I think one of the most interesting topics in today's world is "Is God Real?"
It is an extremely debatable topic that scientists, philosophers, and pretty much anyone has thought of at one point. From people who devote their lives to trying to find the answer to this question to the common person, I think it is interesting to look at the varying spectrum of time spent on the subject. Now I'm a very strong believer in God, I love him and believe he is watching over all of us. Quoting veggie tales "God loves you just the way you are."
How I understand the quote is that no matter your viewpoint or standing on the subject of God, he still loves you. At the end of your life, you could have been an atheist since the beginning of time, but as long as you recognize God and believe in him, you will go to heaven. He is very forgiving, and I think we are all very fortunate to have a God like him as the father, son, and holy spirit.
Getting into the science aspect of things, I think that everything that science tells us CAN be true. But when you look at all the scientists in the world who give us evidence for things happening, I question this evidence. I could not count how many times I have been told by a nonbeliever that science is the only thing that can prove the world and its many meanings. But yet, I still believe. At the end of the day, I will always take the religion side of things because God is real. According to science however, he is not because there is no proof. According to science, there has to be proof.
Science will just keep hounding religion and demanding evidence for religion. But when I look at this question, "Is God Real?", I see the other side to it. In order to explain things, Science uses proof or evidence, basing it as fact. But what really is fact? I asked myself the other day, "what proof does science have about science?", what makes it the undeniable overlord of fact. What makes religion any different?
There is many answers I could say about this question, but people might say I'm wrong to many of them. For instance, why is the bible so old? I'm sure if you were alive many, many, many years ago you could tell me the answer to the question. But I'm not that old. and neither is any one alive to this day. Its a debatable question, and can't be proven wrong or right. Just like religion. But the funny thing is, we have no proof of science either! Ever since we we're born, we are given so many reasons and "facts" about how the world works. Gravity, how our bodies work, and what nutrients we need to have daily are only a minute portion of the things we learn.
Science, in itself, is just as debatable as religion is! People who are religious are antagonized constantly for having no proof, but neither does science! Both can't be proven wrong or right! So why is science thought of as right, when in truth, it can't be proven just as religion can not be proven?
What I mean by this is that our facts here on Earth may be completely wrong just by the fact we can't really give them an even deeper meaning. Lets take gravity for example. Explain it. Why does it happen? How does it work? All the answers to the question boil down to the fact that it just is. Just like people who believe in religion can give reasons that boil down to the fact of, it just is!
In itself, religion and science are the same thing. Both can't be proven wrong or right! Thinking some more on this, I realized that God might even be using science. What if the way we explain things on Earth is the way God created us? What if the big bang was God in his science lab mixing chemicals and elements to create an explosion eventually leading to our existence?
In truth, there is no one right side to this never ending argument. God may be real, and I believe it with all of my heart, and I believe you should to! So, why does science keep antagonizing religion when it has no right to do so? The answer is that people think they have the right to do so, so that's why they are able to push religion around. But now you know better.
So the next time you get shoved around by science, shove back, because you have the right to believe, just like they do.
