Chapters 5 7 The religion of naturalism Written

Chapters 5 -7 The religion of naturalism Written by Charles Colson Presented by David Hasz

The discovery n What did Dave Mulholland discover on his trip to Disney with Katy?

The Discovery Cont. What was Katy’s view of religion in relation to science? n Where had Katy formed these views? n

The dominant view n Naturalism is the dominant view in our culture, and it is radically one sided.

The dominant View Cont. Naturalism is in direct contrast to Gen. 1: 1 n What is the problem here? n

Naturalist Scientists n Scientist pretend that they are fair minded and objective and try to make religious people look subjective and biased.

Naturalist Scientists Cont. n This is a ruse for naturalism is as much a philosophy, world view and personal belief system as Christianity.

Cosmos n Sagan makes it clear in Cosmos, that he believes in naturalism.

Cosmos Cont. The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. n This is liturgical and mocks Christian liturgy. n

Liturgy n Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Liturgy Cont. n Notice Sagan even capitalizes the world Cosmos the same way Christians capitalize God.

Sagan goes farther n Sagan on God: “an outsized, light-skinned male with a long white beard, sitting on a throne somewhere up in there in the sky, busily tallying the fall of every sparrow. ”

Sagan Goes Further Cont. n Sagan: “A universe that is infinitely old requires no creator”

Christianity v. Naturalism Christianity says we are: Children of God. n Naturalism says we are: Children of the Cosmos. n The Cosmos offers salvation, worship, etc. n

The great debate Most have the view from “Inherit the Wind” n The debate is not necessarily about the Bible versus science. n

The Great Debate Cont. n The debate is about pursuing scientific facts and following the facts.

The Challenge n We must challenge the assumption that science by definition means naturalistic philosophy.

The Beginning Christians have religiously held for centuries that there is a beginning. n Science has stated for centuries that there is not a natural beginning to the universe. n

The Beginning Cont. n In the 18 th century scientists created the law of conservative matter.

The Evidence n Then in the 20 th century several lines of evidence began to emerge that pointed to a beginning.

The Evidence Cont. n The 2 nd law of thermodynamics - everything is running down. When did it run up?

Finally a new idea for science n In the 1960’s scientists formulated the Big Bang theory.

New idea Cont. n Science itself now indicated the universe burst into existence at a particular time in the past.

Huge Problems for Naturalists The Big Bang does not fit classic naturalism. n They believe everything has been going on forever. n What to do with the big bang? n

The dilemma Page 60 n

Design The n orbit chemicals in our bodies temperature

Design Cont. Water n Atom: Neutron larger than the proton n

The Universe points to a creator Mt. Rushmore n Major features of the universe are irregular and highly specific. n If the universe displays design, who is the designer? n