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I believe
Smith Wigglesworth
I am not moved by what
I see. I am not moved by
what I feel. I am moved
only by what I believe.
Charles Spurgeon
Faith obliterates time,
annihilates distance, and
brings future things at
once into its possession.
Martin Luther
Prayer is not
overcoming Gods
reluctance, but laying
hold of His willingness.
Watchman Nee
Faith looks not at what
happens to him but at
Him Whom he
believes.
The Apostles Creed begins with
the words I believe
McGrath wants to ask,
What does that mean to talk
about believing in God?
What issues does it raise?
What do we understand by the
words like faith and belief?
What do you think the word faith means,
define it belowis it different for people with
and without a relationship with God?
http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Fine-tuned_Universe
"The laws of science, as we know
them at present, contain many
fundamental numbers, like the
size of the electric charge of the
electron and the ratio of the
masses of the proton and the
electron. ... The remarkable fact
is that the values of these
numbers seem to have been
very finely adjusted to make
possible the development of
life.
The article continues
If, for example, the strong nuclear force were 2%
stronger than it is (i.e., if the coupling constant
representing its strength were 2% larger), while
the other constants were left unchanged,
diprotons would be stable and hydrogen would
fuse into them instead of deuterium and helium.
This would drastically alter the physics of stars,
and presumably preclude the existence of life
similar to what we observe on Earth. The
existence of the di-proton would short-circuit the
slow fusion of hydrogen into deuterium. Hydrogen
would fuse so easily that it is likely that all of the
Universe's hydrogen would be consumed in the
first few minutes after the Big Bang.
The earths distance from the
sun is crucial for a stable
water cycle. Too far away,
and most water would freeze;
too close and most water
would boil.
The earths gravity, axial tilt,
rotation period, magnetic
field, crust thickness,
oxygen/nitrogen ratio, carbon
dioxide, water vapour and
ozone levels are just right.
Former atheist Sir Fred
Hoyle states, commonsense
interpretation of the facts is
that a super-intelligence has
monkeyed with physics, as
well as chemistry and biology,
and that there are no blind
forces in nature.
Are these Proofs of any use?