The Evidence of Supernatural Causation in Observable Science

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The Lord merely spoke,and the heavens were created. He breathed the word,and all the stars were born. He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. Let the whole world fear the Lord, and let everyone stand in awe of him. For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command. - Psalm 33: 6-9” (Holy Bible: New Living Translation)

Many scientists today believe that there are no rational grounds for supporting creationism (intelligent design) and that there is no evidence to support its claims. However, that has proven to be incorrect. Creationist believe that there is, in fact, evidence supporting intelligent design and that ID is the only logical explanation for the vast complexity that is found in all of creation. Even though the Big Bang Theory is thought to disprove intelligent design, ID is a valid science and has many accounts of proven evidence, including the highly improbable conditions necessary for supporting life and the discovery of duons and functional "junk" DNA.

Now some may ask, “What is intelligent design?”. Intelligent design is defined as “A theory that nature and complex biological structures were designed by intelligent beings and were not created by chance”. But the big question still remains, “Can it be proven?” . This question is answered by Robert J. Spitzer in “New Proofs for the Existence of God”.

"First, unlike philosophy and metaphysics, science cannot deductively prove a creation or God. This is because natural science deals with the physical universe and with the regularities which we call "laws of nature" that are obeyed by the phenomenon or regularities within the universe. But God is not an object or phenomenon or regularity within the ...

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