We living souls of the universe did not win one lottery.

    "We won at the choice for the strength of the electromagnetic force (which encourages atoms to join into molecules).  We won at the strength of the strong nuclear force (which holds atomic nuclei together; were it a bit stronger the diproton and not hydrogen would be the major component of the universe, and no hydrogen means no shining stars).  Other winning lotteries were the strength of the weak nuclear force and the strength of gravity (which dominates the universe at distances greater than the size of molecules and clusters mass into galaxies, stars, and planets), the mass and energy of the big bang, the temperature of the big bang, the rate of expansion of the universe, and much more.  Lottery upon lottery, and all winners.  They have meshed to produce the wonderful world in which we live.  By chance?  Not if our understanding of the laws of nature is even approximately correct"  The Science of God, page 26.

    The complexity and perfection of the design of the universe begs a designer.  There's no logical way around it.

The Science of God by Gerald L. Schroeder, published by The Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY  10020
ISBN:  0-684-83736-6

    Contradictions between science and the Bible exist because human beings have misinterpreted the Bible, do not understand it, have mis-applied scientific understanding to it (example:  the application of a 24-hour day to the creation story) or science has not yet fully understood some concept.
    Early church fathers condemned the findings of Christian scientists such as Galileo and Kepler because their conclusions did not agree with what the fathers understood the Bible to say.  Later, it was recognized that it was the church fathers' understanding that was in error, not the scientists' or the Bible.
    Today there is apparent conflict between Bible believers and science.  In time this particular conflict can ease as scientific understanding and Biblical understanding increase.  Bible believers must be students of both the Bible and science.  Applying Biblical knowledge and scientific knowledge brings light to both fields.

    Science is the means through which we understand ourselves and the material world.  Technology is the application of what science has learned to man's needs and wants.  We need science and technology.  Human beings enjoy better health and a higher standard of living now than at any other time in history because of science and technology.  And while we eagerly read the newest scientific findings about weight gain or loss, hair loss, heart disease and so on, we seem to forget that often what we are reading is throwing out the previous findings or at least altering them.  We adjust our paradigms to fit the new information and go on.  We overlook that even the current findings that we have just adopted may also not be the truth.
    Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher, believed the universe to be eternal, with no beginning.  This 'truth' held sway for thousands of years in spite of the testimony of the Bible to the contrary (In the beginning . . . ).  Only in recent times have scientists come around to the concept of a beginning for the universe.  Now that scientific opinion explains that the universe began with a big bang, we take it for granted.
    Until recent times scientists believed that life began on earth only after billions of years of random chemical reactions.  Their theory depended on a lengthy period wherein the chemical reactions would have enough time to produce life.  The Bible says that life began right away--the next "day."  Fossil evidence backs up the Bible's assertion and the theory that life began after billions of years of random chemical reactions has been discarded.  Even so, it still seems to get "air time."  Scientists are hard pressed to explain how life appeared so rapidly.  Some have gone so far as to suggest that life was planted on earth by an alien life form.
    Another example of how scientific theory is treated as fact is the current teaching that cholesterol is the cause of heart problems.  Every person who's ever looked at
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