A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science has with

GOD, the ALMIG !"# ## e aske$ one of his %ew Christian St&$ents to stan$ an$ #

Professor ' "o& are Christian, aren(t yo&, son ) St&$ent ' "es, sir# Professor ' So, yo& *elie+e in GOD ) St&$ent ' Absol&tely, sir# Professor ' Is GOD Goo$ ) St&$ent ' S&re# Professor ' Is GOD ALL , PO-./01L ) St&$ent ' "es# Professor ' My *rother $ie$ of Cancer e+en tho&gh he Praye$ to GOD to Most of &s wo&l$ attempt to help others who are ill# *&t GOD $i$n(t# ow is this GOD goo$ then) mm) eal him#

2St&$ent was silent 3

Professor ' "o& can(t answer, can yo& ) Let(s start again, "o&ng 0ella# Is GOD Goo$) St&$ent ' "es# Professor ' Is Satan goo$ ) St&$ent ' %o# Professor ' -here $oes Satan come from ) St&$ent ' 0rom # # # GOD # # #

Professor ' !hat(s right# !ell me son, is there e+il in this -orl$) St&$ent ' "es# Professor ' .+il is e+erywhere, isn(t it ) An$ GOD $i$ make e+erything# Correct) St&$ent ' "es# Professor ' So who create$ e+il )

2St&$ent $i$ not answer3

Professor ' Is there Sickness) Immorality)

atre$) 1gliness)

All these terrible things e4ist in the -orl$, $on(t they) St&$ent ' "es, sir# Professor ' So, who Create$ them )

2St&$ent ha$ no answer3

Professor ' Science says yo& ha+e 5 Senses yo& &se to I$entify an$ Obser+e the -orl$ aro&n$ yo&# !ell me, son # # # St&$ent ' %o, sir# Professor ' !ell &s if yo& ha+e e+er St&$ent ' %o , sir# Professor ' a+e yo& e+er 0elt yo&r GOD, !aste$ yo&r GOD, Smelt yo&r GOD) ear$ yo&r GOD) a+e yo& e+er Seen GOD)

a+e yo& e+er ha$ any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter) St&$ent ' %o, sir# I(m afrai$ I ha+en(t# Professor ' "et yo& still *elie+e in St&$ent ' "es# Professor ' Accor$ing to .mpirical, !estable, Demonstrable Protocol, IM)

Science says yo&r GOD $oesn(t e4ist# -hat $o yo& say to that, son) St&$ent ' %othing# I only ha+e my 0aith# Professor ' "es, 0aith# An$ that is the Problem Science has#

St&$ent ' Professor, is there s&ch a thing as Professor ' "es# St&$ent ' An$ is there s&ch a thing as Col$) Professor ' "es# St&$ent ' %o, sir# !here isn(t#

eat)

2!he Lect&re !heatre became +ery 6&iet with this t&rn of e+ents 3

St&$ent ' Sir, yo& can ha+e Lots of -hite eat, a Little eat or %o eat#

eat, e+en More

eat, S&perheat, Mega

eat,

*&t we $on(t ha+e anything calle$ Col$# -e can hit 758 Degrees below 9ero which is %o after that# !here is no s&ch thing as Col$# Col$ is only a -or$ we &se to $escribe the Absence of -e cannot Meas&re Col$# eat is .nergy# Col$ is %ot the Opposite of eat, sir, :&st the Absence of it# eat# eat, b&t we can(t go any f&rther

2!here was Pin,Drop Silence in the Lect&re !heatre 3

St&$ent ' -hat abo&t Darkness, Professor) Is there s&ch a thing as Darkness)

Professor ' "es# -hat is %ight if there isn(t Darkness) St&$ent ' "o&(re wrong again, sir# Darkness is the Absence of Something "o& can ha+e Low Light, %ormal Light, *right Light, 0lashing Light # # # *&t if yo& ha+e %o Light constantly, yo& ha+e nothing an$ it(s calle$ Darkness, isn(t it) In reality, Darkness isn(t# If it is, were yo& wo&l$ be able to make Darkness Darker, wo&l$n(t yo&) Professor ' So what is the point yo& are making, "o&ng Man ) St&$ent ' Sir, my point is yo&r Philosophical Premise is flawe$# Professor ' 0lawe$ ) Can yo& e4plain how) St&$ent ' Sir, yo& are working on the Premise of D&ality# "o& arg&e there is Life an$ then there is Death, a Goo$ GOD an$ a *a$ GOD# "o& are +iewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can meas&re# Sir, Science can(t e+en e4plain a !ho&ght# It &ses .lectricity an$ Magnetism, b&t has ne+er seen, m&ch less f&lly &n$erstoo$ either one# !o +iew Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that Death cannot e4ist as a S&bstanti+e !hing# Death is %ot the Opposite of Life' :&st the Absence of it# %ow tell me, Professor, $o yo& teach yo&r St&$ents that they e+ol+e$ from a Monkey) Professor ' If yo& are referring to the %at&ral .+ol&tionary Process, yes, of co&rse, I $o# St&$ent ' a+e yo& e+er obser+e$ .+ol&tion with yo&r own eyes, sir)

2!he Professor shook his hea$ with a Smile, beginning to reali;e where the Arg&ment was going 3

St&$ent ' Since no one has e+er obser+e$ the Process of .+ol&tion at work an$ Cannot e+en pro+e that this Process is an On,Going .n$ea+o&r, Are yo& not teaching yo&r Opinion, sir) Are yo& not a Scientist b&t a Preacher)

2!he Class was in 1proar 3

St&$ent ' Is there anyone in the Class who has e+er seen the Professor(s *rain)

2!he Class broke o&t into La&ghter 3

St&$ent ' Is there anyone here who has e+er hear$ the Professor(s *rain, 0elt it, to&che$ or Smelt it) # # # %o one appears to ha+e $one so# So, accor$ing to the .stablishe$ /&les of .mpirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that "o& ha+e %o *rain, sir# -ith all $&e respect, sir, how $o we then !r&st yo&r Lect&res, sir)

2!he /oom was Silent# !he Professor stare$ at the St&$ent, his face &nfathomable3

Professor ' I g&ess yo&(ll ha+e to take them on 0aith, son# St&$ent ' !hat is it sir # # # .4actly < !he Link between Man = GOD is 0AI! # !hat is all that >eeps !hings Ali+e an$ Mo+ing#

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I belie+e yo& ha+e en:oye$ the Con+ersation # # # an$ if so # # # "o&(ll probably want yo&r 0rien$s ? Colleag&es to en:oy the same # # # won(t yo&) 0orwar$ them to Increase their >nowle$ge # # # or 0AI! #

!hat st&$ent was Albert .instein< '3