Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Unseen Force Vs Unseen God

I remember a friend once asked me to tell him something that he can't see. At that time, I threw in a lot of things like conciousness which are hard to grasp and to understand. A random thought came to me recently and I have a much better example if he is ever going to ask again =)

In Newton's Law of Motion, we learn about forces which later expands to stress and strain in materials and sorts. We, without much question take F=MA for what it is but.... can any force be seen?

I can see my arm pushing something but I can't see the force jumping out of my arm into the something. I can see a durian fruit fall from a durian tree but can I see the arm that drags it down? No one have seen forces like gravitational force or magnetic repulsion force but we know that it is with us or believe that it is there. Why is this so? Simply, we see the effects of force working in our lives such as we feel heavier and heavier due to all the good food we consume daily. This gives us the assurance that force is there!

How about God, a divine being overlooking the universe? I don't see God around though I wish I can see Him physically. Do we see the effects of God working in believers' lives? Yes, I do and I testify to how he worked in my life, feeling lighter and lighter with all my burdens released from me daily. This gives me the assurance that God is there.

We have double standards when comparing between the physical and the spiritual. Can't overthrow force and we take it in. Can't overthrow God and we debate over it. It somehow takes more to have faith in God than F=MA such as "I need to see God in order for me to believe in Him". However, NO one have ever seen a force running down the street but yet the whole academic world receives the thoery of force.

I don't think Laws of Science is to be blamed for "killing" God. Some users of science who are against the existance of God, needs to reconsider why F=MA(proven) but God(N.A.). We believe force because we have seen the effects of force. We, seeing the effects brought about by God remained in unbelief.

Trying to explain away the effects of God is the same as trying to explain away the effects of force. It is hard both ways.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You write very well.

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