I have recently received an email on the following article and would like very much to confirm or otherwise that the story about Albert Eistein on the text is true or not. You know, there are so many people putting words into others' mouths these days.
"~ God vs. Science ~
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> 'Let me explain the problem science has with religion.' The
atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his
new students to stand.
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> 'You're a Christian, aren't you, son?'
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> 'Yes sir,' the student says.
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> 'So you believe in God?'
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> 'Absolutely.'
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> 'Is God good?'
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> 'Sure! God's good.'
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> 'Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?'
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> 'Yes.'
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> 'Are you good or evil?'
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> 'The Bible says I'm evil.'
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> The professor grins knowingly. 'Aha! The Bible!'
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> 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?'
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> 'Yes sir, I would.'
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> 'So you're good!'
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> 'I wouldn't say that.'
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> '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.'
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> The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
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> '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?'
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> The student remains silent.
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> '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.
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> 'Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?'
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> 'Er...yes,' the student says.
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> 'Is Satan good?'
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> The student doesn't hesitate on this one, 'No.'
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> 'Then where does Satan come from?'
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> The student falters, 'From God.'
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> 'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is
there evil in this world?'
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> 'Yes, sir.'
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> 'Evil' s everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,
correct?'
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> 'Yes.'
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> '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.'
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> Again, the student has no answer.
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> 'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these
terrible things, do they exist in this world?'
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> The student squirms on his feet. 'Yes.'
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> 'So who created them?'
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> The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question,
'Who created them?'
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> There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in
front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.
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> 'Tell me,' he continues onto another student. 'Do you believe
in Jesus Christ, son?'
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> The student's voice betrays him and cracks. 'Yes, professor, I
do.'
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> 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?'
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> 'No sir. I've never seen Him.'
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> 'Have you ever 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?'
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> 'No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't.'
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> 'Yet you still believe in him?'
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> 'Yes.'
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> 'According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol,
science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?'
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> 'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.'
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> 'Yes, faith,' the professor repeats. 'And that is the problem
science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.'
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> The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His
own. 'Professor, is there such thing as heat?'
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> 'Yes,' the professor replies. 'There's heat.'
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> 'And is there such a thing as cold?'
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> 'Yes, son, there's cold too.'
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> 'No sir, there isn't.'
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> The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room
suddenly becomes very quiet.
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> The student begins to explain ...
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> '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.'
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> '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.'
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> Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding
like a hammer.
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> 'What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as
darkness?'
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> 'Yes,' the professor replies without hesitation. 'What is
night if it isn't darkness?'
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> '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?'
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> 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?'
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> 'Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to
start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.'
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> The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time, 'Flawed?
Can you explain how?'
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> 'You are working on the premise of duality,' the student explains
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> '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.'
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> '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.'
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> 'Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved
from a monkey?'
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> 'If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man,
yes, of course I do.'
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> 'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'
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> The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes
where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
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> 'Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and
cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavour, are you not
teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?'
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> The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion
has subsided.
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> '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.
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> 'Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain,
felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt 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.'
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> 'So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures,
sir?'
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> 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.'
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> '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?'
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> 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.'
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> 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.'
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> The professor sat down.
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> PS: The student was Albert Einstein.
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