Saturday, January 29, 2011

Of Whale Fossils and Proton Pumps...

It was mildy amusing how a church membership class titled "God the Father" turned into something more along the lines of "Apologetics 101" or "Introduction to Evolution and Biochemistry". Nonetheless it was heartening to listen to a Godly man, with many years of experience as a doctor and scientist, share about the conviction of his faith.

As he spoke one could sense that this was someone who has truly lived through the Christian life. Someone who has tried his best to answer life's questions while holding fast to his faith. His lesson was full of wisdom and experience. His answers to questions carefully weighed and honest. Never once did he pretend that God's existence could be proven.

Afterall, all proofs lead to propositions that themselves have no proof. Ultimately all things are known because we want to believe in them. Or maybe because we need to...

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