Science & God

This is an interesting readout.

Let me explain the problem science has with Jesus Christ.' 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: '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.'

Without allowing the student to answer, the professor continues: 'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?'

The student: '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 is confident: '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 actually 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 smelled 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 t 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. The young man's name ....... Albert Einstein.

Pass this on if you have faith in God.

The voice inside my head

Have you ever have two personalities in you yourself? Sounds like dissociative identity disorder and sort of like Niki Sanders (Ali Larter) in Heroes doesn't it? Lol..But I ain't talking as major as that; I'm talking about the little small whisper/voice that is in your head. Yup...the second me...

Don't really remember when the last time I realise this matter but until I realise it that it is a problem, I thought it's normal. And trust me, it isn't. Normal is when there's a peace in your head that doesn't or will not cause you a brain damage. I was a very small kid and I love thinking. Thinking makes me feel good. Thinking makes me able to see from every angle of an aspect and guessing what will happen next. Thinking makes me able to understand a person of how he thinks and responds. And thinking is when I was able to hear the voice of my "friend".

Yup...I used to refer him as a "friend" because he was very close to me and he's my duplicate; we're able to do brainstorming and discuss on a topic. He was really good as he encourages me to do anything. But then again, he was myself.

Realise that it was a problem around last year. It was really bad as I was trying to cleanse my mind and rejecting things that are bad i.e. pronography, vampire (used to be my favourite), enterntainments that occupies my brain (playstation/TVB series). And I suddenly felt that this "friend" of mine was not really the 2nd me. He was the "evil" me. The one whom I always dreamt of myself having sharp fangs and fire on my body. The one who let me do anything that I please. But when I was "cleansing" my mind, he was rejecting so hard that I almost felt that I was having a mental problem. I almost consider to see a psychatrist! Until that night when Ben & Jo were telling me that Pastor Mark was going to visit their house on consultation regarding spirits. And I thought of asking him how to identify the voices in my head. Who to and to not listen to? How do you know whether what you're doing is right or wrong?

The answer? It lies right in your head =D It just depends whom you trust. I am much better today than that day. But really...it creeps me out. Oh well...it is a bye to that old "friend" of mine.

Guess what I SAW?!?!

I was driving to work on the early morning of 19th July 2008 (Saturday), yeah, I'm working on Saturday because it's a replacement day for the five-day holiday during the Hari Raya. Well, anyway, at least it's cool. On the way to Pharmaniaga, I saw this car driving along Seremban highway!


A MPV with a headphone on it! Totally a cool car! *Thumbs up*

A Grand Night for Singing

A Grand Night For Singing. I first saw the leaflet in Mahogany where I learn my guitar and Allistair was telling me that it's a local performance thing. Wanted to go but couldn't find any companion until Frances, my cousin sister (aka siao mei) said that she's interested to come along. COOL!

So on the night of 17th July 2008, we went to Istana Budaya along Jalan Tun Razak and had a spectacular night! We bought the cheapest ticket (~RM50 inc. booking fee) and we were sitting just in front of the performers! How great is that?!? What's more is that one of the Malaysian Dream Girls, Allison, was there too! LOL...The performance was interactive as well; they'll pull the audiences to dance with them (luckily we were not picked).

Songs sang were:

1. Oliver Medley by Lionel Bart
2. Voice Dance IV by Greg Jasperse
3. Light in the Piazza by Adam Guettel
4. Something Wonderful by Rodgers and Haammerstein
5. Taylor the Latte Boy by Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler
6. Embraceable You by George & Ira Gershwin
7. Fiddler on the Roof Medley by Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock
8. All Good Gifts by Stephen Schwartz & Michael Tebelak
9. Mamma Mia Medley by ABBA
10. The Lion king Medley by Elton John & Tim Rice
11. Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Pete Seeger
12. I Believe by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl & Al Stillman
13. Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen & Al Stillman
14. Somewhere by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
15. Can't Help Lovin Dat Man by J Jern & Hammerstein
16. Bridge Over Toubled Water by Paul Simon
17. Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddy Mercury
18. Not While I'm Around by Stephen Sondheim
19. Miss Saigon Medley by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Richard Maltby Jr & Alain Boubil
    

When rain meets sun

It is therefore the title for this blog.

When rain meets sun

Intimated by the beauty of the nature and the day when Sin Yee was showing me a picture, I have to admit, I just love the rain, the sun, and the rainbow. And every part of the nature is just beautiful and each carries a meaning.

The rain basically refers to the time when you're upset and the time when the earth is tearing apart, the heaven is pouring its tears onto the earth. What is awesome is what comes later. For every moment it rains, it will stop. And when it stops, the clouds will clear its way and allows the sun to penetrate its beams through every darkness and brings light onto earth. And then comes the rainbow; the stairway to heaven =D

God doesn't want to leave you. He creates a rainbow for you and me as a connection between the heaven and earth! Be awe of His love :)