Philosophies on God and Change

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."

- Albert Einstein -

Where does a higher being fit into all of this? Everywhere. For some, He or She, is the staple of all matter. What science calls a quark, others would call the “spirit”; quarks, referring to the invisible energy that by some unknown manner makes up the neutrons, protons, and electrons of which atoms are made of. These quarks, in theory, combine to form the protons and neutrons due to their ± 2/3 or ± 1/3 charge. They combine three at a time, yet no free roaming quarks have been found. Likewise to the make up of atoms, all things are made up from groups of atoms. At some point science not only questions creation but also what makes up quarks. It is inevitable that science has to reach the point where it says that something indefinable defines the definable (that’s a deep thought). So most believe the organization of matter looks something like this:

? Quarks -> Subatomic particles -> Atom -> Molecule -> Organelle ->
Cell -> Tissue (or straight to population) -> Organ -> Organ system -> Multi-cellular organism
-> Population -> Community -> Ecosystem -> Biosphere

Men have been pondering this inevitable question ever since we looked into the sky and saw just how small we are compared to the universe as a whole. If we are just a fraction of the matter that makes up the universe, how much matter makes up what we are? And so we endeavored to discover this information. Beginning with the scientific method and leading to further observations and experimentation. What we have come to realize is that all matter since “the beginning” has come form the same source. All matter is composed of atoms, and all atoms are composed of their three parts, and each part is made up of subatomic particles, and so on until you have to look to faith for the answer. There is an energy there that we may never understand, or that we may some day come to realize is the “Spirit” of all creation, coming to the light by scientific fact.

In R. L. Wysong’s Creation – Evolution: The Controversy first printed in 1976 by Inquiry Press; he painstakingly researches and collects the theories and thoughts of varied philosophers and scientist. Wysong’s personal view seldomly shine through. His primary focus is not on what he believes or even what the writers he includes believe; but the debate of the truths behind both sides. This allows for a truly focused and non-partial exploration.

Of course the book covers the aspects of religion, spirituality, evolution, and varied areas of different–ologies, to include exobiology. The relevance of these topics to bio-mechanical evolution contributes to the understanding of its necessity. As we have come to realize that evolution is a process many believe we can never “test” or “observe” it becomes evident that there is a lack of true understanding as to the aspects of what essential evolution is and will be to an advanced civilization. In each of the major religions that Wysong presents all hold three base truths: The Creator (a.k.a. God, Allah, Ra, Yahweh, etc.) is all powerful, creating everything through the power of his/her own spirit. Meaning that, in the spiritual view of the world, each and every being has the power of God (or a portion of the spiritual material) within their being. It is this relative energy that allows for completion of any task.