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Science and God. An interesting article

The DIFFERENCE
'Science and God'

Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ. 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 : '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 tothe principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.'
Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues:'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?'
The student: '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 inJesus Christ, son?'
The student's voice is confident: '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 actually felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of JesusChrist, 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,' 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 belowzero, 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 theabsence 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 here 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 apreacher?' 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 smelled 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. Pass this on if you have faith in God. If not, still pass it on for it's a good story!-- I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. - C. S. Lewis

Our Hearts.

People like to say that once our hearts are broken by something, it can be bandaged but there will always be the scar to prove that the matter hasn't been entirely forgotten. Just like splintered wood, just like torn paper, just like broken glass, just like time cannot be rewind. BUT I say! Hack care about all these things! Our hearts aren't splintered wood, not even torn paper or broken glass! Haven't you heard of recycled paper? Don't you also know that broken glass can be melted back to a liquid and moulded into another piece of glass? We, however are not supposed to think that we are like any other Earth materials. We are souls encased in bodies, souls which follow GOD. So trust GOD to make you reborned! Like water and Holy batisms! Remeber that the LORD forgets your sinful deeds; He doesn't keep records of them, He loves you. Your so called enemies who are people weren't born to annoy you in the first place. It doesn't matter who started the hate game first. Loving and accepting them is way easier in the end, though they may turn you down. You may lose your face...heh.

A Tad Bit Too Personal.

If anyone passes this Blog, one can notice how much I've changed (or rather, I see the change), I used to write more about my personal life in here when I first started out. Didn't realise how late I've been in the ways of technology if you know what I mean deeply, but that's another story. Reading my past posts makes me feel queasy as I've been less mature back then. I felt like deleting them. I decided not to, so whenever I look back I'll know how much I've progressed or even regressed.

I must still say I'm not yet as wise as I want to be. Life have trial and errors; people fall to pick up themselves. And yes, I'm only a few light years, I have a long road ahead. I realise people think differently and yet similarly from me. What I think about and do is not understandable to the rest and yet they accept me. Vice Versa.



We are all equally different and special and yet the same. We are all human beings, created by GOD, we have feelings, we have life stories to tell, we have consciences which cannot be taken over entirely, it will be returned eventually. We control our lives and minds, others can fill you with fear and threats, they could perhaps physically control you but not for long even if you die. We are the ones making the decisions on how we lead our lives.



Even if people that you aren't a leader or any sort of community or group, you should know and remember that you're a leader of your lives, otherwise, why would people say that you lead your life? Your life is the most important responsibility you have. If you don't be a leader of your life, how can you even be a leader for something else? There is no such thing as FATE. There is only our DESTINIES to which we can choose and lead.

Just confirming myself, taking away misunderstandings.

Things to confirm...I guess this is personal opinion...not very much related to GOD's word.

1st point!

People are not what they really seem to be when you go near them even if you see their attitudes from the way they interact with you. So, geeks! Goody-goody-two-shoes! Don't think that "those popular people" are bimbos, and etc...



In fact people change! Yeah! I have a friend who used to hang out in the wrong crowd such that she broke school rules and so on. LOVE her always! She's so special and different from what she used to be. I never want to blame her then friends nor she herself! They are all people! Whatever their thoughts were back then are definitely different from mine, I don't understand why they would want to do some things that I won't do BUT you can't blame them! We teenagers are young! This is the stage where we make mistakes (and yes! They are truly mistakes) and learn from them! Even if we repeat them!



And seeing other schoolmates' Blogs, they don't write bad stuff, or they try not to. Oh boy! Can't wait to catch someone doing such a bad thing...uh huh! Just don't comment, if not, you are adding salt to the wounds...can you imagine how cruel it is to write something bad even if it's true about the person? Accept them for who they are naturally! People commit suicide because of misunderstanding! So if people better think more than 4 times whether they should add anything or not. Let's think and act in GOD's way people!



You know, some Bloggers like to say that they are a Child Of God in their profile, and in their posts, they say things which aren't reflecting their "Child Of GOD" description. They probably think it's nice to add that phrase...ironic huh? Pray that they will be one, one day! On the brighter side, some Bloggers are really Children Of GOD!!! Not saying myself by the way, I don't write that I'm a "Child Of GOD".



2nd point!

We should not only live our lives at the fullest but also overflowingly. We don't just get a good education, a good job, a good salary, a good family, good health, peace and happiness do we?! This way, everything would be so boring, after accomplishing your goals, what else do you want to do? Something else? You will probably want to resign or retire and watch your family grow up and bigger? Go out shopping, eating, reading, surfing the 'net, doing hobbies and picking new ones, Blogging, travelling? It's even worse for those without kin. I realised that the best jobs or work or whatever you call it are these:

• Teachers! Because of teachers, we have presidents, because of teachers, we have doctors, because of teachers, we even have criminals...not a good thought but, it's the teachers who bring us into the adult world so that we can decide, be it on their influences or not, for ourselves on what we want. Teachers are also humans, some teach rather poorly and ought to learn from other teachers, perhaps, their teachers were poor in teaching them, thus they have become what their teachers were like. Teachers are like tides and students are like boats, the former can push the latter forward or backward.


• Doctors! Basically they save lives.


• One thing better than doctors are Biomedical scientists! They find the cures and make the medcine dude! People should thank these scientists too but they are often forgotten...prove me wrong then!


• Missionaries and Pastors!!! This is one of the most fulfiling jobs on the Earth! GOD works through them and miracles happen every moment! Being one, you get to see miracles happening and lives touched by GOD's love and words. Whether you stay in China, Africa or even Vienna, there are people everywhere who needs Jesus and wants Him in their lives! This is truly one good example of living your life, changing the atmosphere in others' lives! Got it?!

3rd point!

Don't think that after live there is only Heaven, I personally believe that GOD gives us a better and a very unexpected yet simple surprise! Even with I what I teach myself about expecting the unexpected, I can only expect GOD to give me a way better future, especially when the World is going to end soon, very soon such that I may not even have the chance to get hitched and have a family. I don't think I'll even be able to graduate! Teehee!

So some may ask this, "Then why should we bother to aim for our goals such as getting the top for so-and-so when the World is going to end soon anyway?". I shall gladly respond that you don't ever aim for the TOP, you just do your very BEST in everything that's right and pleasing in GOD's eyes and for yourself too.

Listen good! Even if you know the world ends tomorrow and you're having a mini spelling test today, you still do your very BEST and give all glory, honours and praise filled with lots of love to GOD! This is for all He has done in your life, carrying you through your burdens though some of us may forget sometimes.

And people! Although I'm talking in general, I'm serious here. In all that I think and believe may not be right or pleasing to your minds so pardon me.

Huh. Some crazy and lame things I've always wanted to do.

I've always wanted to write these things down...Things which I hope not to give away before it begins. Right, here goes! I feel so hyper, it's random by the way, it's not all the time.

1. Be really crazy when I get to have a sleepover with my friends. Say, like pouring honey on them and make lots of noise so they can't sleep. And being really messy, letting down my hair, looking like a witch. And also singing really badly like some broken recorder. Just don't go too far. Wait, I'll just wake them up with my hair let down covering my face at 2am (and yes, I'm a female).
2. HA! This is a good one. Smash a piece of cake onto my future husband's face! Hope to escape before he does it back! Well, that's if I get married.
3. Stomping my foot really hard and arguing with my colleagues that the correct way to burn a CD would be to put a lighter under it.
4. Pretending that I'm going to somewhere and appear back home saying I forgot something. This would make others in a frenzy. Provided I'm a good actress.
5. Giving water on the dish for my family's breakfast. Water's healthy you know.
6. Taking away the batteries from the TV remote controller before letting my siblings take it to watch TV. I did that before, don't ask, I failed.
7. Saying that I accidentally left a metal spoon in the microwave to my family. Never want to do that though, so don't do it you guys.
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Geniuses.

Should one aspire to be a genius or a child prodigy? I used to want to be a genius or some rare talent waiting to be discovered. Someone who could just think up of inspirational ideas and change the world. So that people could look at me in a different light. Whatever my thoughts were back then, I don't want to be a genius anymore.

Everyone is something more than a genius. Even if the person's mentally ill or has a very low IQ. Even a genius is more than just a genius. Even a clone cannot do what the original does. We lead our lives differently, playing our parts in the world. Our minds cannot be controlled by another thing unless we allow it to. Our memories and experiences cannot be fully understood by another. No one can take them away. You are your own self.

Sure, having a good IQ is wonderful, so apply your knowledge in your life. But having a good EQ is so much better! We need both of them somehow but do we really? You can still strive to do the best you can and end up being a genius! Just don't eat too much raw meat and listen to too much Bartok music. One got to be natural too! Too much nurturing into a genius can tear your soul. You do know that most people are nurtured into becoming geniuses.

To me, no one can be better than the other, no one can even be fully compared to the other. To me, there shouldn't be anything ugly or beautiful. The world changes throughout. Fat people can be considered beautiful in one country and skinny people can be considered ugly. Scars can be considered fashionable in the future. Factors do change. We look different from one another. We got both abilities and disabilities. A genius can learn from an ordinary person. We are perfectly imperfect. We are all extraordinary beings, even a simpleton too. You can never know what you can do well in till you believe that you are more than a genius.

Just A Thought.

All our young childishness and perhaps even foolishness is nothing compared to the adult living world. And yet, all must face reality. One must know that there is something out there and it's GOD who will bring us out of this beautiful yet cruel world. True, the world is wonderful and all that, but all is dust when it all ends. GOD is waiting; we are waiting for something different, something out of this universe, where we will be astounded by His planning. One cannot expect the unexpected. Just a thought.