So today I shall think about philosophical differences in the world. The other day Holly and I were watching a show on PBS about an athiest vs creationism and fundamentalism. The whole thing was rather sad. As I watched it I had an answer for why everyone was wrong in their belief systems. Of course the TV can't listen or answer back. It comes down to one fact that cannot be disproved - humanity knows very little about the Bible, God and the universe. From the athiest perspective they claimed that as science found out why things were happening like cell regeneration, the water cycle, the orbits of the planets and sun then the old fallback "because God made it" was becoming minimalized and eventually proved there is no god.

Their idea is that God only fills in the gap of the unknown and once we know how things happen God has nothing to do with it. That scientific equation seeks to turn God into an unknown variable, say X. When you solve the equation for X then X ends up being 0. For instance having a baby in science terms would be: Man + Woman = Baby. In God terms it would be Man + Woman + God = Baby. So to disprove god, science turns the equation into Man + Woman + X = Baby. X = 0. If X is God then God = 0. It is a logical equation but flawed because the premise of the entire system of nature is not taken into account. God is said to be an agent of change and not a maker of the equation, which He is. Why? Because you cannot logically prove a creators non-existence or existence based upon a creation no matter how hard you try. Creation is only circumstantial evidence of God. Therefore disproving creation does not disprove God. If God is above all and we cannot see how He works then we can only see evidence of His works.

Just because we know how the planets revolve around the sun does not mean that God did not make and does not control gravity. The athiests could not disprove God so they sought to disprove that God is a creator of the world. In doing so they come up with a flawed assumption that their knowledge of the universe is greater than the universes creator. So an athiest has to have faith in their own reasoning, something that even Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin would call foolish. So then the question always comes down to faith. But it is not over. There is evidence for God. I have direct evidence. However when I give it that means that someone has to put their faith in me, something I would not want. Instead you must let God reveal himself to you.

On the flipside I also was talking about the flaws in creationism and fundamentalism. Mostly it is because of a lack of understanding of the Bible. The same thing scientists do in proving evolution is the same way a creationist proves creation - by studying the evidence and in some cases twisting and ignoring evidence. However, there is not much evidence for their current interpetation of the Genesis account. That is what makes it so sad. It is like if this were the 15th century they would be people talking about how the Earth is flat and at the center of the universe. Christians need to accept what little we currently know about the universe and accept that no one on Earth knows the answers. Even the word "day" in Hebrew can mean "a long period of time". I would think that a Hebrew bible is more correct than an interpeted Bible. Matter of fact, most words in Hebrew have multiple meanings. That is why there are so many interpetations. As a Christian I chose not to lean on my own understanding, but on the Spirit of God in my heart. That is where the real Word is. And that's all I've got to say about that... for now.