Science or God?

I see God everywhere! Sometimes, I just get giddy with all of the wonders God has surrounded me with. In relation to this question, my opinion is that science proves God. Now, I know that we aren't supposed to be proving God. That goes against the whole faith thing as I went into a few entries ago. But it is one of those things where the more and more you study the creation, you can see the Creator. It seems a terrible stereotype that scientists and those in the medical professions are prime people to not be religions. I come from a line of people in the medical field and plan to continue in the tradition. I also love to learn about how things work in this amazing world. It saddens me that people would expect my family and me to not be religious just because we know how things work. If anything, it makes me more religious because I realize how fragile and complex life is. This reality cannot just be a random accident!

Being a General Science major, I am putting my thumb into every science pie that is out there. I am studying Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Biology...Now, everyone who has taken a science, I'm sure you remember that whatever science it was, the professor was certain that that science was the correct one with the others just being tangents from that main field. It is actually a funny battle to listen to. But back to my point, as I study all of these different sciences, I can see the beauty, complexity, and mind-blowing miracle of the world we live in. Everything just works together too perfectly to be randomly made. From Chemistry, how could the Periodic Table have been mapped so easily?! Every element falls into its own special place in this alphabet of creation's ingredients so perfectly. I will save you from a chemistry lesson, but just realize that the way the elements (the very things that make us) work together is way too organized. (For one example, the numbers in the corner aren't just numbers for each element, they are how many protons make the element; a small change that makes a BIG difference, a whole new element!)

I can talk about example after example of little instances in these sciences where a Creator is evident. Just look at the big picture (this Nebula is actually called the Eye of God), beyond our world, beyond our universe, beyond our galaxy! Space's vastness, magnitude, and beauty will really put you in your place. It is nothingness, and yet full of everything. It is chaos, and yet order. It is the boundary, and yet still expanding. It is dark, and yet full of light. Now zoom into our world. How can it be that we are such a unique planet?! There isn't another planet that we know of like Earth. Everything fell into perfect place for life to thrive. The distance from the Sun was perfect. Just look at our neighbors, Venus and Mars. One is a ball of gas, and the other is a frozen mass. And then, the tilt of our planet was just right. There are so many things that are just right.

Now, lets zoom in closer to the microscopic level. As I said before with the Periodic Table, all of those little bitty atoms are working together so well that life can continue. I could go on and on about how miraculous life is! Just look at our bodies: how we heal, how we think, how we move, how we breathe, how we reproduce! Is there anything that we have created that works as well as living organisms?! Here is one specific example of the little things that show our Creator: Laminin! The video that is linked explains everything, so I won't tell you what it is. This stuff is SO amazing, though. And God is SO evident in this little thing.

I believe that God created everything for us. He created us in His own image, so we want to create like He creates, and we want to understand everything around us because He understands it. I picture Him as a parent giving His children a clue for a treasure hunt He created for them. The more and more we understand how things work around us, we see more and more the design, the unbelievable attention to detail, the breath-taking wonder of it all. Every time I am blown away by the beauty of science, I just want to cry out "Thank you, God! For such a discovery!"

For a beautiful story of creation, here is the Creation Story