It is very interesting that non-believing individuals and organizations refuse to acknowledge what seems to be overwhelming evidence for a divine cause to the universe’s existence.

The dialogue on how life came to be in its present and varied forms continues to fill books, journals, debate halls, videos and of course the world wide web.  Views based on biblical and scientific references vary from evolutionary creation to intelligent design, progressive creation and of course young earth creationism.  Although these perspectives differ in their assertion on how God did it, they all concede that God indeed is the cause and Creator of the universe and all life within it.  It is very interesting that non-believing individuals and organizations refuse to acknowledge what seems to be overwhelming evidence for a divine cause to the universe’s existence.  Today, most physicists, chemists, biologists, geologists, astronomers and cosmologists would agree that there was indeed a beginning of space and time.  The scientific community would also generally agree that our universe seemed to have come out of nothing (ex nihilo) during a sudden cataclysmic event commonly referred to as the Big Bang.  Where did all this mass, energy and time itself come from if it did not exist before this event?  In addition to the physical presence of the universe there is also the issue of advanced life on this finely tuned earth.  Did amino acids, DNA and RNA appear as a result of random electrical charges racing through primordial seas?  This seems unlikely given the adverse physicochemical conditions of early earth as well as the extraordinary complexity of these organic molecules.

So, what is your answer to life’s origins?  Although I don’t know what your personal answer is, I can tell you that it is absolutely paramount to the formation of your worldview.  If one ignores the evidence and believes that life was simply the result of a lucky role of the cosmic dice, then life has no real meaning and we exist for no real purpose.  Such an individual’s view of why the world turns as it does will be drastically different from that of an individual who embraces a cause and therefore meaning.  I would argue that there is nothing more important than an individual’s steadfast and unwavering answer to the question of origins.  It forms the underpinnings of their entire worldview.  And their worldview directs their actions and responses throughout their entire life.  What is your answer?  Is there anything more important to ponder?