CONTROVERSY

Which came first the chicken or the egg? Which is right science or religion? As we are able to examine the universe above us and within us with the powerful magnifying microscope and the telescope it is time to let go of blind faith and welcome new discoveries. Galileo who was put under house arrest for his publications of his scientific research has said. "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to fore go their use."

"What are we to make of those restless hearts who deny His [God's] existence". Disbelief can be a form of rebellion against the church and the government. Sigmund Freud argued that belief in God was just wishful thinking. Most of all the theory of evolution has been further proof against a Creator. Can theology survive? Is Dawkin's right when he states that faith is one of the world's great evils, greater than the treat of AIDS or Mad Cow etc. We have no need of God he states, Religion is anti rational and can be classified as blind trust. I disagree on both these points because I feel we need God for moral guidance, to discern right and wrong. I believe that a belief in God can be intellectual and rational as we become serious in our thinking. Yes, religion has done evil and we have to take responsibility for that damage. But there have been many good things like schools and hospitals and soup kitchens that feed and clothe the hungry.

It all comes down to which of man's reasoning's we CHOOSE to believe. Atheism and agnosticism cannot prove or disprove the existence of a divine power or source.

The question is how can be stop the inhumanity of man to man? We humans are causing suffering to others with our greed and our pride and our selfishness. The fist followers of Jesus were called Followers of the Way which was a way of compassion and generosity and healing that would bring in a way of peace and plenty for all.