I am a sci-fi/fantasy fiction writer who loves to ask the question, "What if?" I've watched all the movies, from Star Wars to Star Trek, as well as the television series The Next Generation (Captain Jean Luc Picard).
In most instances, Science Fiction premises what is possible in the future of man's advancement. It tends to be optimistic in nature. Fantasy is similar but deals with more arcane subject matter such as shape shifting or magical abilities. Again, the mind ponders the possibilties.
But Christians? How do we reconcile our faith with our imagination? That, as Shakespeare wrote, is the question.
Despite being a sci-fi afficianado and author, I am quite aware still that where fantasy ends, reality must begin. There are far more wonders in this world than most of us can absorb, and they tend to strengthen my faith, not weaken it.
But, in the end, there is only reality. There are no space aliens traversing empty space in craft built on a distant planet, lightyears away. There is nothing corporeal lliving beyond this atmosphere at this point in history. Times past, perhaps, but not today.
Trans-speciation (evolution of the species, one into another into another until man) is a myth. There was no primoridal soup for naturally occurring amino acids to form into the precursors of life, no reducing atomosphere (methane-ammonia) necessary to avoid the degradation of newly formed amino acids as occurs in an oxidizing atmosphere.
To believe the theory, whether or not billions of years (at a minimum required to render a patina of credibility) are accounted for that DNA (information science) formed on its own without intelligent design is fantasy, not science (fiction).
But, just like Global Warming (human caused) Evolution is not proven as much as people are bullied into "believing" it lest they look uneducated and politically-incorrect.
Here is the great dichotomy. Does life exist because we evolved from simple to complex life forms (ignoring the laws of thermodynamics) or are we the result of plan, purpose, and special creation?
I believe (the operative word for both opposing concepts) that without intelligent intervention, the universe would remain void and without form--lifeless.
In the five or more thousand years of human history, a mere blink of an eye on God's scale of reckoning, we were created to have a relationship with Him. That's it. That's why we are here.
We're not here to run to and fro after our own interests first. God wants to become the most important "thing" in our daily lives. We are to give Him the first fruits, and He will prosper us (Jeremiah 29.11).
So, despite some Christians' views that I should not write novels because people might read them insted of the Bible, I say relax. A hungry heart will always find the meat of the word. And if my stories have anything at all to do with aiding that hunger to grow, I give the glory to God who gave me my ability to write in the firt place.
I now stand down, kick the soapbox back under my desk, and prepare to greet the day heartily as if I were greeting my Creator.
Rm
In most instances, Science Fiction premises what is possible in the future of man's advancement. It tends to be optimistic in nature. Fantasy is similar but deals with more arcane subject matter such as shape shifting or magical abilities. Again, the mind ponders the possibilties.
But Christians? How do we reconcile our faith with our imagination? That, as Shakespeare wrote, is the question.
Despite being a sci-fi afficianado and author, I am quite aware still that where fantasy ends, reality must begin. There are far more wonders in this world than most of us can absorb, and they tend to strengthen my faith, not weaken it.
But, in the end, there is only reality. There are no space aliens traversing empty space in craft built on a distant planet, lightyears away. There is nothing corporeal lliving beyond this atmosphere at this point in history. Times past, perhaps, but not today.
Trans-speciation (evolution of the species, one into another into another until man) is a myth. There was no primoridal soup for naturally occurring amino acids to form into the precursors of life, no reducing atomosphere (methane-ammonia) necessary to avoid the degradation of newly formed amino acids as occurs in an oxidizing atmosphere.
To believe the theory, whether or not billions of years (at a minimum required to render a patina of credibility) are accounted for that DNA (information science) formed on its own without intelligent design is fantasy, not science (fiction).
But, just like Global Warming (human caused) Evolution is not proven as much as people are bullied into "believing" it lest they look uneducated and politically-incorrect.
Here is the great dichotomy. Does life exist because we evolved from simple to complex life forms (ignoring the laws of thermodynamics) or are we the result of plan, purpose, and special creation?
I believe (the operative word for both opposing concepts) that without intelligent intervention, the universe would remain void and without form--lifeless.
In the five or more thousand years of human history, a mere blink of an eye on God's scale of reckoning, we were created to have a relationship with Him. That's it. That's why we are here.
We're not here to run to and fro after our own interests first. God wants to become the most important "thing" in our daily lives. We are to give Him the first fruits, and He will prosper us (Jeremiah 29.11).
So, despite some Christians' views that I should not write novels because people might read them insted of the Bible, I say relax. A hungry heart will always find the meat of the word. And if my stories have anything at all to do with aiding that hunger to grow, I give the glory to God who gave me my ability to write in the firt place.
I now stand down, kick the soapbox back under my desk, and prepare to greet the day heartily as if I were greeting my Creator.
Rm
