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Blinded with Science



My beliefs are probably closest to evangelical Christian. (Try not to paint me as a wacko.)  So my kids have similar beliefs. They are working on it daily, just like we all should. Both of them went to a state college and are Science majors.

I love their attitude of inclusion of others, never looking down on others because they believe differently. That attitude is a must for a major university.

One of my daughters told a story of a class where a professor challenged the (200) students to prove him wrong on an issue of science vs religion. The class, including my daughter sat silent. Kathrynthetwin

I'm sure many left feeling defeated by their silence. I'm sure the professor felt all tingly superior that he dumbfounded the Christians. But there is a huge problem.
Too many people think you can't believe in God and science. And furthermore, too many Christians try to make Christianity fit into current scientific thought.

I believe there will always be knowledge beyond our ability to understand. Science, our understanding of the universe, can only explain a fraction of our human experience.

Believing in God is acknowledging the infinite, the undefined. Our Bible is an ancient manuscript written in ancient languages from a very foreign point of view. It is a very small glimpse of the infinite. And we can't grasp all of its truths.

That being said, the professor asked the wrong questions, in the wrong forum. The only answer is silence. If he really wants an answer, he's going to have to at least consider the possibility of the infinite.




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