John Polkinghorne Analysis

Scientist- theologian John Polkinghorne made a key suggestion about the creation of the universe and the natural disasters that follow. Like many, Polkinghorne believes that God makes natural processes like earthquakes run freely. Makes free will possible. This means that God created an universe with particular natural laws. Based on the information provided, God is not responsible for natural disasters like earthquakes that occur on earth. According to National geographic, 80 percent of all the planet’s earthquakes occur along the rim of the Pacific Ocean. Most earthquakes occur at fault zones which means that the tectonic plates slide against each other causing stress between one another. When the two plates rub against each other, they catch on one another. The process is not run smoothly because the tectonic plates push against each other without any movement. After a while, the rocks break because of all the pressure that's built up.This happens when the rock underground breaks suddenly. When the stress finally builds up, it releases, sending seismic waves which are also known as vibrations. The vibrations are responsible for making the ground shake. When the rocks break, the earthquake occurs. Earthquakes are all normal geographical behaviors of the earth.
Earthquakes produce three types of seismic waves: primary waves, …show more content…
They might argue this because if God made the planet, he must also be responsible for the functions of the planet. These functions include the natural disasters. Questions like why would God make a plant with such tragedies arise. If it is not God then who is to blame? They refuse to look at key facts that are presented by nature itself. They justify their argument by saying it would have been incredibly easy to make a planet without such occurrences, but he deliberately did it on purpose. As a result we have natural disasters such as