"The rights of man come not from
the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God." - John F. Kennedy
"Without
God, there is no virtue, because there’s no prompting of the
conscience. Without God, we’re mired in the material, that flat world
that tells us only what the senses perceive. Without God, there is a
coarsening of the society. And without God, democracy will not and
cannot long endure." - Ronald Reagan
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If
you enjoy logic, you’re going to love this one!!!
'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? 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.'
The student
stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own.
'Professor, is there such thing as heat? '
'Yes'.
'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 d own 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 Every day. 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.
If you read it
all the way through and had a smile on your face when you finished,
mail to your friends and family with the title 'God vs. Science'
PS: the student
was Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
wrote a book titled God vs. Science in 1921 ...
