I thought this was interesting enough to share here; Just food for thought.
> The professor and student are for real! > > > > > > > > You'll be surprised who the student is...they'll tell you at the end. > > > “Let me explain the problem science has with religion." > > > 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? 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 fella. 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 falters. '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.' > > Again, the student has no answer. 'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? > Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?' > > The student squirms on his feet. '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 betrays him and cracks. '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 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. > > '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 down 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 it's 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 > smelt 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. > > If you read it all the way through and had a smile on your face when you > finished, mail to your friends and family with the title 'God vs. Science' > > PS: The student was Albert Einstein. > > Albert Einstein wrote the book titled'God vs. Science' in 1921..... > > Carl ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
