1. the existence of God.

2. the battle between science and faith.

3. nature of God. personal agent exists outside of (independent of) the universe has dominion/power over the universe

4. 4 arguments 1.) cosmological argument 3.) argument from mind (consciousness) 2.) design argument 4.) argument from religious experience

5. 1.) cosmological argument 1.) everything that begins to exist has a cause 3.) therefore, the universe has a cause 2.) the universe began to exist

6. the universe began to exist Guth-Borde-Vilenkin Theorem 2nd Law of Thermodynamics The universe is expanding the universe is expanding

7. what kind of cause? outside the universe personal agent created the universe (dominion) eternal (no beginning)

8. 2.) design argument 1.) design of the universe due to design, chance, or necessity 3.) therefore, the universe was designed 2.) not law or chance

9. 2.) design argument Gravity; must be fine tuned to 1 part in 10^36 (10000000000000000000000000000000000000)

10. 2.) design argument Cosmological Constant; 1 part in 10^53

11. 2.) design argument Nuclear Strong Force:Increase by 2% = No atomsDecrease by 5% = No stars

12. 2.) design argument Fred Hoyle, astronomer and former atheist “... A common sense interpretation of the facts suggests that a superintellect has monkeyed with physics, as well as with chemistry and biology, and that there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature. The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question.”

13. 3.) argument from mind if we are merely made of physical material, then why we would we have conscious experience? where does it come from? matter does not have it...

14. two views of the mind physicalism - the human person is merely a physical body. dualism - human person is composed of two fundamental things; a body and a soul.

15. problems with physicalism no personal identity over time. conscious experiences have properties that physical objects don’t have.

16. 3.) argument from mind God is a mind, so He could create minds. matter could not create minds

17. 4.) argument from religious experience had to start to think of God. God made us know him.

18. knowledge of God. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. 2 corinthians 4.6 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 peter 1.3

19. arguments against God the problem of evil 1. If God exists, He would not create or allow pointless evil.2. Pointless evil exists.3. Therefore, God does not exist.

20. is there pointless evil? reason for evil free will the butterfly effect

21. questions?