Biblical Perspectives as a Guide to Research on Life's Origin and History

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ID3209464
AuthorsHugh Norman Ro (0000-0002-0465-3629, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue4
Pages547
Publication date2023-04-18
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel14040547
OpenAlexW4366416644
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited135

The more than thirty spacetime theorems developed over the past five decades establish that the universe and its spacetime dimensions have emerged from a cause/causal agent beyond the cosmos. Thus, to infer that this cause/causal agent may have intervened in the origin and history of Earth and Earth's life resides well within the bounds of reason. Meanwhile, proponents of each of the three prevailing naturalistic models (abiogenesis, panspermia, and directed panspermia) for the origin and history of Earth's life have marshaled arguments and evidence that effectively undermine and refute the other two models. A biblical perspective and approach to Earth's life can help resolve this impasse. While a superficial and pervasive appeal to divine intervention thwarts scientific advance, so does a rigid adherence to naturalism. A productive way forward is to identify which models (or parts of models), whether naturalistic, theistic, or a combination, most effectively narrow, rather than widen, knowledge gaps, minimize anomalies, offer the most comprehensive and detailed explanation of the data, and prove most successful in predicting scientific discoveries

Abiogenesis · Appeal · Astrobiology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Naturalism · Physics · Political science · Universe · Computer Science · Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution · Origins and Evolution of Life · Philosophy · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Artificial Intelligence

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