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- From: pmpusbob@iastate.edu (Christian M Charlebois)
- Subject: Re: Science and god: Are they incompatible? If so, why?
- Message-ID: <pmpusbob.722072352@vincent1.iastate.edu>
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1e88haINN5jv@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Nov16.214120.27547@midway.uchicago.edu> <1ebgfvINNol2@gap.caltech.edu>,<1992Nov17.235531.11416@midway.uchicago.edu> <1ecelcINNmoq@gap.caltech.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:39:12 GMT
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- During this debate about God and science, a tall, well-built man at the
- bar turns from is have empty Grape NeeHi and pipes up.
- "I'm just a newbie here, but I've been listen to this conversation and
- I think I have something to add. First of all, I guess I could be called a
- deist, though I do believe in a God that cares about and loves us on a personal
- level. The fact that I think throws people is the concept of time. God is
- perfect, omnipotent, and unchanging. He is not effected by time. To Him,
- everything happens at once. A good analogy is three-dimensional coordinate
- space. As humans, our actions are along the x-axis. Time is constantly
- moving us along the y-axis. God, however, exists on the z-axis, so nothing,
- I mean *nothing* happens unless He wants it to. And if he wants something to
- occur a certain way, he can simply change something at the beginning so the
- result is the desired product. Instead of adjusting the machine, He goes
- back and changes the blueprints."
- "Oh, as way of introduction, my name is Pompus Bob. For the record,
- I'm officially non-denominational Protestant, I attend an Evengelical Free
- Church, and love intelligent, calm, theological discussion. I mean if a belief
- can't stand up against criticism, it's not worth believing. My dimensions are
- 6'4, 225 lbs., 34" waist. My favorite ice cream is double fudge chocalate.
- Favorite movie is Princess Bride. Turn-ons include great music, great
- conversation, and women who don't. Turn-offs are politicians, rude people, and
- women who smoke. (center-fold picture withheld by request)"
- The large man pulls a twix bar from the inside pocket of his blue
- trenchcoat and begins eating it, washing it down with the remains of his
- Grape NeeHi. He orders another and turns to hear any responders.
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- Liar, Lunatic, or Lord? *|*
- "You must make your choice. Either this man *|* Pompus Bob
- was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman *|* wandering the
- or something worse. You can shut Him up for *|* wastelands of the mind
- a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a *|*
- demon; or you can fall at His feet and call *|*
- Him Lord and God." C.S. Lewis *|*
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