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Why The Universe Requires A Cause

It is often stated you can't prove God exists. However, it can be proved that a higher power must exist based on the properties of our universe. I believe the existence of the Bible's God can be deduced from the historical record and other facts, but I'm still learning about that area and don't know how to do that just yet.

This post deals with proving a 'higher power'. We aren't discussing the God of the Bible, but I'm going to eventually post on that. We are making room for the possibility of a god right now. It is necessary to start at base zero: starting with facts everybody, regardless of their theistic presuppositions, accept.

The History of Evolutionary Thought

Preface:

This paper was submitted to my History 1110 class at KSU in the Spring Semester of 2012. When doing any kind of paper or presentation, I like incorporating any part of the CvE dispute when appropriate—it's a great way to make a splash in the eyes of the professor and classmates as few are willing to have any taint of hostility (real or perceived) towards evolution in their works.

As the word limit was 1200 (which I made it under by only 22 words, so long as you don't count the citations), I didn't go into as much detail as I would have liked. In particular, I allude to a few things in my conclusion that aren't explicitly stated in the body, but are apparent in several of the sources.
Perhaps I will expand upon it later in another post—if there is a particular part you would like to see more of, or if you have questions, let me know in the comments!

SOPA

Well, this is a bit late to the party, but I'd like to mention that I oppose both SOPA and PIPA bills in all of their forms.

Issues with starting to teach, as well as who, and what, are we fighting against?

Christmas is over; a new school semester, a new year, and New Year's Resolutions are all starting soon. I never did take much stock in those resolutions since the success rate is so abysmal; besides, if you are going to actually "change" your life, it will take effect when you get the proper motivation—a new year is a normal event, not something to get excited about, and definitely not something that will motivate you. In light of that, I'm making a resolution: teach a Sunday school class (or equivalent) on Biblical Creationism. Ever since I've learned about this subject, I've seen the absolute lack of education on creation and wanted to correct it. It's not the reason I started this blog, but it is the reason I've continued it.

Of night, sleep, and music.

At this point, I usually like to pose a open-ended and rhetorical question. It is not meant to be answered; it perhaps can't be definitively answered. However, I'm struggling to find both answers and questions to what is happening in my life. I am at the point of uncertainty—whether that is a real term or not, I know not; however, it fits very well to my circumstances. You must bear with me as I jump around, this piece is not planned, nor am I intending to do much editing past spelling and grammar. It is a true stream-of-consciousness post.

Creation vs Evolution

Ah, the seemingly endless debate of whether we came into existence via a singularity known as the Big Bang, or a single voice stating, "Let there be light" (1). It is the epic battle between those who follow science and those who follow religion. Each side seems to be completely blind to the other's assertions, passing them off as baseless, twisted accounts of the facts, fairy tales, or altogether ignoring the other's claims. Neither the Creationists nor the Darwinists can give ground without their very foundations being rebuilt; they are mutually exclusive (2).