Friday, February 06, 2004 :::

Philosphical Response
 

I read an interview once where someone was interviewing Stephen Hawking. Apparently he had mathmatically proven that the entire universe - all the stars, planets, and life - had risen from a single quark. This quark was very dense and therefore unstable. He went to great lengths to discuss how he had come to this conclusion. When asked how the quark got there, he responded, "god."
I think everyone who believes in God has a disctinct advantage over those who don't. For all "believers" there is that confidence throughout life - that everything is part of a "bigger picture." Even though there is no proof of this, we all believe anyway.
I am Catholic, and when I was a senior in high school I was Confirmed. At every mass we recite The Apostle's Creed - a prayer that lists what we, as Catholics, believe. Before I was confimed, I took the time to kind of study this prayer to be sure I believe in all it says. While I don't fully understand the world around me or the reason for things happening, I have taken that leap of faith that allows me to believe.
For a long time, I was torn between what I believed while at church and while at school, but if Stephen Hawking is able to admit that at some point something higher than all of us stepped in and gave our universe that first push, I can believe too.
Like that quote says, "a little science takes you away from God but a lot of science brings you closer."
::: posted by tinafish at 2:32 AM :::