5 smooth stones

Every one of us will face the giant questions of life: Where did the universe come from; does God exist? What is the purpose of life, of my life? Is there true right and wrong? Where are we going; is there something beyond this life? The answers to these questions loom over and impact us more than any other choice we make because we base our thoughts, choices, responses to what life brings, priorities, goals and direction in life upon these beliefs.

Faced with any seriously impactful decision, it is essential to know WHY you believe WHAT you believe. Many feel finding truth about beliefs is not possible, or at least too much for anyone to know, due to all the different worldviews to choose from, all the opinions, emotions, information, and misinformation.

Yet, the evidence is already in. Countless minds pouring over the study of beliefs throughout history, and like the continuous flow of a river over stones, has hardened and smoothed at least five pieces of evidence, which when brought against the giant questions of life breakthrough all opinions, hopes, and inaccurate beliefs and raise one worldview belief to a level of verification none other can reach.

The article below walks you through five straightforward steps using five smooth stones, and since it follows the organization of the whole website, you can click on links at the end of each section if you want further details of what each stone reveals.

This approach to determining the answers to the giant questions life puts before us is simple (notice only two possible options for two of the steps), and the evidence is already in (a continuous flow of evidence has smoothed & hardened the stones) to provide solid guidance, breakthrough, and confidence in accurate answers.

First Stone:  Why should I Care? Can TRUTH about beliefs be known?

When to use this stone: To logically break through apathy (not caring enough to take your beliefs seriously) and agnosticism (thinking truth about beliefs cannot be known).

Why should I care about my worldview beliefs?

Most of us would rather watch a favorite tv show, or scan social media than invest time and thought into our beliefs (how the “big questions” about life are answered). Therefore, the first thing we show is no other choice in your life will bring wider, deeper, or more lasting impacts on your life than what worldview beliefs you guide your life by.

Spending appropriate time with your beliefs pays off better than anything else you could do in your life.

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Does truth about worldview beliefs exist, and can it be known?

 

Once realizing the significance of beliefs, some still feel overwhelmed, wondering if truth even exists regarding the big questions, and if truth does exist, how can we determine what is true?

Truth exists and can be tested using the same tools and logical approach we have done naturally, every day since childhood; enabling anyone to determine which belief(s) fit reality (are true), and safe to build life upon.

Click here if you believe there is no “truth”, or the truth about beliefs is unknowable.

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1. Your choice of foundational beliefs is as important to you as it gets, and
2. truth exists regarding beliefs and can be tested to determine what is true, and what is false.

Second Stone: Did the Universe have a Beginning, or Not?                 If it did, what was the Cause?

Once a person recognizes worldview beliefs are as impactful as it gets, and truth can be determined, then there will be many ways to approach verifying which belief(s) fit reality. We provide a simple approach, anyone can use, and clearly observe well-established evidence verifying or invalidating the different beliefs.

Below are the basic categories the differing beliefs fall into.

Starting with something most of us will accept, our universe exists[1], we only have two options: either all the universe (or even multiverse) existed forever and therefore has no beginning and no cause, or this universe went from not existing to existing at some beginning point and has a cause. Only two possible options – simple – and the answers provide direct evidence for another big question in life, “Where did this universe come from?”

When to use this stone: if you or someone you know wants scientific evidence to refute pantheism, atheism, agnosticism or any non-biblical belief system, or wants unprecedented evidence there is a God responsible for the Bible.

The BEGINNING EVIDENCE includes some of the most important discoveries in science, and here is what the well-established scientific understanding is:

• There was nothing of the universe or nature (all matter, energy, space and time), then all nature had a beginning when it all came into existence.
• Before this was discovered, every belief system made its claims about the origin of the universe. Every belief system not founded on the Bible, including atheism, and also the understanding of science, were ALL shown to be inaccurate on this foundation-bearing fact.
• Not only was the Bible uniquely accurate in this test of truth, but much further, this beginning of the universe had a number of amazing aspects, which were noted by the scientists involved to be precisely predicted by the Bible well over a thousand years earlier.

[1] Well, most will accept this, for those who want to believe or argue the universe and you do not exist, please send in your reasons as we will respond to this in the “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)” section. When asked this before I said I will debate this, but by phone, with myself in a safe location, and the challenger would have to lay in the middle of a nearby highway at night, while we discuss why I do believe in the existence of this universe, the oncoming cars, and the critic’s pain receptors being very real, with very real consequences.

How could you know if there is something beyond humanity                              (God) involved in the Bible?

Whether it is a person claiming to speaking for God, or supposed “Scripture” (God’s message to us in a book), it would, at least, have to demonstrate something beyond humanity’s ability to reproduce. If the Bible were simply another book made-up by man alone, then you would find numerous other examples, throughout all of history, able to achieve the multiple, clear, specific predictions made over a thousand years prior to modern science proof. What are your examples?

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Further, the evidence from the beginning of the universe eliminates all potential options for the cause of the universe, except one …

 

The CAUSED EVIDENCE shows there is only one reasonable belief as far as what caused the universe.

• Once again, every belief system, including atheism, agnosticism, and scientific consensus made claims about what the cause of the universe must be, and every non-biblical belief system was exposed as inaccurate.
• The scientific findings provided a number of properties, which the cause of the universe must have: transcend nature, eternal, more power than all the universe, miracle-working, capable of choice. We show this is well-established scientifically, and as though it just copied the biblical description of God.
• Only 1 option remains: In all philosophical and scientific thought and literature, there are only 4 possible options given for the Cause of the universe. The three no-God theories have been disproven by discoveries of science and logic, the only option remaining – an immaterial mind. This refutes atheism, naturalism.
• If one doesn’t want to accept the biblical claim of the cause of the universe, why? What evidence overcomes the evidence of predictive accuracy and supports for the properties of the biblical cause.
• To claim we do not know what caused the universe has become an error in logic, ad futuris fallacy, as you are basically saying: “All other options are refuted, the one option left, an immaterial mind, which is backed with evidence and unprecedented predictive validity, I do not accept, so I will just wait until evidence I like comes in.

The biblical cause of the universe is the only reasonable option to accept, or at the very least, should be seriously pursued.

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3. A refutation of every belief system not based on the Bible due to inaccuracies on foundation-bearing claims about the beginning and cause of the universe.
4. A validation of the Bible, not only producing the only accurate belief, but also provided multiple clear, specific predictions thousands of years in advance of the modern science verification, which is one of the most-telling tests of truth – unprecedented and demanding an explanation – nothing humanity has ever produced remotely approaches what is found in the Biblical claims.
5. Only 1 option remains: In all philosophical and scientific thought and literature, there are only 4 possible options given for the Cause of the universe. The three no-God theories have zero evidential support, fail to meet the properties of the Cause, have fatal flaws, and are opposed by the one model with significant positive evidence – the biblical model.

If the universe had a beginning, then either the cause of this beginning was an intelligent Creator, or not. Simple, only two options, which are tested with the third stone.

Third Stone: A Personal Cause or Not?

When to use this stone: to refute atheism and agnosticism.

Also, if you enjoy amazing science facts, want evidence pointing directly to a personal Creator, or are interested in the purpose or meaning of life.

The FINE-TUNED EVIDENCE shows the cause of the universe is personal & purposeful, and therefore, your life also has objective purpose and value.

• Diverse fields of science have discovered there are things all throughout the universe extraordinarily fine-tuned for life, meaning if aspects in nature happened to be even a little different, then life would not exist.
• What is the trend of evidence? In the scientific literature you find, every month or so, another example of fine-tuning is discovered, which makes any hope the universe and life just happened by chance fall literally a million times less likely. Chance has no chance. These amazing examples will make for great conversation.
• The only options now are the following: either a personal, intelligent agent is the cause of the universe, or there are an infinite number of other universes. And wait until you see what one must believe to have the type of multiverse needed to avoid the conclusion the universe is the result of a purposeful creator – not reasonable, mathematically absurd, not safe to trust life choices, goals and direction upon.

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6. Any belief system without a purposeful, choice-making, creator is refuted.
7. Mathematically, the belief our universe and life is just the result of chance has no chance of being true. Believing anything else aside from a purposeful Creator is against the obvious and relentless trend of discoveries in science, with amazing examples to discuss.
8. If there is no purposeful Creator, in a position to know and enforce, beyond or transcending all human opinion, then logically we cannot escape the fact objective purpose, free will, special human value, inherent rights and other things we naturally think exist – are delusions – they cannot exist.

Therefore, if a purposeful Creator exists, which God is it? And did God become distant, detached, and disinterested about us, or did God demonstrate how much we are valued and reveal care in the most personal way by personally revealing in Jesus?

Or, is it Allah, or are we all god and one with the universe as eastern and new age religions claim? Just like any other important choice in life, we can follow the evidence where it leads.

Fourth Stone: ONE OF THESE CLAIMS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS …

When to use this stone: once one recognizes God exists (theism is true), then the obvious next rational step is determining which claims about God are accurate, and this stone breaks through all beliefs not founded on Jesus of the Bible.

Unlike every other belief system throughout history, Jesus claimed God doesn’t grade on a curve (how “good” we are), but on a standard (holiness), which none of us have met. He stated we have all done things “unholy” (against God’s nature), and such things will be separated from a holy God. Like oil and water, they don’t mix. If true, that’s the bad news.

But a holy God came to personally show us his nature, and then to take the death penalty for us on the cross, so the justice against unholiness is paid and our debt can be cleared. This is the “Gospel,” which translates as the “good news.” Then, Jesus rose from the grave to verify his authority over death, and his claim he can do the same for us.

This sounds like great news, and some immediately wonder if it is only wishful thinking. It would be wishful thinking to believe any belief system without standout reasons.

This brings us to a second way Christianity is unlike any other belief system: testability. Christianity places its core belief, the resurrection of Jesus, on the examination table where it can be validated or rejected. What have we found?

This is the most impactful person in all history, making the most important claim in all history (if true), and verifying this claim with an event in history. This event is ancient, yet comes with unprecedented evidence, allowing only a handful of possible explanations. Based on the evidence, all options have been falsified, except the one of Jesus being resurrected as was claimed.

If you don’t want to accept that option, wait until you see how uncomfortable you will be trying to believe any of the other options – as an event this central and unprecedented requires an explanation.

If you currently accept Jesus and are already experiencing what this relationship means to you, then you know why it is so serious, to assist others in removing barriers and realizing why seeking this relationship will impact their life better than any other choice one can make. If you currently do not have this relationship, then you have the opportunity of your lifetime.

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This claim has been scoured over by scholarship more than any other in all history, which has led to only a handful of options – the only reasonable, supported, and clearly validated option is Jesus is exactly what he and the Bible claimed.

Fifth Stone: What does this Mean for Me?

This picture always makes me sad, and happy.

It hurts seeing anyone who suffers from lack, and wonderful to see a face of pure joy.

All the work put into this website is because we want people to get their new shoes. This life is wearing out for all of us, from the moment we put it on. And if the claim of Jesus is true, then you not only get a new one to put on, but can also try it on now.

Yet, just because this sounds nice, doesn’t make a claim true, and there are plenty of other claims.

The only way to lasting joy is having your purpose, peace, and possibilities be reliable. This only happens if your beliefs fit reality, and won’t instead drop you into unexpected consequences.

Do you even know WHAT you believe and WHY? Most people allow comfort, avoidance, or circumstances to control their decisions in the giant (or life-shaping) questions, and therefore do not really understand what they are standing on, why, and whether it is reliable.

This last section will provide:

• Overviews and comparisons between the different belief system options,
• How each answers the big questions in life, and a straightforward accounting of whether these ideas stand over others, or crumble when the reality of available evidence is applied.
• Finally, a real look at your future now!

Make no mistake, you are placing the bet of your life on one of the worldview beliefs, and you can literally know your future before your bet gets called. Logic allows us to write an unbiased, big facts summary of your life. We cannot tell you if you will be married soon, if you will feel happy, or other interesting and important things, but we can tell you where you end up in the most important aspects.

These are not controversial, these are common sense, and the big facts summary of your life only depends upon which quadrant of the four-square-box you choose to stand in, and whether your answer to the big question is true, or not. Let’s look at your future now. Click here for details

When one has genuinely gone through the process of recognizing the seriousness of their beliefs, seeking the truth, and standing upon the one worldview belief that reality supports beyond the reach of any others, they can experience pure, lasting joy.

This joy is not dependent on you, your control, or what life brings, but on an Authority above it all, in a position to know, and with unmatched verification rewarding your search with knowing your purpose, peace, and possibilities are demonstrably reliable, and will never wear out.

Click here for overviews, comparisons, and how each worldview belief option stands or falls when the hard stones of evidence are applied