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previous posts report from babina camp, india away from home.. a wrong turn hh yes.. for us REGULAR NSF.. CNY is only a mere 3... Blessed CNY! FRESH START 252th mth Birthday Celebration... my new unit.. it is her past September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 February 2010 March 2010 April 2014 Credits Base code:OHsaygoodbye Image: sxc.hu |
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 ( HAppy CNY 2009! @ 11:11 AM ) gonna book in later in the nite le! and i'm praying against OCD! =D anyway.. the following short story has been in my mind for some time le.. my bro henzy sent me early last year.. take some time to read and think abt it ba..! =D The DIFFERENCE -------------------------- Science and God '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 professor 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. *source: does darkness exist? modified for easier read. 0 comments Wednesday, January 21, 2009 ( my dad @ 8:02 PM ) @ Anyway now having dinner cum supper at woodlands de al-ameen. Haha. Night off. Yea! Anyway booking out this friday! Long weekend! Thank God! 0 comments Sunday, January 18, 2009 ( nice week.. @ 7:31 PM ) just finished 1 week of my driving course... drove land rover.. quite similar to normal car.. but some switch differences too.. learned some of the car engine parts too.. =) thankfully i know how to drive le.. so less nervous.. but den.. on fri.. had circuit lesson @ crank course and s course and slope... i totally suck @ crank course la... keep hitting onto the curb.. coz i followed my instructor method.. but den @ the last attempt.. he asked me to follow my feeling... it worked! haha!!!! took thoery test on sat.. passed...! 50 out of 50..! thank God.. well before that.. we practiced a book of 350 questions for like 3 times la! lol.. James1:2-8 "Dear brothers and sisters,when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do." at the start of the week.. was blessing some of my church frens with this verse so they started their school... and guess wad...? i was blessed by this verse on fri after seeking God when i was down due to the circuit incident! =D GOd's faithful! i found that the book of James is a really nice book to read. it really speaks to you like a high D person la.. straight forward..! go check it out..! todae after service went to fish & co glass house to celebrate sher and fel birthday.. 2 good sisters.. pray it will stay that way forever..:)  [missing ppl are cindy, ben, keith and yan zi, all left before the photo shoot!] 0 comments Wednesday, January 14, 2009 ( nights out! @ 8:29 PM ) 0 comments Sunday, January 11, 2009 ( start of driving lesson @ 8:06 PM ) alrite.. i've changed the quote of the week.. and Lord i pray that i'll be a light for YOU! 0 comments Tuesday, January 06, 2009 ( Finally a new Quote of the Week! @ 9:14 AM ) back to topic.. yea.. to change it every week.. and next week onwards i'll be starting my class4 driving course.. so have to stay in camp for the weeks to come.. and will only be allowed to book out on the weekends.. hmmm please do remind/bug me to change the 'Quote of the Week' EVERYWEEK YA..! =D ciaos! 0 comments Saturday, January 03, 2009 ( Happy New Year @ 11:43 PM ) Have a BLESSED 2009 people! yea... i know it's bit late.. but still.. i got wish all of ya hor... todae.. spent 1 whole day.. packing my room la... needa shift the computer from my parents' room to mine... so decided to packing my room too... clean up everything.. so coming CNY no need clean le.. wahah.. now my monitor is like to far and high up la.. at the end of my table.. haha.. lucky big screen.. looks cool thou... went for this year FCBC count down party @ tc.. i tot it will be roring... but God proved me wrong.! nice programs esp the Identity game.. haha.. after the party.. went to join my cell for cell retreat... got to know some of the gals.. thank God.. actual fact i'm a introvert person... haha.. not many ppl know ba..! tmr church service is @ 10am.. will be combining with the adult one... good also.. the other half of the day can spend with family.. =D 1 thing God has reminded me during the cell retreat: is to always remember everything is according to his timing... 0 comments |