God Exists!: Scientific Considerations in Defense of God

Copyright © 2012 by Manuel Viamonte Jr. M.D.

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Dedication

To those who do not believe in God, to show them that science and faith are the surest path to God.

To believers, to reinforce their faith in God.

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

I  Introduction

II  Reductionism and Holism

III  Scientific Facts Argued for the Existence of God

IV  Important Concepts in evaluating Science and Religion

V  God: The Creator

VI  Conclusion

VII  Appendix: Ten Truths of Life

Notes and References

Acknowledgments

I gratefully acknowledge the assistance of these people in the preparation of this written work:

My wife, Gisela, who with her patience, understanding, and collaboration helped to bring this monograph to life.

My colleague and friend, Dr. Henry Pevsner, who provided valuable criticism.

Dr. Antony Rivas and Mr. Victor Jorge, who made helpful editorial comments.

Mr. George Nedeff and Christopher J. Miller, editorial consultants for iUniverse, and the editorial staff, who provided excellent suggestions.

I

Introduction

The purpose of this written account is to summarize the literature on scientific facts related to the microcosmos and the macrocosmos, to reinforce religious people in their beliefs, and to attempt to persuade those who don’t believe in God, that God does actually exist.

Not too long ago, a federal Court of Appeals in San Francisco banned the Pledge of Allegiance in schools, holding that the phrase under God, included as of 1954, violated the principle of separation of church and state. The United States Senate, the White House, and many civic organizations unanimously condemned this judicial attack. After years of additional court proceedings, the same court—the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals—finally held that the United States Constitution does not prohibit this reference to God.

I am concerned about an increasingly godless world, the loss of moral faith, and the epidemic proportion of the syndrome of despair and meaninglessness.

While I am a medical doctor and thus am conversant in principles of science—especially those of human biology—I also have some experience in