On
January 18th (2009), my brother sent an email message to me. The
following message entitled "God Vs. Science" speaks about an
interesting scenario. The scenario
that is portrayed in the message gives much "food for
thought". I do believe that the Holy Bible is "The
Guideline" for not only for "The Path To Heaven", but, also, gives
credible information to anyone desiring to reach the Glorious Abode,
namely, "Heaven". May the following scenario also be a
blessing to you. Johanna
~ GOD
VS. SCIENCE
~
A
science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students,
'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.' The atheist
professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his
new students to stand.
'You're
a Christian, aren't you, son?' 'Yes sir,' the student says.
'So
you believe in God?' 'Absolutely.'
'Is
God good?' 'Sure! God's good.'
'Is
God all-powerful? Can God do anything?' 'Yes.'
'Are
you good or evil?' 'The Bible says I'm evil.'
The
professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!' He
considers for a moment. 'Here's one for you. Let's say there's a
sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it.
Would you help him? Would you try?'
'Yes
sir, I would.'
'So
you're good...!' 'I wouldn't say that.'
'But
why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you
could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't.'
The
student does not answer, so the professor continues. 'He doesn't,
does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though
he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can
you answer that one?'
The
student remains silent.
'No,
you can't, can you?' the professor says. He takes a sip of water
from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
'Let's
start again, young fella. Is God good?' 'Er...yes,' the
student says.
'Is
Satan good?' The student doesn't hesitate on this one. 'No.'
'Then
where does Satan come from?' The student falters. 'From God'
'That's
right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there
evil in this world?' 'Yes, sir.'
'Evil's
everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?'
'Yes.'
'So
who created evil?' The professor continued, 'If God created
everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the
principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'
Again,
the student has no answer. 'Is there sickness?
Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things,
do they exist in this world?'
The
student squirms on his feet. 'Yes.'
'So
who created them?'
The
student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question..
'Who created them?' There is still no answer. Suddenly the
lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is
mesmerized. 'Tell me,' he continues onto another student. 'Do
you believe in Jesus Christ, son?'
The
student's voice betrays him and cracks. 'Yes, professor, I do.'
The
old man stops pacing. 'Science says you have five senses you use to
identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen
Jesus?'
'No
sir. I've never seen Him.'
'Then
tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?' 'No, sir, I have not.'
'Have
you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus?
Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that
matter?'
'No,
sir, I'm afraid I haven't.' 'Yet you still believe in him?'
'Yes.'
'According
to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says
your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?'
'Nothing,'
the student replies. 'I only have my faith.' 'Yes, faith,' the
professor repeats. 'And that is the problem science has with
God. There is no evidence, only faith.'
At
the back of the room another student stands quietly for a moment before
asking a question of His own. 'Professor, is there such thing as
heat?'
'Yes,'
the professor replies. 'There's heat.'
'And
is there such a thing as cold?' 'Yes, son, there's cold too.'
'No sir, there isn't.'
The
professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room
suddenly becomes very quiet.
The
student begins to explain. 'You can have lots of heat, even more
heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or
no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to
458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further
after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be
able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees.'
'Every
body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy,
and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy.
Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir,
cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We
cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because
heat is energy.. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the
absence of it.'
Silence
across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding
like a hammer.
'What
about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?'
'Yes,'
the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is night if it isn't
darkness?'
'You're
wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of
something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light,
flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and
it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define
the word.'
'In
reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make
darkness darker, wouldn't you?'
The
professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will
be a good semester. 'So what point are you making, young man?'
'Yes,
professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to
start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'
The
professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. 'Flawed? Can
you explain how?'
'You
are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains. 'You
argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad
God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite,
something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a
thought.'
'It
uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully
understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to
be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.
Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.'
'Now
tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved
from a monkey?'
'If
you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of
course I do.'
'Have
you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'
The
professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where
the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
'Since
no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even
prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your
opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'
The
class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion
has subsided.
'To
continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me
give you an example of what I mean.'
The
student looks around the room. 'Is there anyone in the class who has
ever seen the professor's brain?' The class breaks out into
laughter.
'Is
there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the
professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one
appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of
empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no
brain, with all due respect, sir.'
'So
if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?'
Now
the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his
face unreadable.
Finally,
after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. 'I guess you'll
have to take them on faith.' ;
'Now,
you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,' the
student continues. 'Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?'
Now
uncertain, the professor responds, 'Of course, there is. We see it
everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to
man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the
world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.'
To
this the student replied, 'Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does
not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It
is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe
the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the
result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his
heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the
darkness that comes when there is no light.'
The
professor sat down.
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