Here’s
a really obvious statement that is surprisingly not accepted by a large number
of people. The primary arguments for God’s existence are not threatened or
undermined by scientific advances one jot. And not only that; there is no way
an individual could be thinking logically and rationally and even get close to
concluding that primary arguments for God’s existence could even be threatened
let alone undermined by scientific advance however far science advanced. Its illogicality doesn’t make it sparse; many high-profile
public intellectuals believe in it. But this belief is an embarrassing
amateurish one to hold philosophically. The gulf between the obviousness of
this statement - ‘It’s so self-evident that it’s absurd to think otherwise’ -
and the reality that many still reject it, is one of the most absurd
intellectual gulfs in human history.
Here’s a better way to look at the relationship between God as Creator and our scientific advancements. God has created a universe with enough uniformity for us to do science, but enough mystery that the more we discover the deeper the mysteries abound. In that created model, there is also a striking connection between beauty, mystery, psychology and scientific truth, which forms a dynamic and healthy relationship between discovery and humility. Just as a good housemaker wouldn’t need to constantly intervene to make the house not fall down, but would expect the owners to maintain things to preserve its quality, our perfect God is obviously clever enough to have created a smoothly functioning system that operates freely on its own mathematical and physical ordinances, but still leaves room for wonder, awe, and the continual pursuit of understanding, knowing that the more we explore, the more we are reminded of the limits of our own grasp, and the infinite wisdom of the Creator who designed it all.
