When we hear the phrase "divinely inspired" we normally think of scripture. One of the last things we might consider to be divinely inspired is something scientific. But that could not be further from the truth. Many in the clergy of ages past were fascinated by science, even nurtured science, for that very reason. It was revelation, a way to reveal how God worked the miracles people saw all around them. Of course Galileo and Darwin caused some serious conflicts but all in all the clergy has usually been supportive of science.

Now, in our lifetime, science reveals exciting new discoveries that are showing us how cells are dependant on forces that create the self-assembly of life. All of the mind boggling molecular complexity that is involved in cellular growth and replication all boils down to these molecules having the ability to self organize into complex life giving intelligent structures. We can now understand the creative force like none before us ever could. Science is showing how we are a microcosm of molecular interaction on the scale of all the visible stars in the universe and beyond. If you counted all the atoms in all of the molecules in our body then believe it or not there are around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms in us! Wow!!

Science is in no way taking purpose or meaning out of the equation. Science is revealing to us a world inside of ourselves that is absolutely astonishing. In one way it is complexity on an unimaginable scale due to the sheer number of simultaneous molecular interactions, yet, it all runs on a small number of understandable forces that are covered in our chemistry books.

No scripture on Earth ever explained all of this to us. No prophet ever left such a vital prophecy. It took science to make these revelations possible. And it will take us to deliver its positive message to others that need this good news. We ended up in the shoes of the prophets, in an age when all thought there were no more.

Science, with all of its thorns, is still blossoming into something as beautiful as a rose. All who have the eyes to see this miracle happening have been blessed by the creative force that gives life to all.



Further Study:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_self-assembly

I join in your admiration of self-assembly. However that self-assembly is either an intelligent, purposeful process --- or it is a random mechanical one, devoid of intelligence or purpose. Materialism posits that deterministic, mechanical explanations will eventually be discovered to explain self-organization (random mutation and natural selection is the only one so far described in any detail) -- and non materialism posits that intelligence and purpose are intrinsic aspects of self-organization. Both views have been argued since the beginning of human thought. By regarding intelligence/volition as natural forces, I might call myself a materialist. I choose not to because I don’t like the tactics being used against those arguing for intelligent organization. I value academic freedom more than any scientific theory.

I once wrote an entertaining book about my autistic son at a time when autism was thought to be caused by maternal rejection, and parents were subjected to psychiatric treatment. (Frued can be funny). I had it published for the enjoyment of my grandchildren. IUniverse will supposedly publish anything for a fee. Becoming interested in the materialism/non materialism debate, I rewrote the book adding a question about materialism to each chapter. “What is intelligence?” “Does free will exist?” “Does belief in an immaterial soul require belief in a personal god?” etc. iUniverse refused to publish it. They claimed they feared law suits. I offered to take out anything they regarded as potentially libelous, but they still refused. The only difference between the book iUmiverse already published and the book they now refuse to publish are those questions about materialism. Obviously someone at iUniverse fears those questions might threaten their religion -- the religion of materialism. Materialism is as much a religion as theism. Read the book for yourself and judge it’s potential for libel.

{Sorry, I'm not allowed to post links, but you can find it on the ARN board.)

Ben Stein’s upcoming movie shows the harassment, loss of jobs and denial of tenure to which anyone in academia who questions RM&NS Darwinism is subjected Academic freedom is presently at risk..

Hi again Bert!

How you view "intelligence" being a part of all this is entirely up to you, but for now at least, it has to remain an entirely religious viewpoint. There simply is no scientific evidence that can link self-assembly to an "intelligent designer" and as you know the term is also used to define a supernatural being which is not a testable scientific process. If the Discovery Institute were to do it they would have the same problem, they would only have a religious opinion, not a scientific one.

I have for years been actively trying to push science as far as I can into the realm of religion and if there was a way to demonstrate this "Intelligent Designer" I would get all excited and not sleep until I have it all written up and sent to scientists. But it's like I have been saying, the terms used by ID have many meanings. They are too ambiguous to be useful to us. Even the word "Intelligence" is impossible to get consensus on. I recall having a problem at ARN with my "Science To Believe In" because at least one ID'er did not approve of the computer science type definition of "intelligence" that was rudimentary, simple logic circuits giving rise to "Artificial Intelligence" and all that. To them, intelligence implied a conscious being, the intelligent designer was a god.

Notice my use of the phrase "creative force". Still somewhat religious but more precise. I had to find new terms due to it actually being forces that are involved, not an intelligence.

The Force is the perfect thing to call it I think. George Lucas did us all a favor. When he described this Jedi belief system in his films, he gave us a new look at religious issues. The Force of Star Wars is an energy field, much like the one Einstein sought. It was not a diety in the usual sense. As religions go, the Jedi (or even Sith) religion is the best because it does not carry the baggage of the "real" religions of this world.

The word "force" ended up being necessary because forces are responsible for self-assembly but that sure is one heck of an interesting connection! I didn't think of that one. The Jedi will love it too. Putting a version in one of their forums is now on my to-do list!

May the (creative) force be with you Empress Palpatine!