Does God really exist? Lee strobel interviewed Lee Wesley Richards, a philosopher and a Guillermo Gonzalez, a scientist in regards to how there is some evidence, from astronomy regarding God’s existence. The Principle of Mediocrity, which is the notion that our surrounding and our evolution are typical rather than exceptional, has been shown to be false through given examples drawn on from astronomy.
Due to inequality, Dr. King, a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and his followers refused to comply with certain laws they strongly believed were unjust. Further, Dr. King explained there is a distinction between just and unjust laws and the role that it played in his views on civil disobedience. In addition, Dr. King and his followers used four basic steps while in Birmingham that’s involved in any non-violent campaign involving civil disobedience. Further, Dr. King explained that one who breaks a law must be willing to accept the consequences. 1. The Evidence of Astronomy for God’s Existence Jay Wesley Richards is an Ivy League philosopher that is well-educated and quite established. …show more content…
“Richards has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also has a M.Div. (Master of Divinity), a Th.M. (Master of Theology), and a B.A. with majors in Political Science and Religion. He lives with his family in the Washington DC Metro area,” (The Busch School of Business and Economics, n.d). Richard, a man of great talent worked in various careers throughout his life. According to the Bush School of Business, impressively, “Richards is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and executive editor of The Stream. In recent years he has been Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, Contributing Editor of The American at the American Enterprise Institute, a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Research Fellow and Director of Acton Media at the Acton Institute,” (The Bush, n.d). In addition, Richard worked as a public speaker, he created and produced of documentaries, and is currently an excellent author of numerous books, in which he received New York Times bestseller and awards for his talented work, and wrote articles that were published by various papers and magazines (The Busch School of Business and Economics, n.d). Guillerno Gonzalez is an astrophysicist who is informally known as a “star guy.” Gonzalez graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.159). He obtained his degrees in astronomy and physics and later earned his master’s degree and doctorate degree in astronomy from the University of Washington at Seattle (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.159). In addition, he received three advanced degrees in philosophy and theology and a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.159). According to The Evidence of Astronomy (n.d.), Gonzalez is a member of the International Astronomical Union and the American Scientific Affiliation and works as an assistant professor at Iowa State University, the vice president of Discovery Institute, and he is an author of various works and many articles that were published in journals and featured on the covers of popular magazines, such as Scientific American. Moreover, together Richards and Gonzalez authored “The Privileged Planes” (p. 159). The Principle of Mediocrity or the Copernican Principle explained that “the planet is unexceptional, that we revolve around a typical star in an average mundane part of the universe, and that there’s nothing particularly unusual or special about Earth,” (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.160), meaning “we shouldn’t think there’s something special about our situation, our location in the universe, or particular features of the Earth, the solar system, or humans themselves” (The Evidence of Astronomy, p. 160). Furthermore, “we shouldn’t assume that the Earth, our solar system, or our sun is unique in every possible way. We wouldn’t be able to do science if every place in the universe had a different law of gravity or atoms had a different mass” (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.160). There are a number of examples that are intended to show that the Principle of Mediocrity is false. The first example was found that our location in the universe, in the galaxy, is our solar system. The second was the size and rotation of the earth.
Due to inequality, Dr. King, a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, and his followers refused to comply with certain laws they strongly believed were unjust. Further, Dr. King explained there is a distinction between just and unjust laws and the role that it played in his views on civil disobedience. In addition, Dr. King and his followers used four basic steps while in Birmingham that’s involved in any non-violent campaign involving civil disobedience. Further, Dr. King explained that one who breaks a law must be willing to accept the consequences. 1. The Evidence of Astronomy for God’s Existence Jay Wesley Richards is an Ivy League philosopher that is well-educated and quite established. …show more content…
“Richards has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also has a M.Div. (Master of Divinity), a Th.M. (Master of Theology), and a B.A. with majors in Political Science and Religion. He lives with his family in the Washington DC Metro area,” (The Busch School of Business and Economics, n.d). Richard, a man of great talent worked in various careers throughout his life. According to the Bush School of Business, impressively, “Richards is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and executive editor of The Stream. In recent years he has been Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, Contributing Editor of The American at the American Enterprise Institute, a Visiting Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and Research Fellow and Director of Acton Media at the Acton Institute,” (The Bush, n.d). In addition, Richard worked as a public speaker, he created and produced of documentaries, and is currently an excellent author of numerous books, in which he received New York Times bestseller and awards for his talented work, and wrote articles that were published by various papers and magazines (The Busch School of Business and Economics, n.d). Guillerno Gonzalez is an astrophysicist who is informally known as a “star guy.” Gonzalez graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arizona (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.159). He obtained his degrees in astronomy and physics and later earned his master’s degree and doctorate degree in astronomy from the University of Washington at Seattle (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.159). In addition, he received three advanced degrees in philosophy and theology and a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.159). According to The Evidence of Astronomy (n.d.), Gonzalez is a member of the International Astronomical Union and the American Scientific Affiliation and works as an assistant professor at Iowa State University, the vice president of Discovery Institute, and he is an author of various works and many articles that were published in journals and featured on the covers of popular magazines, such as Scientific American. Moreover, together Richards and Gonzalez authored “The Privileged Planes” (p. 159). The Principle of Mediocrity or the Copernican Principle explained that “the planet is unexceptional, that we revolve around a typical star in an average mundane part of the universe, and that there’s nothing particularly unusual or special about Earth,” (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.160), meaning “we shouldn’t think there’s something special about our situation, our location in the universe, or particular features of the Earth, the solar system, or humans themselves” (The Evidence of Astronomy, p. 160). Furthermore, “we shouldn’t assume that the Earth, our solar system, or our sun is unique in every possible way. We wouldn’t be able to do science if every place in the universe had a different law of gravity or atoms had a different mass” (The Evidence of Astronomy, p.160). There are a number of examples that are intended to show that the Principle of Mediocrity is false. The first example was found that our location in the universe, in the galaxy, is our solar system. The second was the size and rotation of the earth.