In a desperate attempt to naturalistically explain the
origin of everything, the late and renowned Stephen Hawking claimed:
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“Because there is a law like gravity, the
universe will create itself from nothing.” (The Grand Design, Bantam, 2010, 180)
How in the world, or out of it, can the universe create
itself if it doesn’t already exist! Besides, if there is no universe, from
where did gravity arise? From nothing? And what sustains gravity immutably and
elegantly? Also, while forces like gravity can act upon matter, there is no
evidence that they can create matter or anything else out of nothing. The First
Law of Thermodynamics strongly opposes such a wild idea.
It seems that only desperation would grasp upon such a
theory, a desperate attempt to avoid the obvious - God. Mathematician John C.
Lennox observes:
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“The laws of physics can explain how the jet
engine works, but someone had to build the thing, put in the fuel and start it
up. The jet could not have been created without the laws of
physics...Similarly, the laws of physics could never have actually built the
universe. Some agency must have been involved.” (Salvo Magazine, Spring 2019, 35).
According to Lennox, there is a definite limit to what laws
can explain. Besides, they too require an explanation. From this perspective, it
seems that Intelligent Design cannot be so easily dismissed.
The science has done such a thorough job in promoting
philosophical naturalism that no one is troubled there is not even a single bit
of evidence that anything is natural or has a natural cause. However, even the
smallest atom is a marvel of design. And why shouldn’t this be so if it’s God’s
creation!
In light of this, naturalism has no necessary connection to
science and every connection to religion, presenting us with a natural and
alternative creator god, while conveniently overlooking the difficult questions
like, “How are the laws of science changelessly sustained in a world of
molecules in motion?” Why? Desperation has tunnel-vision.
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