And, of course, I would prefer to live in a world that's designed with good purpose rather than one that just came out by random chance (the same way I would prefer to receive a gift that's been thoughtfully chosen rather than just being handed the first random junk the giver happened to come across).
Stephen C. Meyer also have a lot of good resources about Intelligent Design and fine-tuning. Have you heard of him?
The fine-tuning argument is one of my favorites. I took an Astronomy class as an elective and they went over the details of fine-tuning for weeks. Loved it.
I haven't read the article in it's entirety and skimmed over the titles of each section while I'm working. You're just the man I would love to have a conversation with about apologetics and very deep topics; I can see you will go there. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I've come up with a model called:
R - Resurrection
D - Destiny
M - Morality
M - Meaning
O - Origin
It is a worlvirw stress test and it is a modified version of the original Origin, Meaning, Morality, and Destiny.
I don't say any of that to advertise anything. But what you said goes hand in hand with what I have been working on.
Resurrection - The resurrection of Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:14-19.
If Christ isn't raised, our hope and our message is in vain.
Destiny - Where we are headed. John 11:25-26.
If there is no life after death, then meaning, morality, and origin don't matter. What are we doing? If there is no destiny, then destiny itself is perishing.
Morality - How we know good and evil. Romans 2:15.
Where does our knowledge of good and evil come from? Does it come from us, or somewhere or Someone else? At the heart of humanity is a cry for justice. Typically, we don't look at injustice and call it good or give it a round of applause. If morality is subjective, then it is just a tool.
Meaning - Why we are here. Ephesians 2:10.
If life has no meaning, it’s a journey to nowhere. Then, what are we doing and why are we here? Why do we look for purpose? If life has no meaning, then “meaning” (purpose) is an illusion.
Origin - Where life came from. Genesis 1:27.
How did life begin? Was it an accident or intentional? Was it personal or impersonal? If life has no point of origin, it was a blind accident.
This model is a worldview stress test that tests a framework to see if it works together rather than seeing if each individual part works independent of each other. This model works it's way from the top down. The historical anchor is the resurrection of Christ. Without the resurrection of Christ, destiny is nowhere. Then, it moves to destiny. Without that, morality is a tool, meaning is an illusion, and origin is an accident.
I like this. I think it would serve as a good model / strategy for discussing God with people. I can see how this would get them thinking about meaning, purpose and their ultimate destination in life. I imagine this approach could be really useful in engaging with agnostic leaning people who really haven't through life's questions before.
I love that video clip. Great article, I am not a physicist, but I do find the fine tuning of the universe compelling evidence (not proof) for a Creator, not that the universe was necessarily designed for life, but the fact that it allows for life to flourish on earth. Great work!
And, of course, I would prefer to live in a world that's designed with good purpose rather than one that just came out by random chance (the same way I would prefer to receive a gift that's been thoughtfully chosen rather than just being handed the first random junk the giver happened to come across).
Stephen C. Meyer also have a lot of good resources about Intelligent Design and fine-tuning. Have you heard of him?
I love Meyer’s works. I definitely read it anytime I am dissenting against Darwinian theory.
The fine-tuning argument is one of my favorites. I took an Astronomy class as an elective and they went over the details of fine-tuning for weeks. Loved it.
Nicely done!
Thanks Brandon! I love it too.
I haven't read the article in it's entirety and skimmed over the titles of each section while I'm working. You're just the man I would love to have a conversation with about apologetics and very deep topics; I can see you will go there. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I've come up with a model called:
R - Resurrection
D - Destiny
M - Morality
M - Meaning
O - Origin
It is a worlvirw stress test and it is a modified version of the original Origin, Meaning, Morality, and Destiny.
I don't say any of that to advertise anything. But what you said goes hand in hand with what I have been working on.
Thanks Drew, I appreciate it! Would love to hear more about the model. Are you currently writing about it?
Anytime! So far, this is what I have:
The R-DMMO Model is best described as this:
Resurrection - The resurrection of Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:14-19.
If Christ isn't raised, our hope and our message is in vain.
Destiny - Where we are headed. John 11:25-26.
If there is no life after death, then meaning, morality, and origin don't matter. What are we doing? If there is no destiny, then destiny itself is perishing.
Morality - How we know good and evil. Romans 2:15.
Where does our knowledge of good and evil come from? Does it come from us, or somewhere or Someone else? At the heart of humanity is a cry for justice. Typically, we don't look at injustice and call it good or give it a round of applause. If morality is subjective, then it is just a tool.
Meaning - Why we are here. Ephesians 2:10.
If life has no meaning, it’s a journey to nowhere. Then, what are we doing and why are we here? Why do we look for purpose? If life has no meaning, then “meaning” (purpose) is an illusion.
Origin - Where life came from. Genesis 1:27.
How did life begin? Was it an accident or intentional? Was it personal or impersonal? If life has no point of origin, it was a blind accident.
This model is a worldview stress test that tests a framework to see if it works together rather than seeing if each individual part works independent of each other. This model works it's way from the top down. The historical anchor is the resurrection of Christ. Without the resurrection of Christ, destiny is nowhere. Then, it moves to destiny. Without that, morality is a tool, meaning is an illusion, and origin is an accident.
I haven't started writing about it in detail yet, but it's coming.
I like this. I think it would serve as a good model / strategy for discussing God with people. I can see how this would get them thinking about meaning, purpose and their ultimate destination in life. I imagine this approach could be really useful in engaging with agnostic leaning people who really haven't through life's questions before.
Thank you, that means a lot!
I love that video clip. Great article, I am not a physicist, but I do find the fine tuning of the universe compelling evidence (not proof) for a Creator, not that the universe was necessarily designed for life, but the fact that it allows for life to flourish on earth. Great work!