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God Vs Science
#7691174 - 11/28/07 04:00 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I came across this randomly today, and it made me think about a few things. In no way am I endorsing either side, just some things to ponder.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students, "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? 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 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," 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 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.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7691212 - 11/28/07 04:09 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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When people say darkness is just the absence of light then aren't they implying that there's only one other possibility. Just because darkness has consistently been the absence of light doesn't mean it always has been or always will be. You know what I mean? Good read BTW
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7691213 - 11/28/07 04:10 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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eh,
I get shit like that in my email box from cousins. that stuff is cute and all, but silly.
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jesus people, set your cynical fucking egos aside. it was a good read, the original poster didn't intend for this to be next book of christ or some ridiculously profound read. why do people always have something to prove, particularly on the internet?
some people...
anyways, I thought it was a great read, and it made me smile. thanks for posting that.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691267 - 11/28/07 04:27 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I liked the read...my response was not directed to anyone in general.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691271 - 11/28/07 04:28 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Hey no problem man, and you are right. I like to put out any info that may make a person see something in a different light. Not necessarily trying to prove anything.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7691275 - 11/28/07 04:28 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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That didn't really seem like God vs. Science so much as theology vs. philosophy.
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Tangerines said: I stopped believing fairy tales when I was a wee one. I can't believe grown people believe in fairy tales.
really...then who was this directed at? if directed at no one, then why say it at all? just to read your own text?
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indeed, you make a good point.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7691285 - 11/28/07 04:29 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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i've heard some jerks say that jesus invented AIDS to kill fags and that because jesus invented it science can never find a cure for it.
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b0red5tiff said: i've heard some jerks say that jesus invented AIDS to kill fags and that because jesus invented it science can never find a cure for it.
I'd love to see them backpedal when scientists finally announce they've found the cure.
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b0red5tiff said: i've heard some jerks say that jesus invented AIDS to kill fags and that because jesus invented it science can never find a cure for it.
can you prove that jesus didn't? (i am playing devil's advocate...obviously)
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691302 - 11/28/07 04:32 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tangerines said: I stopped believing fairy tales when I was a wee one. I can't believe grown people believe in fairy tales.
really...then who was this directed at? if directed at no one, then why say it at all? just to read your own text?
but of course. I love nothing more than posting on forums just to read my own posts.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691308 - 11/28/07 04:34 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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yeah i guess with each passing day of AIDS remaining uncured more people turn to jesus.
i can't prove that jesus existed anyway so proving anything on that basis is bs.
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Tangerines said: I stopped believing fairy tales when I was a wee one. I can't believe grown people believe in fairy tales.
really...then who was this directed at? if directed at no one, then why say it at all? just to read your own text?
but of course. I love nothing more than posting on forums just to read my own posts.
sensing the sarcasm, then you did direct that at someone? either the OP or people who believe in theology.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691318 - 11/28/07 04:36 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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well no one DIRECTLY. I was simply expressing my thoughts about organized religion. So yes towards those who believe in theology. I mean...Jesus Christ!
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So Jesus was the one that fucked the monkey first.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Idiot]
#7691543 - 11/28/07 05:11 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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in the garden of eden.
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Tangerines said: I stopped believing fairy tales when I was a wee one. I can't believe grown people believe in fairy tales.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691589 - 11/28/07 05:19 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Syle said: jesus people, set your cynical fucking egos aside. it was a good read, the original poster didn't intend for this to be next book of christ or some ridiculously profound read. why do people always have something to prove, particularly on the internet?
some people...
anyways, I thought it was a great read, and it made me smile. thanks for posting that.
the person who wrote this piece of garbage had something to prove. it was not a good read.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7691615 - 11/28/07 05:24 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Tangerines said: I stopped believing fairy tales when I was a wee one. I can't believe grown people believe in fairy tales.
really...then who was this directed at? if directed at no one, then why say it at all? just to read your own text?
but of course. I love nothing more than posting on forums just to read my own posts.
sensing the sarcasm, then you did direct that at someone? either the OP or people who believe in theology.
who is worse, the person who posts contradictions aimed at others, or the rightous one trying to crucify him?
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god nor science doesn't give shit what anyone believes because they are both outside the realm of belief so everyone mellow out. jesus wasn't mellow so you know, he left the union.
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i find it rather ironic that the churchies idolize jesus, since the biggest enemy that he preached against was organized religion itself. jesus hated what the churchies are today. jesus was a hippy.
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So hes an anti-establishment monkey fucker.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7692803 - 11/28/07 09:31 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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If I were in that class I'd be thinking "this is ridiculous, can't we do something instead of listen to these weirdos?"
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Tangerines said: I stopped believing fairy tales when I was a wee one. I can't believe grown people believe in fairy tales.
really...then who was this directed at? if directed at no one, then why say it at all? just to read your own text?
but of course. I love nothing more than posting on forums just to read my own posts.
sensing the sarcasm, then you did direct that at someone? either the OP or people who believe in theology.
who is worse, the person who posts contradictions aimed at others, or the rightous one trying to crucify him?
lol, you're name says it all. i don't have to read into you any further.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: AJ4U]
#7692847 - 11/28/07 09:42 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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AJ4U said: My boss is a jewish carpenter
does he declare himself the savior and is he trying to give you aids?
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7692854 - 11/28/07 09:44 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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lol dude it was only a bumper stick i saw once chill its the backround on my phone lol
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7693088 - 11/28/07 10:48 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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cute
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Psy Baba]
#7693190 - 11/28/07 11:20 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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DuNeRaVeR said:"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."
This story is bullshit because no self-respecting professor would tell a student that human beings evolved from monkeys. Our species evolved from a series of primates that resembled higher apes, chimps and modern man more than they resemble any monkeys. This story was probably written by someone who was sympathetic towards Christianity and creationism.
Yet I'm still amazed at how many people that I hear say "If we evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?" Retards. No one ever claimed that human beings evolved from monkeys. There are so many different species of monkeys, apes and gorillas. I'm guessing that these people are using the word monkey as a synonym for primate. So yes we did evolve from primates, and we still are primates. Get your facts straight dummies.
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Re: God Vs Science [Re: Syle]
#7695188 - 11/29/07 03:05 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Syle said: lol, you're name says it all. i don't have to read into you any further.
your opinions say everything we need to know about you. 
and as far as whatever conclusion you have made about my S/N, its almost definately wrong. because i am not a democrat(almost positive this is what you were thinking), it does however, have everything to do with the fact that i lost my RIGHT testicle to cancer.
the fact that you jumped to a conclusion based on a 13 letter nickname, speaks even larger volumes about you.
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I didn't think it was a good read. I thought it was a silly christian glurge.
For one thing the professor starts as a science professor and then in the next line he is an atheist philosophy professor. Those are two very different things to teach.
Also the line of reasoning that the professor uses to "disprove" god to the student is pretty unsophisticated. One would think a professor of philosophy could do better than that.
Seriously.
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