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What do you say to someone who believes that God created out of nothing
or emptiness, rather than your idea of God creating out of randomness? |
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One of the interesting and important things to consider is how far one goes
back in describing the beginnings of things. I clearly recall a conversation I had with an
astronomy professor some years ago. He described the ‘Big Bang’ and how it was responsible
for the creation of the whole perceived universe. So I asked him what was before the ‘big bang’.
He replied, “Nothing!” Upon further questioning, he maintained the same response. I soon
realized that his conclusions were drawn from his understanding of physics and relativity,
and at levels that I did not comprehend. And he was telling me the truth: Before the ‘big bang’,
there was literally nothing!
In spite of the fact that this is hard to conceive, God probably did create from nothing, but
as soon as He did, random design, assembly of random pieces into the beginnings of recognizable
structure and order (as we see it), became possible and indeed inevitable.
So I think the answer to your question is this: God created out of nothing AND He created out of chaos.
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