Human Life
A scientist and God were discussing the new developments in science one day. The scientist got so carried away with all the new genetic discoveries that he said, "Scientists can now create human life. We don't need God's involvement." Well, God and the scientist decided to have a contest over who could create the best human.
The scientist went first. He went into his back yard and picked up some dirt. Just then, a lightening bolt struck nearby and the scientist heard God's voice say, "Get your own dirt!"
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We believe that God needs no pre-existent thing or any help in order to create, nor is creation any sort of necessary emanation from the divine substance. God creates freely "out of nothing": "If God had drawn the world from pre-existent matter, what would be so extraordinary in that? A human artisan makes from a given material whatever he wants, while God shows his power by starting from nothing to make all he wants." (Catholic Catechism Par. 296)
The scientist went first. He went into his back yard and picked up some dirt. Just then, a lightening bolt struck nearby and the scientist heard God's voice say, "Get your own dirt!"
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We believe that God needs no pre-existent thing or any help in order to create, nor is creation any sort of necessary emanation from the divine substance. God creates freely "out of nothing": "If God had drawn the world from pre-existent matter, what would be so extraordinary in that? A human artisan makes from a given material whatever he wants, while God shows his power by starting from nothing to make all he wants." (Catholic Catechism Par. 296)
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