Season 4 Podcast 94 “Temporal Law vs Spiritual Law.”
It is perhaps universally agreed that one of the great scientists of our day was Stephen Hawking. I have three of his books on my desk in front of me—A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking’s Universe, & The Grand Design. They are heavily marked, frequently read, and greatly admired. I am no scientist, so I appreciate his gift of clarity. I suppose that only scientists of equal understanding can judge his scientific conclusions. I am in no position to argue against his knowledge of the universe; therefore, I read his books for information. I become his enthusiastic student.
He is, of course, very controversial for Christians because he uses his scientific knowledge as an argument to disprove the existence of God. That for me is his greatest flaw. It is the same flaw committed by Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. I do not consider Richard Dawkins to be a scientist, but I do consider him to be an excellent science writer. Both, however, fall into the same fallacy.
It is not possible, through science to prove the existence of God or to disprove the existence of God, and on a purely logical basis, any attempt will result in logical fallacies. It is like arguing over how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? It is a silly question and can only provoke silly answers. The fallacy lies in the unprovable assumptions. That is the fallacy that both Mr. Hawking and Mr. Dawkins fall into.
There is one universal truth that if scientists deny, they must deny science. It is this: Everything in our world is predicated upon law. There are two classes of universal laws, both relying on the principle of causality, meaning where there is a cause there must be an effect, and where there is an effect, there must be a cause.
Temporal laws govern the known universe. It is familiarly called the laws of science. You cannot find God through temporal laws. For those who have faith in God, temporal laws provide evidence of his existence because law suggests intelligent design; however, the designer will always remain invisible. You cannot conjure up God in a laboratory.
Imagine, for example, a jet stream in the sky that appears regularly but you never see the jet. For argument’s sake the jet is in another dimension, but only the jet stream is visible in our dimension. Those who believe in jets would attribute the jet stream to a jet. Those who don’t would look for temporal causes. Now let’s imagine two sets of science books. One set is written by temporal scientists who only see the jet stream. The other set is written by prophets who have not only seen the jet stream but also have seen the jet in vision. The temporal scientists would examine the jet stream entirely through temporal laws. Their facts could even be right about everything, but they would never discover the origin of the jet stream. The visionary scientists would connect the two and explain the existence of another dimension.
Such is the case today between science and religion. All agree that life exists. All agree that earth is the perfect habitat for life which is called The Goldilocks Zone. They do not agree on how life is accounted for. Science attributes the existence of life to chance; Prophets attribute the existence of life to God. Scientists write books on temporal law; prophets write books on spiritual law. Scientists gather information through the scientific method. Prophets gather information through visions, revelations, inspirations, and the gift of the Holy Ghost. Prophets may accept the facts of science but not the conclusions about origins. Scientists, who are atheists, reject both the facts and the conclusions of the prophets. Science attributes the origin of the Goldilocks Zone and life to luck; Prophets attribute the origin of the Goldilocks Zone and life to God. Only faith can bring them together.
