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22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons casts he out demons.
23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but comes to an end.
PROOF that a Supreme Being exists
Logical syllogisms are a set of statements which begin with a premise. The premise should be a statement which is agreed to be true. The author will attempt to present logical syllogisms, which begin with a premise that is agreed to be true. Understanding that it will be nearly impossible to have universal agreement on any premise, we will provide the challenges to every premise, in the true spirit of the skeptical hypothesis. In many instances, we will present EACH of the logical syllogisms, which begin with EACH of the opposing premises.
The ultimate goal of the logical syllogism is always to arrive at a conclusion, WHICH FOLLOWS DIRECTLY from the premise. If the same conclusion can be reached, even after accepting the opposing premises, then it would become practically impossible to refute the conclusion.
The atheist takes comfort in the assumption that a demand for scientific evidence will protect his atheism. He generally challenges the premise that is usually presented by the theist. I begin one section of the book by accepting a premise that he cannot challenge because it is his OWN assertion.
If the universe is not infinite in space, then the atheist must describe the edge of the universe.
Suppose that the universe is infinite in time, and infinite in space:
If evolution is the origin of life, WHERE EVER IT ORIGINATED in the universe, THEN:
The inescapable conclusion is that evolution has been occurring
in an infinite number of places, over an infinite amount of time.
The assertion of evolution, is that evolution progressively advances a species over time by eliminating the least competent from each generation, through natural selection.
Infinity multiplied by any number (other than zero) equals infinity.
Probability is the measure of how likely any outcome will be. When there are multiple chances, the probability of any one particular outcome is the accumulation of all of the probabilities of every chance. Infinitely adding any positive number to itself results in multiplication by infinity.
What would we get if we had a probability that is NOT zero, and this probability is allowed an infinite number of chances?
An infinite number of chances with a probability that is not zero amounts to the likelihood of the occurrence of that event being infinite. An infinite probability is as close to a certainty as is possible to exist.
We know that the probability for the existence of intelligent life is not zero. We know that this is true because intelligent life exists on Earth.
There is a simple formula that is taught in every elementary math class.
It says that distance is equal to rate multiplied by time:
DISTANCE EQUALS RATE MULTIPLIED BY TIME:
D = RT
The reality is simple: If any process advances in any direction, for an infinite period of time, then the net result can only be that this process will reach an infinite degree of progress. This formula is not limited to "distance" in the physical sense. This formula applies to ANY type of progression.
The theory of evolution is based on the assertion of "natural selection." The central assertion of "natural selection" is the idea that a species evolves in an upward direction, due to survival of the fittest. Each generation discards the least competent from the gene pool. This results in the continuous accumulation of additional capabilities. Thus far, mankind has only considered this assertion as it applies to our FINITE world. Now consider this assertion as it applies to the INFINITE universe.
An infinite number of chances with a probability that is not zero then this amounts to the likelihood of the occurrence of that event being infinite. An infinite probability is as close to a certainty as is possible to exist.
THE INESCAPABLE CONCLUSION:
There is an ABSOLUTE certainty that, somewhere in the universe, there is an INFINITE BEING.
EVOLUTION MIGHT BE ONE OF GOD'S GREATEST CREATIONS.
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