God v. Science??

The biggest question/issue I get from those who don't believe there is "God" is that it cannot be proven.

Welllllll DUH. The mere fact that we as humans aren't even able to look upon God without dying is one little reason. So not being able to see God and live through it might hinder the ability to tell others that He in-fact does exist (with concrete "I actually saw Him" evidence).

HOWEVER, to the person who doesn't even believe there is a God to look upon in the first place, I finally received some insight into a great explanation as to the differences in beliefs. "Finally" isn't really being truthful, it's more from my Earth Science Class that I took Spring Semester last school year. Sooo, what, 5 months ago?

I have had a couple people mention to me they don't believe in any form of "God" because science can't prove it. This is another "duh." Science is the study of concrete things that we can see, touch, smell, etc. An atom is VERY small, and the naked eye, it is invisible (meaning NOT able to be seen by the naked eye - this doesn't mean it isn't there). With a high-powered microscope, however, we do know that atoms are present in the chemical makeup of everything on this planet. So, now onto the reason for this note.

My professor (yes it was Ron) told the class this profound statement: Once you introduce God into science, you can no longer call it science (don't quote me on that, because I didn't write the exact quote down, but that is the jist of what he said). This doesn't even have to be about God. Once you introduce the notion of "ghosts" you can't even call it science. Since science is about the concrete, once you introduce something that cannot be physically seen, then you can no longer use the scientific process.

For example:

Animals are present on earth - science
Animals are complex organisms - science
Animals had an origin - science
God created the animals - no longer science

You see, the "science" of God has it's own category - theology. So we can change the last example to:

God created the animals - theology

So no, there is nothing concrete to prove God is out there. There also isn't anything that can prove that God does NOT exist. Science cannot prove (either way) anything about God.

As the age-old comparison goes, "we cannot see the wind, but we can see the effects of the wind." We cannot see God, but in each of our lives, in our own ways, we can see the effects of God's presence.

We as Christians believe in God by something we call faith. Faith, just like God, is also invisible. Other invisible things include emotions like love and fear. With faith, I know that there is a God. With faith, I know that He sent His Son to pay the price for my way into Heaven. By my invisible faith (deep down in my gut), I believe that I will die and, when said dying does happen, I will be taken to see God (finally) in heaven.

So as for the epic argument: "is there a God, or isn't there a God?" I must tell everyone: I can't change that opinion in your mind unless you want it to be changed. I believe that there is a God. You believe that there isn't. One of us is wrong. I believe it's you, and you believe it's me. We aren't going to get anywhere, because I have faith that God exists, and you have faith that He doesn't.

The real answer will lay within your soul, in your heart, at the core of who you are. What do you honestly believe? The question isn't "what do you WANT to believe." I want to believe that the World will one day be at rest, I want to believe that I will wake up in the morning and the World will be fed and given drink.

Nope, the question really is "what DO YOU believe?"

So, what do you believe?