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The Science of God

A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students,

"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.  

"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.  

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."  

"Is God good?" "Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?" "Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" 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?"  

"Yes sir, I would."  

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."  

"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."  

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "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?"  

The student remains silent.  

"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.  

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.  

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."  

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From God"  

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."  

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"  

"Yes."    

"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."    

Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these

terrible things, do  they exist in this world?"    

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."    

"So who created them?"    

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. "Who created them?"

There is still  no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The

class is mesmerized. "Tell  me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ,

son?"    

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."    

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?"    

"No sir. I've never seen Him."    

"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?" 

"No, sir, I have not."    

"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?"    

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't." 

"Yet you still believe in him?" 

"Yes."    

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God

doesn't exist.  What do you say to that, son?"    

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith." 

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no

evidence, only  faith."    

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there

such thing  as heat?"    

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."    

"And is there such a thing as cold?" 

"Yes, son, there's cold too." 

"No sir, there isn't."    

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very

quiet. The  student begins to explain. "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."    

"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."    

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.    

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"    

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"    

"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?"    

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?"    

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your

conclusion must  also be flawed."    

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?"    

"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "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."    

"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."  

"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?" 

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."    

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"    

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A

very good  semester, indeed.    

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this

process is  an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a

scientist, but a preacher?"    

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.    

"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.    

"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."    

"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"    

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."    

"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?"    

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."    

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."    

The professor sat down.

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The Science of God

A science professor begins his school

year with a lecture to the students,

"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.  

"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.  

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."  

"Is God good?" "Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do

anything?" "Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha!

The Bible!" 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?"  

"Yes sir, I would."  

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."  

"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."  

The student does not answer, so the

professor continues. "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?"  

The student remains silent.  

"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.  

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God

good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.  

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this

one. "No."  

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From God"  

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't

he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this

world?"

"Yes, sir."  

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God

did make everything, correct?"  

"Yes."    

"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."    

Again, the student has no answer. "Is

there sickness? Immorality? Hatred?

Ugliness? All these terrible things, do 

they exist in this world?"    

The student squirms on his feet.

"Yes."    

"So who created them?"    

The student does not answer again,

so the professor repeats his

question. "Who created them?"

There is still  no answer. Suddenly the

lecturer breaks away to pace in front

of the classroom. The class is

mesmerized. "Tell  me," he continues

onto another student. "Do you

believe in Jesus Christ, son?"    

The student's voice betrays him and

cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."    

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?"    

"No sir. I've never seen Him."    

"Then tell us if you've ever heard

your Jesus?" 

"No, sir, I have not."    

"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?"    

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't." 

"Yet you still believe in him?" 

"Yes."    

"According to the rules of empirical,

testable, demonstrable protocol,

science says your God doesn't exist. 

What do you say to that, son?"    

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only

have my faith." 

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats.

"And that is the problem science has

with God. There is no evidence, only 

faith."    

The student stands quietly for a

moment, before asking a question of

His own. "Professor, is there such

thing  as heat?"    

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's

heat."    

"And is there such a thing as cold?" 

"Yes, son, there's cold too." 

"No sir, there isn't."    

The professor turns to face the

student, obviously interested. The

room suddenly becomes very quiet.

The  student begins to explain. "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."    

"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."    

Silence across the room. A pen drops

somewhere in the classroom,

sounding like a hammer.    

"What about darkness, professor. Is

there such a thing as darkness?"    

"Yes," the professor replies without

hesitation. "What is night if it isn't

darkness?"    

"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?"    

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?"    

"Yes, professor. My point is, your

philosophical premise is flawed to

start with, and so your conclusion

must  also be flawed."    

The professor's face cannot hide his

surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you

explain how?"    

"You are working on the premise of

duality," the student explains. "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."    

"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."  

"Now tell me, professor. Do you

teach your students that they evolved

from a monkey?" 

"If you are referring to the natural

evolutionary process, young man,

yes, of course I do."    

"Have you ever observed evolution

with your own eyes, sir?"    

The professor begins to shake his

head, still smiling, as he realizes

where the argument is going. A very

good  semester, indeed.    

"Since no one has ever observed the

process of evolution at work and

cannot even prove that this process is 

an on-going endeavor, are you not

teaching your opinion, sir? Are you

now not a scientist, but a preacher?"    

The class is in uproar. The student

remains silent until the commotion

has subsided.    

"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.    

"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."    

"So if science says you have no brain,

how can we trust your lectures, sir?"    

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."    

"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?"    

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."    

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."    

The professor sat down.