First of all, why am I bringing this up? Because it's so important and so overlooked. People want scientific evidence to prove something. If there's evidence, it's right. - This is today's mentality; we want proof for everything, just where different people get that proof is a different story.
One day, I will be a scientist, and this will be part of my everday life.
So let's deal with it right now and here.
Any arguments on specific issues almost always end up having something to do with some sort of discussion on "evidence."
"Where's the evidence"?
"Science says this..."
"Of course this is true; the geological column says it all"!
This whole scientific logic is flawed!
As my teacher recently stated in class (and as I have thought so many times over), "Science is all theories; they can be "disproved" at any time." Even tomorrow, some established scientific theory could suddenly be "wrong"! (Even scientific laws have been disproven!)
Yes, you can say that a scientific theory is different from a "normally-constructed" theory, and it is; a scientific theory is "proven" by tons of observations and experimentation, whereas a theory to an average person would be more of a scientific hypothesis. But the reality is that it is science!
It is observed and constructed and experimented through human senses and intelligence, and as we know, humans are imperfect. Flawed. Every piece of evidence is seen through human understanding, which is a tiny, tiny fraction of what actually goes on in nature.
There is no such thing as "evidence," really. It is just a form of trying to understand what goes on in life. We will never even come close to understanding and explaining everything in life. It's just too much for our puny little brains to understand.
So that's why I don't put my faith in science. Yes, I can learn about it, and marvel at how we think things work, but we might be thinking it all wrong. What we learn may be completely different from how it actually is; perhaps we may come up with some novel tools to help explain it more accurately, or to disprove something, but those novel tools could end up being replaced by other more highly intelligent tools (which could negate current results). We really will never be completely sure about the scientific realm. Ever.
Biblical Reference
(Just for curiosities sake; I was writing this post before I read these verses, but I thought they fit perfectly for my little lecture)
I. Corinthians 13: 9 - For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
I. Corinthians 13: 12 - For now we see through a glass, darkly;...
Ecclesiastes 3: 11 - ...he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
And yes, I am writing (or rather, finished writing) this at 1:30 am; that's when my thoughts seem to run the best. :D
You can enjoy nature without understanding how it works. But the more you know the more you are in awe how smart God made everything, so it's not completely useless. But in the end there will be a new Earth and Heaven so it's also not really useful to invest much time into it. Because even when you understand everything as much as Solomon ("So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom."), you will come to the conclusion that it is vanity. Much better to just enjoy what is there ("O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.")
ReplyDeleteOf course back then nobody doubted that God made everything, even the heathens believed in their Gods, but nowadays science is there to disprove the Bible, but they can't. For example the coral beds all over the world are dying.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/12/almost-75-of-japans-biggest-coral-reef-has-died-from-bleaching-says-report
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/07/the-great-barrier-reef-a-catastrophe-laid-bare
Everyone says Oh they survived for 350 Million or whatever years, and now they're dying in a matter of years because of global warming. Do you really believe that a 2 degree rise in temperature would never have happened in the half billion years before, and that something so fragile could have survived that long? What a load of hoax. The truth is that God made Earth 6000 years ago and we managed to bring it from paradise to junkyard in that time. And soon God will do away with it.
Another example, the Bible has had all the right laws before we knew about bacteria and viruses etc., God commanded to wash your hands after touching a body or a woman giving birth or every unclean thing. He didn't say why they should do it, but those who did it in faith were rewarded (by the baby not dying or you not becoming sick), long before our hospitals starting doing that, He makes no mistakes.
Yes, definitely nature can be enjoyed by anyone, no matter how small or knowledgeable (or not) they are. Understanding nature (or partly understanding), however, certainly can make someone appreciate how complex it is and how it is impossible not to have been created.
DeleteAnd yes, you are right; too much investment in any one thing can be a bad thing. You have to make sure that your priorities are balanced and that you are thinking of the right things.
Haha, I love your example there. It doesn't seem right that the world has been going on for so long, but there have only been some drastic changes more "recently" (as in, 2000/3000 years or so).
And yes, all those laws in the Old Testament were actually protecting the people, because God knew that they wouldn't understand if He told the Isrealites why. So he just told them what to do.