Theism

Theism is the belief in one or more deities. More specifically it may also mean the belief that God/god(s) is immanent in the world, yet transcends it.

Scientific evidence in support of Theism

1. the new cosmology
   • the Big Bang theory
   • "creatio ex nihilo"
2. anthropic fine-tuning
   • "A commonsense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature" -Fred Hoyle, "the Universe, Past and Present Reflections," Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 (1982)
3. the origin of life and the origin of information necessary to bring life into existance
   • the information for life is stored in DNA and protein molecules
4. irreducibly complex systems
   • X is too (complex, orderly, adaptive, apparently purposeful, and/or beautiful) to have occurred randomly or accidentally.
   • Therefore, X must have been created by a (sentient, intelligent, wise, and/or purposeful) being. God is that (sentient, intelligent, wise, and/or purposeful) being.
   • Therefore, God exists.
5. the Cambrian explosion
   • twenty to thirty-five completely novel body plans come online in the Cambrian period.
6. human consciousness
   • Humans have the capacity for:
     1. self-reflection
     2. representational art
     3. language
     4. creativity

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