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Neil http://thoughtlife.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/the-kalam-cosmological-argument-part-1-scientific-observations/#comment-36 Neil Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:13:13 +0000 http://thoughtlife.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-36 Why would God need a big bang to create a universe? Fifteen billion aught years of expansion and cooling and coalescing of galaxies and solar systems etc. smacks of process and intermediacy – the use of means to achieve ends. An omnipotent sovereign creator wills the desired state and it exists as though it had always been. And how are we to understand that God’s own universe is destined to fizzle to a state of equilibrium? The creation of on omnipotent sovereign persists depending only on the will of its creator. I realize that you are not making your positive argument for the Christian God here, but since you mentioned Genesis 1:1, I don’t think I’m jumping too far ahead of the debate. We can explain how the universe has developed to its current state from previous states through the application of observable laws. This should give us confidence that we will eventually discern the natural laws through which it came into existence. Singularities exist rather commonly within our universe. We have recently begun to observe the behavior of Singularities occurring in black holes. The day is yet young in science. Christian apologists trying to co-opt big bang cosmology are just seeking to pour new wine into the dried-out old wineskin of Genesis. Didn’t Jesus give a warning about that? Christianity is a powerful meme that binds to many facets of a person’s life. You are a bright fellow, Rand, and I’m sure you have already had much intimation that apologetics are not really answers so many questions. I do hope that you will one day un-bow that knee and rise to embrace the true dignity and tragedy of humanity. Hey, atheists can be preachy too! ;-) Why would God need a big bang to create a universe? Fifteen billion aught years of expansion and cooling and coalescing of galaxies and solar systems etc. smacks of process and intermediacy – the use of means to achieve ends. An omnipotent sovereign creator wills the desired state and it exists as though it had always been. And how are we to understand that God’s own universe is destined to fizzle to a state of equilibrium? The creation of on omnipotent sovereign persists depending only on the will of its creator.

I realize that you are not making your positive argument for the Christian God here, but since you mentioned Genesis 1:1, I don’t think I’m jumping too far ahead of the debate.

We can explain how the universe has developed to its current state from previous states through the application of observable laws. This should give us confidence that we will eventually discern the natural laws through which it came into existence. Singularities exist rather commonly within our universe. We have recently begun to observe the behavior of Singularities occurring in black holes. The day is yet young in science. Christian apologists trying to co-opt big bang cosmology are just seeking to pour new wine into the dried-out old wineskin of Genesis. Didn’t Jesus give a warning about that?

Christianity is a powerful meme that binds to many facets of a person’s life. You are a bright fellow, Rand, and I’m sure you have already had much intimation that apologetics are not really answers so many questions. I do hope that you will one day un-bow that knee and rise to embrace the true dignity and tragedy of humanity. Hey, atheists can be preachy too! ;-)

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