Did we get here by random chance?
Q: "Why can't we be here as a result of random chance and time? Is
a God really necessary?"
our A: It's impossible for something
to come from absolutely nothing, no matter how
many billions of years are granted, because time
itself is not a cause of anything. Things can
change over time, but it's not time that changes
them.
If there were a time when there was absolutely
nothing, then even the slightest existence of
anything would be an absolute miracle. The
existence of the tiniest particle of an element --
were it to come from absolutely nothing -- would
be a miracle far greater than a polar bear flying.
At least with the polar bear, you have something
to work with. When there's absolutely nothing,
there's absolutely nothing to work with.
Here's the point: if there were ever a time when
there was absolutely nothing, there would still be
absolutely nothing today. So chance plus time is
not a valid explanation. To say we're here as a
result of chance (somehow coming from absolutely
nothing), takes a lot more faith than believing in
an Intelligent Designer. For more on this, see
Was There Ever Nothing?
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