inevitable; that the watch must have a maker.’” (Stumpf 381) Every part of the watch is designed towards the specific function of telling time. It would seem absurd to think that all of the pieces in the watch just happened to come together in that way to work towards the function of telling time. The analogy is extended towards other things in nature. By observing an atom, we see how every part of it is absolutely necessary and performs a specified task. So, using Paley’s idea, there must be an atom maker. The more nature is observed, the more seemingly miraculous things can be found. According to some religious believers, these are only more evidence that there must be an ultimate creator, someone who designed every last piece of the universe. This is why some religions, particularly Islam and Judaism (article) believe that studying nature is a form of worshiping God. Though science and religion seem to have been on two completely opposite sides of the spectrum that answers the question of why things are how they are in the universe, there are some people who now believe that science is not denying, but supporting the existence of God. Not only philosophical science, such as St. Thomas’s proofs of Gods existence and other teachings on the existence of God, but even empirical science. The more scientists discover, the more many of them are realizing that the reason for things goes deeper than what science can explain. For those who already believe in a God, science may even strengthen their belief, not weaken it. Even things that seem like they might have been proven by science, that may completely deny biblical teachings, may still have their origins in a God. Even if Darwin’s theory of evolution is true, perhaps this only gives insight into God’s nature. Perhaps He is humble enough to create and allow His creations to continue as they will. Perhaps He created natural selectio...
