Logic and Faith

Atheism

The disbelief in a higher power or supreme being is not new. Atheism has been around as long as humanity.  It is not the purpose here to belittle or insult anyone. It is particularly useless to debate a person who is not present.  It is accepted that many atheists are decent people who exhibit love of family and are contributing members of a community. There are two, and only two options; God exists, or God does not exist.  Using exclusively the techniques of science, neither can be absolutely proven. The question then becomes which is the more defensible and rational alternative?  

The Mountains are Calling…

I must admit I was excited.  It had been a year since I had seen them.   I could have told you that I was near even if I had been blindfolded.    I anticipated the moment when the SUV would reach the crest of a hill, and they would begin to fill the view.  Then, majestically, and wonderfully, there they were: the Smoky Mountains.  This wasn’t just a vacation, rather it was a pilgrimage.  The mountains were there; sentries, and I was immersed in a deepening realization that, for them, man’s sense of time is meaningless.  They beckon us to come and learn about ourselves and to marvel in mute silence at their dignity and magnificence…

Baa Baa Black Sheep…

There is an old joke about two hikers in the woods who come upon a bear. As the bear started to growl and move toward them, one of the hikers stopped to make sure his shoes were laced up good and tight. The other hiker looked around at him and said, “you know you’re never going to outrun that bear.” “I don’t have to”, the second one replied, “all I have to do is to outrun you!” This story has been told so many times it has ceased to be humorous. Yet, this is precisely how we are told that nature, as we know it, has come into being. 

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