I’ve been a bad blogger. I have not made an entry since my first post. I know it’s not a good impression to make but I have an excuse. ^_^ I’ve been occupied with work and other Websites of mine. But I’m still faithful that I can maintain this blog and create updates for my followers to read.
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(In this series of “God’s architecture,” I will attempt to explain the plans made by God in our universe during the time of creation and how it affects our lives based on my understanding. In this first entry, I’m going to discuss Newton’s laws of motion in layman’s term and connect it with two tragic events in the Philippines.)
The sinking of M/V Princess of the Stars in 2008 and Ultra stadium stampede in 2006 are among of the many disasters we have had in the Philippines. This brought pain and suffering for the bereaved families and some of them have asked the question, “Why did God allow these to happen?”
This is a common question that goes into our minds especially when disasters strike. Did God really allow such disasters to happen to His creations? Was God there when the disasters struck? Why didn’t He save them? Some are faithful to Him, whey didn’t He spare them?
Sir Isaac Newton first published his works on the three laws of motion in the 17th century. The physical laws describe the relationship of bodies and the forces that act upon them. We can find the summary of the three laws in Wikipedia:
- First Law: “An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force”
- Second Law: “Force equals mass times acceleration” or “F = ma.”
- Third Law: “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
We as humans have credited Newton on his remarkable works for explaining what happens to the forces around us. We simply call it “Newton’s laws of motion” but of course this has a source that we know as God.
When God created the universe, He included these laws of motion that have affected both living and non-living things that are confined in the domain of his laws—which includes the tragedies I’ve mentioned.