The Language of God Francis Collins was a man that accomplished something that was not thought to happen during his lifetime. That was to sequence the entire human genome. He was the director of the Human Genome Project which has been completed. Three years after mapping the entire human genome which consisted of 3.1 billion letters, he went on to write The Language of God. He is a theist which is uncommon for a scientist.
The first 6 chapters of The Language of God broke the ice. It gave the reader necessary definitions and explained the history of how science and the church had clashed in the past. It described a specific instance when Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler disagreed with the Catholic Church. The book described the differences between an agnostic and an atheist, as well as the viewpoints of each. Collins also talked about the significance of what the Moral Law signifies to us as humans. The beginning of the book describes what life would have been like millions of years ago. This is dictated from the viewpoint of a person who …show more content…
Atheists believe God is a solution for people to fill the void in their life. However the void that needs to be filled is the longing for something more which signifies that this world is not our home. Another argument is that people today go to church to celebrate the traditions, and they no longer seek God. Why is there suffering is the third argument. This can be explained because God has allowed us to use free will, and individuals abuse free will which results in harm or death to others. This is the Moral Law that we are breaking. Suffering and tribulations have created us into well-rounded individuals. We would be ‘shallow’ individuals if we did not encounter some suffering. Are miracles rational? Sometimes people overuse the boundaries a miracle should be contained within. Miracles are of the supernatural. If you believe in God, you will ultimately believe in
The first 6 chapters of The Language of God broke the ice. It gave the reader necessary definitions and explained the history of how science and the church had clashed in the past. It described a specific instance when Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler disagreed with the Catholic Church. The book described the differences between an agnostic and an atheist, as well as the viewpoints of each. Collins also talked about the significance of what the Moral Law signifies to us as humans. The beginning of the book describes what life would have been like millions of years ago. This is dictated from the viewpoint of a person who …show more content…
Atheists believe God is a solution for people to fill the void in their life. However the void that needs to be filled is the longing for something more which signifies that this world is not our home. Another argument is that people today go to church to celebrate the traditions, and they no longer seek God. Why is there suffering is the third argument. This can be explained because God has allowed us to use free will, and individuals abuse free will which results in harm or death to others. This is the Moral Law that we are breaking. Suffering and tribulations have created us into well-rounded individuals. We would be ‘shallow’ individuals if we did not encounter some suffering. Are miracles rational? Sometimes people overuse the boundaries a miracle should be contained within. Miracles are of the supernatural. If you believe in God, you will ultimately believe in