Get the Workbook | Facilitator Guide | There is a common misperception that science and faith are opposed, but nothing could be further from the truth. Contemporary scientific evidence, as we shall see, favors the existence of God; it does not contradict it. The evidence for God from philosophy, science, and the medical study of near-death experiences (some of which were discussed in Unit 1) is enormous. In this chapter, we will learn about three principal areas of physical evidence for an intelligent Creator: the Borde-Vilenkin-Guth Proof, the entropy evidence, and fine-tuning evidence at the Big Bang.

In this episode you will learn that ...

■ Science and faith have the same goal: to understand the universe as it really is.

■ Contemporary science provides many kinds of evidence for the existence of God.

■ All coherent, evidence-based theories of our universe require a definite beginning in the past.

■ That only nothing can come from nothing is a basic principle of metaphysics.

■ Something that must transcend (be beyond) physical reality must cause physical reality to move from nothing to something. We call that something a Creator, or God.

■ The structure of the universe that we have, with all its conditions fine-tuned to favor life, is virtually impossible to attribute to random chance.

About Fr Spitzer: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 16, 1952, Fr. Spitzer is a Catholic priest in the Jesuit order and is currently the President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith (magiscenter.com). The Magis Center produces documentaries, books, high school programs, college courses, adult-education programs, and social media materials on the close connection among science, reason, and faith. Fr. Spitzer is also the President, Master of Ceremonies, and speaker at the Napa Institute (napa-institute.org).