Nearby, at a table, sat 2 gentleman. What they looked like didn't make it through the fog, though I think they both had dark hair, but that doesn't effect my story. What I did notice through my fog of sleeplessness and stress, was that one was leaning on a very thick and heavily used Bible. The other was slouched back in his chair the way a teenage boy might do when he's trying to seem disinterested. The briefest part of their conversation that I caught went like this...
Sloucher Man: "But I simply cannot grasp the concept of anything that I cannot touch or feel. And I know that's cliche, but it's how I feel."
Bible Man: "Do you believe in Gravity?"
SM: "Yes."
BM: "But you can't see or touch gravity."
SM: "But I can see and feel the effects of gravity."
Croissant and water bottle balanced in one hand, and dragging my carry-on suitcase with the other, I maneuvered my way to a seat in my gate and missed the rest of their conversation. It had me thinking, though.
Many of us Christians try to use the, "but you've never seen a million dollars and you know that exists." or the same gravity argument when discussing the existence of God with non-believers. We're grasping at whatever we can come up with to prove that just because you can't see or touch God, doesn't mean He isn't out there.
For thousands of years, countless numbers have followed God, trusted in God, and given their lives to doing what God and Jesus would want us to. Thousands of years, nothing has changed. The laws stay the same. They don't waver with the times and society's rules. They ask the exact same thing generation after generation. When God says He will be faithful and steadfast, He means it and has proven it century after century. I give my utmost faith in the existence of my Creator, Father, and Lord God Almighty, because I KNOW with all my soul He's up there.
That doesn't mean I don't question the basic concepts that are God. I do all the time, but that's what He wants, as it keeps Him forefront in our minds.
I do struggle with science, though. I dare you to find a scientific "fact" that hasn't changed or adapted itself to our "evolved" thinking over the past 2000 years. The world was flat. Oops. I mean round. You can't sleep laying down, you'll upset the humors and die. Oops. Tylenol is amazing. Oops, it can ruin your liver. Shall I go on? Have a headache? It's demons so let's drill. Pluto is a planet? Or maybe it's a dormant star. Nothing is ever faithful and steadfast in science. Scientists don't agree on much, but when it comes to praising God, regardless of your denomination, the premise is pretty much the same.
I've heard, "I'm a scientist, I need hard evidence that proves the existence of a deity."
My problem with that statement is that science tends to disprove itself constantly, so blaming your atheism or agnostic beliefs on science is just building your house on sand at the water's edge. Give it time and that science will pull your foundation right out from under your feet.
