Is naturalism the Creator? Is it a cause? Can what is least
create what is greatest? Can it create an atom, an electron, DNA, and life?
Can natural forces do anything different than what it does?
Is it a captive? Can it only perform according to formula?
Can it speak in my ear, hear my prayers, take care of my
needs, gladden my soul, give me hope or a reason for my being? Can it forgive
my sins, forgive me when I apologize and renew my hope?
Is it eternal? How many distinct and mindless forces are
required to be eternal? If not eternal, then who made them? Did they create time,
space, energy, and matter? How can the natural create matter out of nothing? Can
they create light? Do we see natural forces creating more time and space? They
didn’t always exist? They couldn’t have. Time couldn’t be eternal. If it was,
then an infinite (eternal) number of years could never have been accomplished
to ever bring us into this present moment. Then did the eternal natural
suddenly decide to bring forth non-eternal time? But does the natural have such
varied capabilities?
What made its many formulas so elegant and agreeable to
life? Do explosions do that kind of thing? Do they create what is immutable and
universal? But if the natural laws always existed, what made them so? They
affect everything they touch. Why then do they not impact one another?
However, when we examine the natural, we find that it cannot
even greet us in the morning, send us a gift, scramble our eggs, boil our
water, or write us a line of poetry or music. And yet, we credit it with the
creation of everything.
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