If I ask a christian if I should have faith in god, they'll say yes. I ask because maybe someday one of them will give me a reason to have faith in something that I cant see or feel.
Scientifically, at least it is an attempt to explain the creation of the universe.
I'd like to offer some food for thought.
Science itself can't even explain a thought, yet, we have thoughts. Science can't explain why babies in the womb yawn though they're not dependant on their own lungs, yet they yawn. Science is a system of education guesses which shouldn't be our final authority -- if we take everything as we're spoonfed, how do we expect to actually learn?
Yes, this goes both ways. Don't take anything a Christian tells you to heart, but if you're seeking an answer, strive to find it for yourself. Science isn't going to prove anything, as it's an educated guess. A person isn't going to have the exact answer, as we've all come to Him in a different way. Why should you follow in our steps?
Take the 2 Timothy 2:15 approach. Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman needing not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
And while we're at it, don't take
your own reasoning as final authority, either. As Intricatic said some pages back, maybe begin with a more Eastern approach. First, begin with a simple spiritual approach -- there's no need to start with the meat if you haven't begun with the milk, you know? Being raised in Sunday school never taught me a thing about spirituality, it was no different than a history lesson. Why? Not only was I physically and mentally young, but spiritually an infant[or less]. But once I came to understand and acknowledge spirituality, I became a genuine seeker.
Have you never once acknowledged that there could be a world unseen? That there are unseen forces at work? Even science will tell you this much is true -- radio waves, heat, sound waves, wind...
But as I said, don't let science be your complete source of reasoning. Something that can't explain a thought can't be too credible. Something that claims the possibility that 100 oranges could somehow fall into 10 perfect rows of 10, or that if every part of a watch was tossed into the air and suddenly one day come together in complete harmony, is an insult to our intelligence.
Is this not, in a sense, what the Big Bang
Theory proposes?
"Whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted,
whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased."
We have to let go of our pride somewhere along the way, and realize if we had the answer, we wouldn't still be searching. Who said that our manner of thinking, or the simple things we've seen, are final authority? The pagans and druids acknowledged spirituality, the indians acknowledged spirituality, it's been here as long as we can look back.
It's hard to hear when music, television, media, the busy sounds of traffic, crowds technology, etc are all-too-apparent.
Something which always amazed me is that the Buddhists saw Jesus as a buddha, the Hindus saw Him as a guru, some atheists know him as a good man, the rebellious youth spend a lot of time hating Him though they 'don't believe in Him', that one's most common. If you are content where you are, stay, because as the verse goes, don't expect to be exalted until you've humbled yourself. But if the thought, or idea, or hunch, or assumption, or possibility, really starts taking it's toll on you and you're ready to scrap your preconceptions and perspectives and begin to take that next big step in a new direction...
I pray that your search bears fruit.
