Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Rational Responders # 7 - Premise 1


The 2nd law of thermodynamics is a well established and confirmed law of science. The natural tendency of things is to run down, to go to a state of disorder, unless energy and design are introduced into the system. The Bible alludes to this in a prayer to God recorded in the book of Psalms .....

I say, "O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days, Your years are throughout all generations. Of old You founded the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. Even they will perish, but You endure; And all of them will wear out like a garment; Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end." (Psalm 102: 24 - 27)

The 2nd law and the resulting, eventual death of the universe is also addressed in Henry Morris' book The Long War Against God:

"The second law (decay of energy) recognizes that this power is always becoming less and less available to maintain the systems and processes of the universe. Thus, the universe must eventually die if the second law continues to function. Since the universe is not yet dead, it must have been created at some point of time in the past, with its tremendous power imparted to it then by its eternal Creator."

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