In a classroom of a college, a professor of philosophy keeps the ...
" Let me explain that the conflict between science and religion ...
Professor, atheist pause and then asks one of his new students to stand up .
- You are a Christian , are not you, son ?
- Yes, sir, 'the student says.
- So you believe in God ?
- Certainly .
- God is good ?
- Of course, God is good.
- Is God all-powerful ? Can God do anything ?
- Yes , sir.
- Are you good or evil ? Ask the teacher .
- The Bible says are wrong.
The teacher smiles knowingly. Aha! Bible ! He thinks less.
- Here's a question for you : let's say there are a sick person and you can heal.
You can do this ! Would you like to help ? Did you try ?
- Yes , sir. I would try.
- So , you're good.
- I would say that , Professor.
- But why did you say that? You'd help a sick person if you could . most have
like, if I could. But God, though maybe he does not ...
The student does not answer , so the professor continues.
- He does not, does it? 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 ?
The student remains silent .
- You cannot answer , is not it ? , Continuing teacher .
He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
- Let's start again, young man. God is good ?
- Well ... yes, 'the student says .
- Satan is good ?
The student does not hesitate on this question:
- No , Professor.
- Where does Satan come from ?
The student hesitated.
- From God.
- Right, says the professor. God has created Satan, is not it ? Tell me son, is there evil in the world?
- Yes , Professor.
- Evil is everywhere, is not it ? And God created everything in this world, right?
- Yes .
- So who created evil ? 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 does not respond.
- Is there sickness ? Immorality? Hate ? Ugliness ? All these terrible things there ?
The student pacing embarrassed.
- Yes , Professor.
- So who created them ?
The student does not answer again , so the professor repeats his question .
- Who created them ?
No answer .
Suddenly , the teacher begins to walk around the class. Students are amazed .
- Tell me, 'he continued . Do you believe in Jesus Christ , son?
Student voice betrays him and cracks up .
- Yes , Professor , I think.
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. There I saw .
- Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus ?
- No , professor , I do not hear .
- Have you ever felt your Jesus , tasted or smelled him ? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus or God?
- No , Professor, I'm afraid .
- And yet, you believe in him?
- Yes.
- According to the rules of empirical , testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God does not exist. What do you say to that, son ?
- Nothing, responsible student . I only have my faith .
- Yes , faith, 'the professor repeats . That is the problem science has with God . There is no evidence , only faith.
The student remains silent for a moment before he put a question.
- Professor, excuse me , there is heat ?
- Yes, of course there is .
- And there are cold?
- Yes , son , there's cold .
- No, sir , there is .
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested . Suddenly becomes very quiet .
The student begins to explain .
- Maybe there is more heat , more heat , super - heat, mega - heat, unlimited heat , heat or no heat, but we do not have anything called ' cold ' . We can reach up to 458 degrees below zero which is no heat , but we can not go on. There are cold. If there were, we had temperatures lower than the absolute minimum of - 458 degrees . Every body or object is susceptible to study . If it has or transmits energy , and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy . Absolute zero ( -458 degrees F ) is the total absence of heat. See , Professor , cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat . We can not measure cold. Heat can be measured in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat , sir , just the absence of it .
Class is shrouded in silence. A pen drops somewhere and it sounds like a hammer .
- What about darkness , Professor ? There is darkness? , Continuing student .
- Yes , the professor replies without hesitation. What is night if darkness ?
- Again a wrong answer , Professor. Darkness is not something , it is the absence of something . Can have low light , normal light , bright light , flashing light , but if you have no light constantly , then there is nothing , and that nothing is called darkness, is not it ? This is the meaning we give to the word. In reality , darkness is not . If there were, we could make darkness darker is not it?
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him . " It will be a good semester . " He thought.
- What are you making, young man ?
- Professor, I mean that your philosophical premises are wrong from the start and so your conclusion must also be flawed .
This time, the teacher can not hide his surprise .
- Wrong ? Asked, astonished. Can you explain how?
- Professor, forgive me , but working on the premise of duality , the student explains ... Hold that there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God . Consider the concept of God as something finite , something we can measure . Sir, science can not even explain a thought . It uses electricity and magnetism , but has never seen or fully understood either one . To view death as the opposite of life is to ignore that death does not exist as a substantive thing . Death is not the opposite of life , just the absence of it . Now tell me , Professor , we teach new students , the theory that we evolved from apes ?
- 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 , Professor ?
The professor begins to shake his head , still smiling , as he realizes where the argument is going . " A very good semester , indeed . " He continues the thought .
- Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and can not even prove that it occurs not teach your students what you think. No? Now that you are a scientist but a preacher , professor ? ... Forgive me ...
Class murmured . The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided .
Silent teacher .
- To continue the proof , let me give you an example .
The student looks around his classroom .
- Are there any of you who has ever seen the professor brain ?
Class breaks out into laughter.
The student continues.
- Is there anyone who has heard the brain Professor at the felt , touched or smelt ? Nobody seems to have done that , 'he said turning his eyes around. So according to the rules of empirical , stable, demonstrable protocol , science says that - with all due respect , Professor , and forgive me - you do not have your brain. If science says you have no brain, how can we trust that we teach courses , sir?
Now the room is silent . The professor stares at the student, his face unreadable .
Finally , after what seems an eternity , the old man answers .
- I suppose it will have to do just ...
- That , Professor. So , accept that there is faith, and , in fact , faith exists with life , 'the student continues . Now , sir, does evil exist ?
Uncertain, the professor responds :
- Of course there is . We see daily. Evil is seen daily by man 's inhumanity to his fellow man . Seen in countless murders and violence happening all over the world . These manifestations are nothing else but evil .
To this the student replied:
- Evil does not exist sir, or at least there itself. Evil is simply the absence of God . It's like darkness and cold , a word that man has created to describe the absence of God . God did not create evil . Evil is what happens when man does not love God. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light ...
Slowly, somewhat defeated , the teacher sat ... "
If you read up here and smile when you're done , it means you agree with the student .
PS - The student was Albert Einstein. He wrote a book entitled "God vs. Science " in 1921. The story above is a quote from this book.
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