Is There Evidence Of Superior Life Outside Our Realm?
Sunday, 24 Nov 2024, 10:11
Visible to anyone in the world
Edited by Jim McCrory, Monday, 25 Nov 2024, 06:09
"Does He not see my ways
and count my every step?"
Image Courtesy of Microsoft Copilot
In
a world filled with voices clamouring for justice, fairness, and equality, we
must pause to consider why these demands exist at all. Why do we, as humans,
deeply desire rights and fairness? If we are merely the products of blind
evolutionary processes in a cold, aimless universe, then logically, these
concepts should hold no weight. Survival of the fittest would reign supreme,
leaving no room for ideas like compassion, equity, or universal morality. Yet,
our yearning for these things speaks to something far greater than mere
biological imperatives.
The
fact that we seek human rights suggests that we are not just accidents of
nature. Deep within us is an awareness that transcends survival instincts—a
sense that every human life carries intrinsic worth. If our universe were truly
random and purposeless, such a concept would not exist. No lion seeks justice
for its prey; no predator pauses to question its right to dominate. Yet we, as
humans, do. Why?
This
yearning for morality and rights points us to the reality that we are not alone
in the universe. It reveals that we are not just physical beings responding to
genetic programming; rather, we are spiritual beings, designed with purpose.
The morality we appeal to when we demand rights is not something we created; it
is something we recognize, like a compass pointing to true north. It is
evidence of a higher standard, one that originates beyond ourselves.
If
morality were merely subjective—something each of us invented individually—then
chaos would ensue, for every person would have their own version of what is
right and wrong. Yet the fact that societies, across time and culture,
universally affirm the value of life, the need for fairness, and the wrongness
of harm points to a shared moral framework. This framework must have a source,
and that source cannot be human—it must be God, the intelligent force who
designed us with these values imprinted on our hearts.
Belief
in God transforms our understanding of human rights. Rights are no longer
arbitrary claims but divine gifts, stemming from our being created in God's
image. Each of us, no matter how small or broken, carries a reflection of this
divine imprint, and that is why we are valuable. This belief grounds our fight
for justice, not in the shifting sands of cultural opinion but in the
unchanging reality of a Creator who calls us to love one another as He loves
us.
In
the end, our desire for rights and morality serves as a beacon, pointing us to
the One who gave them to us. It reminds us that we are not alone in a dark,
aimless universe but are deeply loved and purposefully created by God Himself.
Is There Evidence Of Superior Life Outside Our Realm?
"Does He not see my ways
and count my every step?"
Image Courtesy of Microsoft Copilot
In a world filled with voices clamouring for justice, fairness, and equality, we must pause to consider why these demands exist at all. Why do we, as humans, deeply desire rights and fairness? If we are merely the products of blind evolutionary processes in a cold, aimless universe, then logically, these concepts should hold no weight. Survival of the fittest would reign supreme, leaving no room for ideas like compassion, equity, or universal morality. Yet, our yearning for these things speaks to something far greater than mere biological imperatives.
The fact that we seek human rights suggests that we are not just accidents of nature. Deep within us is an awareness that transcends survival instincts—a sense that every human life carries intrinsic worth. If our universe were truly random and purposeless, such a concept would not exist. No lion seeks justice for its prey; no predator pauses to question its right to dominate. Yet we, as humans, do. Why?
This yearning for morality and rights points us to the reality that we are not alone in the universe. It reveals that we are not just physical beings responding to genetic programming; rather, we are spiritual beings, designed with purpose. The morality we appeal to when we demand rights is not something we created; it is something we recognize, like a compass pointing to true north. It is evidence of a higher standard, one that originates beyond ourselves.
If morality were merely subjective—something each of us invented individually—then chaos would ensue, for every person would have their own version of what is right and wrong. Yet the fact that societies, across time and culture, universally affirm the value of life, the need for fairness, and the wrongness of harm points to a shared moral framework. This framework must have a source, and that source cannot be human—it must be God, the intelligent force who designed us with these values imprinted on our hearts.
Belief in God transforms our understanding of human rights. Rights are no longer arbitrary claims but divine gifts, stemming from our being created in God's image. Each of us, no matter how small or broken, carries a reflection of this divine imprint, and that is why we are valuable. This belief grounds our fight for justice, not in the shifting sands of cultural opinion but in the unchanging reality of a Creator who calls us to love one another as He loves us.
In the end, our desire for rights and morality serves as a beacon, pointing us to the One who gave them to us. It reminds us that we are not alone in a dark, aimless universe but are deeply loved and purposefully created by God Himself.
"Does He not see my ways
and count my every step?"
Job 31:4 (BSB).