It's an interesting video in which a very well educated man explains why there is no conflict in him of accepting what is presented by the scientific community at large and his own acceptance of the sovereignty and existence of God. I've come to believe that if proving means an acceptance of the indicated result then there are some of us who will never have some things proven to us. I've also come to realize that a large portion of what passes for science today involves a great deal of best guess speculation.
I think what he ultimately said is that within the description of what the study of the universe seems to indicate that that study cannot explain how it would happen without something that meets the precise definition of what some us us know as God. Unfortunately the data didn't indicate whether that being is the Allah of Islam, the God of Christianity, or some being revealed in the teachings of Bhuddism or Shinto.
... I'm convinced that God and science don't mix, so many people think they have to pick one or the other, I used to think so too, and
as a result was lost and undone without Christ.
Mike, I find most of the conflict between science and God is generated by the arbitrary insistence of some (many) that any scientific conclusion that involves God is automatically invalid. Interestingly some of those scientific minds have no problem with life arriving on Earth from another part of the galaxy sent or brought by a species more advanced than our own. Then we have to wonder where that life form came from. That's not real science, is it?
Now if you're reading this and are one strongly opposed to discussion of religion and politics on the message board now would be a good time for you to stop reading this post. I don't really think of it so much as religion, it is who I am so it's mostly just talking about myself, something I do a lot of.
Last week after the periodontist had finished doing what she did to one quarter of my mouth, Margaret gave me some instructions. Regarding the gauze she instructed, "Keep it in your mouth until you get to where you're going."
I replied, "I'm going to Heaven but it could be a rather long trip."
"You can't know that for sure!"
A week later we again discussed that humorous exchange and she told me it surprised her because, "I just didn't know you were one of those types."
That hurt me. It disappointed me because I tend to believe that what I do and say bears such strong witness to what I am that I don't necessarily need to announce it to everyone I meet. I was obviously incorrect.
So, in response to that disappointment I've come to accept that I need to express more often and more plainly that my life and myself belong without any qualification entirely to the Lord Jesus Christ. Everything else in my life; politics, social relationships, business, employment, family affections and romance; take second place to my intent to be used as an instrument in His hands for His purpose. I accept that life itself comes as a gift from Him and, in my case, extension of life is particularly meaningful. I am most definitely one of those types.
I really didn't require the proof of the video, but I did find it interesting how he drew the conclusions back to precisely what we had been told at the beginning of the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
