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science and popular science writer,
plainly tells us: "They [scientists] do
not attempt to answer questions relating
to an Original cause - that
ís,
where
the laws of the universe carne from or
how they carne iato being"
(Modem
Theories of the Uni·verse,
p.
197).
Fred Hoyle, famed astronomer, cau–
tions the inquisitive:
"If
we ask why the
laws of physics ... we enter into the
territory of metaphysics - the scientist
at all events
wiJl
not attempt an
anm;er
... we must not go on to ask
why"
(Fronúers of Astronomy,
p.
342).
All these and other scientists admit
they avoid theology and philosophy.
And no wonder - when philosophy
and theology have failed to satisfy the
thinking miad.
Science has relegated the important
"ought-knowledge" and the possibility
of supernatural help in this important
area, to those who have not been able or
willing to .fiad it. Can science discover
it? Can it lead us to the source of
"ought knowledge" by application of
the scienti.fic method
WITHIN
the realm
of philosophy and theology?
Yes,
if.. .
A
New Challenge
Science must be willing to set up
bold, new hypotheses in tbe realm of
"ought-knowledge," and to scientifically
test the possibility of a supernatural
being.
With this in mind, this must be the
proposed first challenge:
QUESTION:
Is
there a supema/.ttral
Being who can offer
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the needed
guidance and hetp to solve
011r
social
problems?
"But," you say, "we cannot verify
this question. We cannot see God, or
touch him." Not important!
"lt is an error to suppose," said two
authorities in theír book,
An lnt1·o–
dttction to Logic and the Scientific
Method,
"to suppose, as is often done,
that science denies the truth of all
unverified propositions. For that which
is unverified today may be verified
tomorrow" (Cohen and Nagel
An
Introdllction To Logic and Scientific
Method,
p.
401).
"Indeed the most valuable hypothesis
The
PLAIN TRUTH
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The very existence of the complex
creatures we see around us - as
this bee -
prove that the cre–
ation had to hove a Creator.
of science," they wrote eadier, "...
CAN–
NOT BE DIRECTLY VERIFI..ED"
(p. 207).
We cannot establish by simple obser–
vation that two bodies attract each other
inversely as the square of their distances
- a law of physics. But "its implica–
tions can be clearly traced and then sub–
jected to experimental confirmation"
(!bid.,
p. 207).
The guestion is, can the existence of
God be subjected to experimental con–
firmation? Absolutely, yes - if one is
willing to consider the possibility of the
following:
The very existence of the earth - the
creation, if you will - is experimental
evidence indicat.ing at least the possible
existence of a Supernatural Being.
No one would daim that a fine watch,
with its many dozens of intricate parts,
evolved and carne together without the
aid of a watchmaker. The existence of a
watch presupposes an intelligent crafts–
man
PUTTING TOGETHER
the watch. In
like manner, the existence of this vast,
complex .interdependency of life forros
DEMANDS
the existence of a Life-giver
and Creator.
Is not, in fact, the whole earth -
February 1971
and all life on it - experimental evi–
dence proving that God exists ?
Let us now look at the second
question.
QUESTION: Is there a living
Instmction Book for httman beings
;uhich woutd contain the "ottght-knowt–
edge" necessary to explain why we have
the probtems we do m1d
H01f7
they cm1
be so/ved?
The Source of "Ought
Knowledge"
A hypothesis must account for what
we know - or provide the answers to
the problems which genetated the
inquiry. In this case we are seeking the
answers to the problems of this world.
Is there a book which contains the
ANSWERS
to those problems? Does it
explain
WHY
we have the social prob–
lems we do?
A hypothesis must also
"PREDICT
that
observation would reveal certain propo–
sitions to be true whose truth was not
known or even suspected at the time the
prediction was made" (Cohen and
Nagel,
op. cit. ,
p. 207).
There is a book which contains laws
and principies explaining
HOW
humans
ought to conduct themselves. This book,
called the Bible, daims to be the
revealed word of a Creator God. It
PRE–
DICTS
the outcome of wrong social ideas
and habits. It also lays out the effects of
following the "ought-knowledge" given
within its pages.
If
you want to
PROVE
the accuracy of
these predictions - and unlock the key
to the "ought-knowledge" we need -
then it becomes
YOUR
responsibility to
do something further. Because there is a
way to submit these predictions to a test
and see if they can be
SCIENTIFICALLY
PROVEN
to be accurate.
We hove severa! books, booklets
and reprint articles which discuss
the answers to the above–
mentioned challenges. They are
absolutely yours, free of charge.
All you need do is write us, ask–
ing for them by title. You can
hove a copy of any or all of the
following:
Our Awesome Universe
Seven Proofs God Exists
Does God Exist?