just felt like sharing this story with you...it's found in the guy's (of N350) blog...but not sure whether you visit it or not. or whether you even know about it. by the way, N350 misses you a lot! we'll always welcome you whenever you want to come back yeah.(:
okay! here's the story! hope it inspires you in some way or another!(: God is truly amazing.(:
The difference between GOD & SCIENCE
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
fellow, 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 to the
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 in Jesus 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 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,' 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 its 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 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.