Edited by Jim McCrory, Wednesday, 28 Jun 2023, 19:49
I was thinking of yesterday’s post and wondered if the
theme of death is worth a blog.
A friend, who was a
charity worker that looked after the needs of refugees had a Chinese man walk
into his office one day. The man never spoke English, so, with a video link to
a professional translator they were able to answer the man’s query.
“Can you tell me, what
happens when we die?” was his question.
The Chinese man is not unique.
We all ask that question and believe me; the thought becomes more frequent as
you get older.
Why is there something
rather than nothing? Why is this lump of matter and electrical charge we call
the brain aware of itself? Why are we so unique that we can explore these
matters? This is the boundary of science. These are questions that will never
be answered by science. Despite the grandiose claims, we are nowhere near answering
these questions.
There cannot be a God, there’s
too much evil. However, why is there so much good? And think of the statement, “There’s
too much evil.” Where do we get that moral absolute? Where does this invisible
standard of right and wrong come from? If we are products of blind chance, then
why is there the demand for justice? Justice has no place in a blind universe.
“Can you tell me, what happens when we die?”
I was thinking of yesterday’s post and wondered if the theme of death is worth a blog.
A friend, who was a charity worker that looked after the needs of refugees had a Chinese man walk into his office one day. The man never spoke English, so, with a video link to a professional translator they were able to answer the man’s query.
“Can you tell me, what happens when we die?” was his question.
The Chinese man is not unique. We all ask that question and believe me; the thought becomes more frequent as you get older.
Why is there something rather than nothing? Why is this lump of matter and electrical charge we call the brain aware of itself? Why are we so unique that we can explore these matters? This is the boundary of science. These are questions that will never be answered by science. Despite the grandiose claims, we are nowhere near answering these questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF54xqYhIGA&list=WL&index=17&t=29s
There cannot be a God, there’s too much evil. However, why is there so much good? And think of the statement, “There’s too much evil.” Where do we get that moral absolute? Where does this invisible standard of right and wrong come from? If we are products of blind chance, then why is there the demand for justice? Justice has no place in a blind universe.
I will return to this question tomorrow.