Why I believe there is a God (in the midst of everything that is happening) and He is alive!
Quite a few months ago, a Canadian-Filipina friend of mine shared her concern regarding a disturbing video that she'd come across online because someone forwarded it to her.
Here's a clip of that video:
So, for people out there who are asking why I, someone who, has a health and medical background believe what I believe, here's my take on it...
First, I feel pity for people like the guy on that video because they don't know what they are talking about. If there is no God then why do they hate God so much? They won't even dare to do that to the Islam religion or to Mohammad. Let alone mock someone they don't believe in. Why do they mock something or someone who does not exist (according to them)? If He is not real why do they disrespect Him that much? Not even Hitler is hated that way. Think about it.
Second, let us be pragmatic. For example, if we see a car, we know that there is someone who manufactured a car. Who? the car manufacturers of course. If we see a painting, we know that behind that beautiful painting is a painter. Of course, a painting doesn't just appear by itself. And if we see a house, we know that someone constructed it. We know that there's an architect, a contractor, a carpenter, a plumber, etc. to eventually build the house. The house, together with the painting and the car, can't just appear out of nowhere. Logically someone has built and made it. So when we see nature: the birds, the trees, the oceans, the seas, everything that surrounds us- they are all creations....which means there is a Creator. Painting was painted by a painter. Creation made by the Creator. The whole of creation "shouts" of God's glory. But of course, it doesn't literally shout but the evidence is there.
Third, Scientifically, if the Earth tilted just one mile towards the sun, we would all fry. If the Earth tilted a mile away from the sun, we would all freeze to death. Every step of the galaxy was perfectly formed. Balance of matter and anti-matter has to be accurate to 1 part in 10 billion to sustain life and the chances that we could live in such an environment is 1 in 1 billion and 1 in 1 trillion that we can think. The chances that we (humans) would be able to have a CONSCIENCE and discern the right from wrong, the odds are 1 in 1 nonillion. When you have protein, the amino acids have to be perfectly arranged, the laws of modern Science cannot fathom the probability of protein forming by chance. 10 to the 64th power by 1. The DNA in every single human is so astronomically complex that no amount of computation can ever bring it together so perfectly....The work of God is in everything especially our human body.
Fourth, there is a theory on Punctuated Equilibrium and Irreducible Complexity. According to Evolutionary biology, Punctuated Equilibrium proposes that once a specie appears in the fossil record, the population will become stable showing little to no evolutionary change for most of its geological history. Irreducible complexity is a term used to describe a characteristic of certain complex systems whereby they need all of their individual component parts in place in order to function. In other words, it is impossible to reduce the complexity (or simplify) an irreducibly complex system by removing any of its component parts and still maintain its functionality.
Fifth, people who don't believe in God, at one time or another believed in God or some form of God because we are humans, Beneath all our facades, money, mask, careers and accomplishments, there is a deep longing that only God can fill. They see the harm, the wars, the sickness and the world's dilemma. However, they don't know that all these hardships are caused by man's sin and his disobedience. Not by God. But, God is being blamed for it.
Sixth, I don't believe in religion, per se. Religion has been used to manipulate, abuse and even annihilate people. But a relationship with God, the Maker of Heaven and Earth is the answer. Religion divides, relationship with and faith in God doesn't. A lot of us professing to be Christians are NOT at all real "Christians" or followers of Christ. We talk like the world, we speak like the world, we look like the world, we love the world, we go into our own lives without even consulting God, we are unkind to people who are hurting, we say things at the back of a person we don't like, we secretly take joy in the pain of another person, we take pride in being self-righteous, we are unforgiving when someone has done something wrong, we don't know God in a personal, deep and intimate way. I can go on and on but having said those, that's a whole other topic which I won't touch today with a ten foot pole. Maybe another time perhaps? However, right now let's stay on course....
Seventh, Remember, a person only learns what his heart desires. Whatever a person seeks, he finds, If you seek atheism. You will find it. If you seek a broken world. You will only find the problems of this world and not the solutions. If you seek, you will find. If you read and watch videos like the one above, all of which and who are antithetical to God, they will instil many unhealthy ideas in your mind. Inwardly, you will be crumbling, You will turn to drugs, cocaine, booze and many forms of addiction- because your life is not important anyway. A person will turn to worldly answers. I don't have all the answers. No religion have all the answers. Nobody does. But we don't have to have all the answers to believe. Just like I don't have to learn all the things about electricity in order to turn on the electric switch on the wall and enjoy this light in my room. I also don't have to know all the things I need to know about electronics, I just use my laptop. I don't have to know the capacity of this chair that I am sitting on. I just sit on it and have faith that it will hold my weight. I may not see air but I know and I believe that there is air and that it contains, oxygen and hydrogen. I just breath. That's what FAITH is all about.
Eighth, we have conSCIENCE. In it's Archaic definition, CON- meaning "with" and Science which means "knowledge". We all have a conscience and people who doesn't believe in God, even they themselves know what is right and what is wrong. They will not murder. They will not rape. They will not take drugs. All these things they know to be "not right". Deep inside us, we have this compass. Nobody is perfect. Everyone falls and fails short. That's why, we need someone who could help us. That someone is Jesus Christ alone.
Ninth, last but not the least, Pascal's wager. Pascal's wager is a philosophical argument presented by the seventeenth-century French philosopher, theologian, mathematician, and physicist, Blaise Pascal. It says that human beings "wager" with their lives that God either exists or does not. Since God’s existence is a matter of faith, (and to some extent people believe that there's no scientific proof) how should you live? Let’s say you gamble and bet that, God exists, so you lead a Godly and virtuous life —but it turns out that there is no God. You miss enjoying a few sins while you are alive, but that’s all your risk costs you. Now let’s say you gamble and bet that there is no God and commit all the sins you would like to commit through life without a qualm— and it turns out that God does exist. The payoff on this risk is a few decades of cheap thrills (at the most 80 to 90 years of worldly existence) — then afterwards, an eternity burning in hell. So the risk is greater....
So, in essence, Pascal’s wager shows that whether you should take a risk depends not just on the probability that you are right but also on the consequences if you are wrong. To make reliably good decisions, we must always weigh how right we think we are against or how sorry we will be if we turn out to be mistaken.
Pascal's wager applies not only to belief in the existence of God but in life, in investing, in relationships, in making any major decisions in life, etc. You have to weigh what are the risks and rewards for this decision, this investment, this relationship? If the risks far outweigh the rewards, you should be saying NO. If the rewards far outweigh the risks, you should be saying YES!
But I will end with a story
There were twins: Juan and Pedro. Juan is a good Christian guy, very responsible, respected his parents, never got into trouble but his twin brother Pedro, is his exact opposite: always having trouble with authority, do not study, disrespects his parents. Now one day, Pedro got into an argument and a brawl with another man inside a pub and they exchanged punches he punched the man so hard that the man fell, hit a hard table and when a doctor came to check his vital signs, he was found dead. So Pedro, because he became afraid, ran outside and away from the pub and rushed into a place where he knows he is safe. He went to the house of his brother Juan. Upon hearing his dilemma, Juan told him, not to worry but to take off his bloody shirt, go upstairs and take a shower. He told his bother Pedro not to worry. When the police came, Juan, who was now wearing Pedro’s shirt, was arrested and was brought to prison. In the same way, Jesus Christ was like that to us.
So, I will end it with this, I will let Science, life, circumstances, History, Biology, Physiology, Anatomy and all the ologies and otomies in the world- point to the Source of it all because as far as I know, when you look for something with an open heart and mind for learning- without prejudice and preconceived ideas, you will eventually find the answer that you have been looking for.
With that, I rest my case. Thank you for reading.
