WHICH APPROACH IS MORE REASONABLE?

   Conclusion of  Which View Fits All the Facts?

To be sure, energy is needed to turn disorder into order-for example, to assemble bricks, wood, and nails into a house.  That energy, however, has to be carefully controlled and precisely directed because uncontrolled energy is more likely to speed up decay, just as the energy from the sun and the weather can hasten the deterioration of a building. Those who believe in evolution cannot satisfactorily explain how energy is creatively directed. 

On the other hand, when we view life and the universe as the work of a wise Creator who possesses an "abundance of dynamic energy," we can explain not only the complexity of life's information systems but also the finely tuned forces that govern matter itself, from vast galaxies to tiny atoms. - Isaiah 40:26.

Belief in a Creator also harmonizes with the now generally accepted view that the physical  universe had a beginning.  "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," says Genesis 1;1. 

Invariably, new discoveries tend to make the philosophy of materialism increasingly hard to defend, a fact that has moved some atheists to revise their views. Yes, some  former atheists have come to the conclusion that the wonders of the universe are visible evidence of the "invisible qualities" and  "external power" of our Creator, Jehovah God.  (Romans 1:20) Would you consider giving the matter further thought?  No subject could be more important or of greater consequence.

Next time: THE BIBLE'S VIEWPOINT - How to Make a Marriage Succeed

From the AWAKE! magazine, 2011