The Truth
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life. --Plato
'Know the Truth' said Jesus (John 8:32) yet in world where there is so much uncertainty. Rather than solving the answers behind the universe science has just raised more questions. In spite of all efforts of man science cannot answer the question of how the universe began without turning to religion. For an atheist who believes in Evolutionism to its fullest extent believes in eternal matter and believes with a strength and fervour of the most devoutest Christian. Yet even when man turns to religion for the answers still some questions remain unanswered and some fresh questions are raised which cannot be completely answered by the greatest theologian in the world. The creation of the world still remains a perenial question especially in light of science which to many religious people appears to challenge the doctrine of the bible. To others the word of God needs to be reinterpreted in the light of science and reread in order to make sure that the bible and science are aligned. Yet science is a quicksand of faith never constant and always being revaluated. If a faith and understanding of the bible are to always align with current scientific belief then we are building a house on the sand. Because of this the foundation of faith should never be science and if a mans faith in God resides in the bibles conformity to current scientific belief then, is it really faith in God? Science comes from the latin(?) meaning 'to know' yet St. Paul says that 'we know in part' (1 Corinth. 13:9) therefore science can never be complete. The bible was never meant to be a scientific document it was designed to explain God not the universe. It does not explain the way the universe works but the way God works in the universe.
Religion raises further questions to the minds of the sceptics. Such as, if there is a good God then why is there pain and suffering? Now there are many answers to this conceived by believers yet none short maybe it is for our improvement or brought upon ourselves. Yet even to the believers mind there are questions raised. Such as why in 1 Samuel is there an evil spirit sent from the Lord to torment Saul (16:14) to the minds of some this seems contradictory that a good God can send an evil spirit. Another question raised is how come God can set forth laws and declare them to be good? According to Eurthyphro's dilemma either what makes something good is that God says it is good or God says something is good because it is good. The problem according to sceptics is that the first solution means that what is declared to be good is arbitary. The problem with the second theory is that goodness is something separate from God and therefore can be theoretically obtained through other sources than him.
Religion cannot answer all the questions of the world and ends up confusing others or itself. We should not be religious but rather believe and know that some questions do not have answers. Belief should not rely on the knowable or the provable for who can prove an experience. But rather belief should rely on a God who loves us and knows us by name. We should throw ourselves from the solid terra firma of science into the great unknown and believe that we will be caught by the Truth. When we cast aside the world we find that the unknown into which we have cast ourselves is more solid than the greatest scientific law.
Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical. ~Jonathan Swift
'Know the Truth' said Jesus (John 8:32) yet in world where there is so much uncertainty. Rather than solving the answers behind the universe science has just raised more questions. In spite of all efforts of man science cannot answer the question of how the universe began without turning to religion. For an atheist who believes in Evolutionism to its fullest extent believes in eternal matter and believes with a strength and fervour of the most devoutest Christian. Yet even when man turns to religion for the answers still some questions remain unanswered and some fresh questions are raised which cannot be completely answered by the greatest theologian in the world. The creation of the world still remains a perenial question especially in light of science which to many religious people appears to challenge the doctrine of the bible. To others the word of God needs to be reinterpreted in the light of science and reread in order to make sure that the bible and science are aligned. Yet science is a quicksand of faith never constant and always being revaluated. If a faith and understanding of the bible are to always align with current scientific belief then we are building a house on the sand. Because of this the foundation of faith should never be science and if a mans faith in God resides in the bibles conformity to current scientific belief then, is it really faith in God? Science comes from the latin(?) meaning 'to know' yet St. Paul says that 'we know in part' (1 Corinth. 13:9) therefore science can never be complete. The bible was never meant to be a scientific document it was designed to explain God not the universe. It does not explain the way the universe works but the way God works in the universe.
Religion raises further questions to the minds of the sceptics. Such as, if there is a good God then why is there pain and suffering? Now there are many answers to this conceived by believers yet none short maybe it is for our improvement or brought upon ourselves. Yet even to the believers mind there are questions raised. Such as why in 1 Samuel is there an evil spirit sent from the Lord to torment Saul (16:14) to the minds of some this seems contradictory that a good God can send an evil spirit. Another question raised is how come God can set forth laws and declare them to be good? According to Eurthyphro's dilemma either what makes something good is that God says it is good or God says something is good because it is good. The problem according to sceptics is that the first solution means that what is declared to be good is arbitary. The problem with the second theory is that goodness is something separate from God and therefore can be theoretically obtained through other sources than him.
Religion cannot answer all the questions of the world and ends up confusing others or itself. We should not be religious but rather believe and know that some questions do not have answers. Belief should not rely on the knowable or the provable for who can prove an experience. But rather belief should rely on a God who loves us and knows us by name. We should throw ourselves from the solid terra firma of science into the great unknown and believe that we will be caught by the Truth. When we cast aside the world we find that the unknown into which we have cast ourselves is more solid than the greatest scientific law.
Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical. ~Jonathan Swift
