Doctrine

In the beginning… according to scientists there was a Big Bang and the Big Bang was a singularity into which both time and matter cease to exist. The dilemma we are faced with is how to quantify that which cannot be explained by the laws of science and exceeds the grasp of human rationality.

The Big Bang represents a gaping hole in the sum of our knowledge because just a tiny fraction of a second before this event all scientific laws cease to exist. All laws of science stop functioning at this point except for one, the scientific method. The scientific method is a set of guidelines by which a hypothesis becomes a law: information is gathered; a question is defined; a hypothesis is formed; experimented on; analysis; interpretation; publish; retesting. The hypothesis that survives retesting by other scientists becomes a law unless at some point it is disproven at which point you start the process all over again. The only thing that survives the Big Bang then is the scientific method, all known laws cease to exist and the only thing remaining of science is its doctrine.

Is science’s doctrine the only thing that survives the end of the universe or are there other doctrines that also survive. Take for example death, death is what happens when we lose consciousness and all bodily life functions stop. It’s not the end of the universe, but for the individual whose death we’re talking about, it might as well be. Are the laws of science still applicable to this person, for example, will this person still experience gravity? The answer is no; but as I said earlier if the scientific method can survive the Big Bang then couldn’t it also survive death and since the scientific method is an example of doctrine, what other doctrines are applicable?

If it were me who died the other doctrine I would choose to apply in such a situation would be Christianity. According to the scientific method what I would be doing when death occurs is sifting through the data and hypothesizing that the doctrine of Christianity is what best fits all data on the subject of death. It would then be incumbent upon me to apply the rest of the scientific method to my hypothesis.

Even though Christianity hasn’t yet become a law according to scientists, the ending of the universe through our deaths is the most important trial we will ever face. Applying the rest of the scientific method to my hypothesis is something I will carry out for the rest of my life. As for what survives the ending of the universe, I think you will find what Jesus says agreeing with my theory about the immutability of doctrine;
“Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
Mark 13:31 International Standard Version