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| the breeze | May 14 2009, 11:16 PM Post #1 |
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Is God Real? Why the DNA structure points to God... For many years British philosopher, Dr. Antony Flew, has been a leading spokesperson for atheism, actively involved in debate after debate. However, scientific discoveries within the last 30 years brought him to a conclusion he could not avoid. In a video interview in December 2004 he stated, "Super-intelligence is the only good explanation for the origin of life and the complexity of nature."1 Prominent in his conclusion were the discoveries of DNA. Here's why. computer programming: DNA code: DNA in our cells is very similar to an intricate computer program. In the photo on the left, you see that a computer program is made up of a series of ones and zeros (called binary code). The sequencing and ordering of these ones and zeros is what makes the computer program work properly. In the same way, DNA is made up of four chemicals, abbreviated as letters A, T, G, and C. Much like the ones and zeros, these letters are arranged in the human cell like this: CGTGTGACTCGCTCCTGAT and so on. The order in which they are arranged instructs the cell's actions. What is amazing is that within the tiny space in every cell in your body, this code is three billion letters long!!2 To grasp the amount of DNA information in one cell, "a live reading of that code at a rate of three letters per second would take thirty-one years, even if reading continued day and night."3 Wait, there's more. It has been determined that 99.9% of your DNA is similar to everyone's genetic makeup.4 What is uniquely you comes in the fractional difference in how those three billion letters are sequenced in your cells. The U.S. government is able to identify everyone in our country by the arrangement of a nine-digit social security number. Yet, inside every cell in you is a three-billion-lettered DNA structure that belongs only to you. This code identifies you and continually instructs your cells' behavior. Dr. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project (that mapped the human DNA structure) said that one can "think of DNA as an instructional script, a software program, sitting in the nucleus of the cell."5 Perry Marshall, an information specialist, comments on the implications of this. "There has never existed a computer program that wasn't designed...[whether it is] a code, or a program, or a message given through a language, there is always an intelligent mind behind it."6 Just as former atheist Dr. Antony Flew questioned, it is legitimate to ask oneself regarding this three billion letter code instructing the cell...who wrote this script? Who placed this working code, inside the cell? It's like walking along the beach and you see in the sand, "Mike loves Michelle." You know the waves rolling up on the beach didn't form that--a person wrote that. It is a precise message. It is clear communication. In the same way, the DNA structure is a complex, three-billion-lettered script, informing and directing the cell's process. How can one explain this sophisticated messaging, coding, residing in our cells? On June 26, 2000, President Clinton congratulated those who completed the human genome sequencing. President Clinton said, "Today we are learning the language in which God created life. We are gaining ever more awe for the complexity, the beauty, the wonder of God's most divine and sacred gift."7 Dr. Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, followed Clinton to the podium stating, "It is humbling for me and awe inspiring to realize that we have caught the first glimpse of our own instruction book, previously known only to God."8 When looking at the DNA structure within the human body, we cannot escape the presence of intelligent (incredibly intelligent) design. According to the Bible (which is itself incredibly complex) God is not only the Author of our existence, but he is the Relationship that makes our existence meaningful. All the intangibles in life that we crave...enough strength for any situation, joy, wisdom, and knowing we are loved...God alone gives these to us as we listen to him and trust him. He is our greatest, reliable guide in life. Just as he has engineered DNA to instruct the cell, he offers to instruct us to make our lives function well, for his glory and for our sake, because he loves us. Have you ever begun a relationship with God? This explains how you can: Knowing God Personally. For further evidence that seeks to answer the question, "Is God real?" please see Is There a God? I have a question or comment... How to know God... (1) Healthy-elements.com/atheists.html (2) Francis S. Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, The Language of God, (Free Press, New York, NY), 2006, p 1. (3) Ibid. (4) Ibid, p 125. (5) Ibid, p 102. (6) Perry Marshall, information engineer, cosmicfingerprints.com. (Other concepts in this article also may be attributed to Perry Marshall.) (7) Francis S. Collins, The Language of God, p 2. (8) Ibid, p 3. |
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| Deleted User | May 14 2009, 11:29 PM Post #2 |
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"more proof of God" Breeze, you don't seem to grasp the meaning of proof. It's not merely what you want to hear. It's not a matter of belief, or opinion. It's not a matter of, yeah, that sounds good. It is proof, presenting sufficient evidence and/or reason that ANYONE would have to agree and could not rebut or argue against. That, you have not pasted yet. So to post a topic title "more" proof is deceptive on your part. "According to the Bible (which is itself incredibly complex)..." LOL, so what your arguing is this. What is incredibly complex had to be created by a prime cause called God. The Bible is the Word of God. If the Word of God is incredibly complex, then God must be incredibly complex. Therefore God must have been created as the effect of another prime cause. This contradicts your cosmological argument. |
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