Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:12:02 AM
Continuing with Werner Gitt, let’s consider the next implication derived from his laws of information…
2. There is only one God, omniscient and eternal
The information encoded in DNA far exceeds all our current technologies. Hence, no human being could possibly qualify as the sender; he must therefore be sought outside of our visible world.
We can conclude that there is only one sender, who must not only be exceptionally intelligent but must possess an infinitely large amount of information and intelligence; his attributes include omniscience and timelessness; he is all knowing and wise and eternal.
According to SLI-4b, at the beginning of every chain of information there is an intelligent sender. Applying this to biological information, there must be a super intelligent author of the information. In DNA molecules we find the highest density of information known. Because of SLI-1, no conceivable processes in the material realm qualify as the source of this information. Since humans are excluded as the source, this leaves the only possible sender as one who operates outside of our normal physical world.
Imagine that this god was considerably more intelligent than we are, but nevertheless limited. Let’s assume furthermore that he had so much intelligence and information at his disposal that he was able to program all biological systems. The obvious question then is: who gave him this information and who taught him? This would require a higher information-giver and so forth…This line of reasoning leads to an infinite number of limited gods.
It is more simple and satisfying to assume only a single sender, an ultimate creator god. But such a god would be infinitely intelligent and in command of an infinite amount of information. Although infinity is a useful mathematical abstraction, in reality there can be no such thing as an infinite number of anything that can be counted. This leads to the conclusion that there is only one sender. But this one sender must therefore be all knowing. Consistently applying the laws of nature about information has led us to the same doctrine as taught in the Bible: that there is only one God; “I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God” [Isaiah 44:6].
What does it mean that God is infinite? There is no question that God cannot answer; He knows all things. Not merely about present and the past; even the future is not hidden from Him. But if He knows all things—even beyond all restrictions of time—then He Himself must be eternal. So through logical reasoning we have discovered why the apostle can testify that contemplating the works of creation leads to a God of eternal power…
‘For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead…’ [Romans 1:20]
The Bible attests to the eternal God in Psalm 90:1:2…
Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.