THIS IS AN EMAIL I RECEIVED WHICH IS A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the ProblemScience haswith GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian Students tostand and . . . Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?Student : Yes, sir.Professor : So, you Believe in GOD?Student : Absolutely, sir.Professor : Is GODGood ?Student : Sure.Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL?Student : Yes.Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GODtoHeal him.Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.But GODdidn't. How is this GODgood then? Hmm? (Student was silent ) Professor : You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young Fella.Is GODGood?Student : Yes.Professor : Is Satan good ?Student : No.Professor : Where does Satan come from ?Student : From . . . GOD. . .Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?Student : Yes.Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GODdid make everything.Correct?Student : Yes.Professor : So who created evil ? (Student did not answer) Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?Student : Yes, sir.Professor : So, who Created them ? (Student had no answer) Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observethe World around you.Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?Student : No, sir.Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?Student : No , sir.Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GODfor thatmatter?Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?Student : Yes.Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol,Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say tothat, son?Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.Professor : Yes,Faith. And that is the Problem Science has. Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?Professor : Yes.Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?Professor : Yes.Student : No, sir. There isn't. (The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events ) Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat,Mega Heat, White Heat,a Little Heat or No Heat.But we don't have anything called Cold.We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, butwe can't go any further after that.There is no such thing as Cold.Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence ofHeat.We cannot Measure Cold.Heat is Energy.Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absenceof it. (There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre ) Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing asDarkness?Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?Student : You're wrong again, sir.Darkness is the Absence of SomethingYou can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light,Flashing Light . . .But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing andits called Darkness, isn't it?In reality, Darkness isn't.If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker,wouldn't you?Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a GoodGODand a Bad GOD.You are viewing the Concept of GODas something finite,something we can measure.Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has neverseen, much less fully understood either one.To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorantof the fact thatDeath 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 thatthey evolved from a Monkey?Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process,yes, of course, I do.Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where theArgument was going ) Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution atwork andCannot even prove that this Process is an On-GoingEndeavor,Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher? (The Class was in Uproar ) Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen theProfessor's Brain? (The Class broke out into Laughter ) Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor'sBrain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .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, sir.With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust yourLectures, sir? (The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his faceunfathomable) Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly !The Link between Man & GODis FAITH.That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving. NB: I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so .. .You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . .won't you?Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH.That student was Albert Einstein.
