Acknowledgments Table of Contents 1. Back to the Beginning 2. What are the Odds? 3. Options for Origins 4. The Problem with Half an Eye 5. The Language of Our Cells 6. The Case of the Missing Link 7. The Human Enigma 8. Imagine the Designer
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64401 1. Back to the Beginning
Did the Universe Have a Beginning? Scientific discoveries revive the ancient belief in a beginning to the universe. If we could rewind the history of the universe, what would we discover about its origin and development? Did it really have a beginning, or was it always there? The influential ancient philosopher Aristotle stated, “It is …
64402 2. What Are the Odds?
Why is Only Earth Suitable for Life? In his movie Signs, M. Night Shyamalan presents us with a priest (played by Mel Gibson) who has lost his faith. Through the death of his wife, the priest has come to the conclusion that life is random. He has decided that he will no long pretend to see …
64403 3. Options for Origins
Is the Universe a Product of Design or Chance? The choices in accounting for our universe boil down to three: Chance, multiple universes, or design. Scientists are looking at the extreme rarity of life in our universe and asking, “why are we so lucky?” At some point, you’ve got to step back from the facts …
64404 4. The Problem with Half An Eye
Was Darwin Right About the Eye? Looking down at Greenland from 32,000 feet on my trip from Rome to Seattle, I heard a strange noise in the aircraft that sent my blood pressure soaring into hyperspace. Suddenly I began to wonder what would happen if one tiny part on the enormous Boeing 747 failed. Engines, …
64405 5. The Language of Our Cells
Does DNA Point to a Designer? Was the language of DNA programmed by a designer–or by chance? Consider for a moment the cathedral-like structure of a snowflake under a microscope. Look at the beauty. Look at the complexity. Look at the originality of each individual flake. Surely this is evidence for a grand designer in …
64406 6. The Case of the Missing Links
Where are Darwin’s Predicted Fossils? The discovery of DNA has revolutionized the world of forensic evidence. Cold case files have been reopened. Criminals who thought they had beaten the system have been belatedly prosecuted by a swab of saliva or body fluids forgotten about for decades. And in some instances, the new evidence has exonerated …
64407 7. The Human Enigma
Are Humans the Result of Evolution? Scientific evidence indicates human beings are a unique species that is far superior to any species existing today or in the past. In the movie, Planet of the Apes, Astronaut Leo Davidson is on a routine reconnaissance space mission in the year 2029, when suddenly his pod cruiser is thrust …
64408 8. Imagine the Designer
Is a Designer Revealed in Creation? The universe not only implies the existence of a designer but suggests something about what he might be like. In the movie Contact, Jodi Foster portrays Ellie Arroway, a beautiful young scientist obsessed with finding intelligent life on other planets. One day, as Ellie monitors radio transmissions from space, a …
65701 1. Life’s Many Stresses
Rachel was a bundle of nerves. She could not sit still for long. She would often pace the floor. She tossed and turned in bed at night, unable to sleep. Her family and friends wondered what was wrong with her. More and more, she would, for no apparent reason, suddenly break off a conversation, turn …