I was thinking about how science and religion don't agree on certain issues, like were humans came from and how old the earth is. The thought occurred to me that maybe science will never completely agree with religion because if it did, then wouldn't that be proof that God exists? And that's not supposed to happen -- we believe in God through faith and not through scientific theories. If I am right and God won't let us prove His existence, then shouldn't time travel be impossible (or at least into the past)? Time travel would allow us to go back and see Adam and Eve and the beginning of the world. Faith would be taken out of the picture. Any comments? Disagree or agree with me?
posted by Ruth at 9:38 AM
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Wow.. that's heavy. It is interesting to think about the limits involved with never really knowing 'scientifically' that God exists. I think that would rule out time travel (despite all the fun causal problems it raises), and discovering proof as well. There is most likely a good reason God tends to stay off the weather report; it's supposed to be a secret when the world will end or be transformed, despite what World of the Psychic from Ghotsbusters II will tell you. What you say makes a lot of sense to me, Ruth. (touch your head and talk slowly for dramatic effect)
I think that this is a really interesting question that you bring up. Science has a lot going for it and that it makes it hard for us fight it. Personally I'm a creationist, now maybe that's wrong, but it's what I believe, and it's not always an easy thing to defend. And believe me I've tried to defend it. But the more that time goes by the less and less I find a need to prove it. Part of me doesn't want to prove it because that takes away from the faith. I don't know how God works like I know how the electrical wiring in my house works. I don't need faith when I flip I light switch because I all ready KNOW what's going to happen. Faith is risky and when we believe in something without knowing what's going to happen I think that it makes it that much more valuable and delicate. I believe that's what faith should be. We should be continually questioning and struggling, but in spite of that struggle we continue to have faith maybe it's that doubt that give faith its validity.
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