"Entropy and Causality used as
a proof for God's existence
Definition: The second law of thermodynamics states that the amount of energy in a system that is available to do work is decreasing. Entropy increases as available energy decreases. In other words, the purely natural tendency of things is to move toward chaos, not order, and available energy necessary for work is lost in this process. Eventually, the universe will run down and all life and motion will cease. This is the natural tendency of all things. Batteries run down, machines break, buildings crumble, roads decay, living things die, etc. Left to the natural state, all things would eventually cease to function.
1. The universe is not infinitely old because it is not in a state of entropy.
a. If the universe were infinitely old, it would have reached a state of entropy long ago.
b. But, we are not in a state of entropy, therefore, the universe is not infinitely old and must have had a beginning.
2. Because the universe has had a beginning it is not infinite in size.
a. It would require an infinite amount of time to become infinite in size. Since the universe had a beginning, it has not had an infinite amount of time to expand, therefore it is finite in size.
3. All events have causes.
a. There cannot be an infinite regress of events because that would mean the universe were infinitely old.
i. If it were infinitely old, the universe would be in a state of entropy, which it is not.
ii. If it were infinitely old, the universe would be infinitely large, which it is not.
4. Since the universe is finite and had a beginning and there cannot be an infinite number of regressions of causes to bring it into existence, there must be a single uncaused cause of the universe.
a. A single uncaused cause of the universe must be greater in size and duration than the universe it has brought into existence.
i. Otherwise, we have the uncaused cause bringing into existence something greater than or equal to itself.
b. Any cause that is natural to the universe is part of the universe.
i. An event that is part of the universe cannot cause itself to exit.
ii. Therefore, there must be an uncaused cause outside the universe.
c. An uncaused cause cannot be a natural part of the universe which is finite.
i. An uncaused cause would be infinite in both space and time since it is greater than which it has caused to exist.
5. This uncaused cause is supernatural.
a. By supernatural I mean it is completely 'other' than the universe is not natural to it.
i. This would make the uncaused cause supernatural.
ii. This uncaused cause is God.
At this point I admit to making a leap of logic and assert that the supernatural, uncaused cause is the God of the Bible.
1. The Bible teaches that God infinite in time and scope and is wholly other than the universe of which He created.
2. God is defined as being infinite in size, duration, and power.
3. Therefore, the God of the Bible is the uncaused cause of the universe. "
Quote from www.CARM.org
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