Hard to Believe
We live in a world of five senses. We live in a world that falls in line with the set of expectations we have for it. If I drop a ball, it falls to the ground. If I sit in a chair, I don’t fall through it. If I talk to a person, I have a two-way conversation; but if I talk to a bush, it’s one-sided. Most are happy with this.
I’m not. I think about the big picture, the theory of everything, the meaning of life, God’s intention. Those who join me in this effort usually follow one of two paths: religion or science.
What I find interesting, is that both paths lead to the unbelievable. First, let’s think about religion. I was brought up Christian, so I am expected to believe in staffs that become snakes and parting seas. How can a flood cover the earth knowing the sizes of the oceans now? How could a man build a ship big enough for all the species of the world? How do dinosaurs fit in with the Genesis story? If I wanted to sit out the old testament, I would still be faced with a man who could raise the dead, materialize food, and walk on water. I may as well consider the Mythology of the Romans as a viable option.
Science doesn’t get off scot-free either. Evolution can be a hard theory to wrap your brain around, but it is nothing compared to theoretical physics. The material world we live in is mostly empty space. The only reason I don’t fall through my chair is because I’m repelling it. Apparently we don’t live in a 3-D space either, Sting Theory accounts for at least ten dimensions. Is time really relative? If I went far enough in one direction of space, would I really return to my point of origin? Does a single electron really exist everywhere around a nucleus at once?
I respect those who don’t except what they are told, but rather reason with it. Question how you were raised, explore other options, and come to your beliefs on your own.
Tagged as christianity, physics, religion, science + Categorized as Faith in Science