my kid said that there is no god, there is only science
“If there is god, show him to me”
i said – science deals with the material world
it does not deal in human reflection
it does not answer questions of choice and ethics
its perspective of the universe looks out but not in
sees it as an object not as a multi dimensional mirror
it is a useful view, but limited and narrow
in relation to humanity and the mind
consciousness and conscience
and the heart beat of time
do scientists cheat to get their data published, yes
do scientist play connect the dots on paper when the data is actually a shifting sea, yes
do scientists spread disease, even as they are seeking cures and novel fields of inquiry, yes
do scientist destroy natural worlds, even as they create new synthetic ones, yes
are scientists funded by the wealthy or by the poor, yes
are scientists working for the common good or the common evil, yes
are scientists creatures of the lab or animals in the bush, yes
are scientists human, yes
but science is not about people, it is the search for truth
science is the light that destroys the darkness of ignorance
science is consistent and methodical and a foundation of knowledge
that builds upon itself and enables
prosperity and progress, reason and reality
before there was science, people were dumb and stupid
before there was science, people believed in all sorts of invisible things that do not exist
spirits in the clouds and the mountains, malevolent magic and wicked sorcery
is this true? has science proven these things to be false? what kind of a test did they run?
before there was science, people were dirty beasts
they lived like eternally hungry, grunting malformed simians
they beat each other on the head with sticks and ate each others young
is this true? how long ago was that? what culture are you talking about?
it was science that blew away the fog and mist of fuzzy superstitions
science that freed the shackles of trapped imaginations
science that nailed the concept of divinity on a stick and left it out to dry
then took over as the guiding force of human cultures
science, not god
I have not seen God, in person, nor had a proper conversation with Him
a conversation that is back and forth where you ask a question and get answers, nope
or one of those conversations where you are quite sure he is listening
present, not absent
here, not out to lunch
nope, not even that
but I do know that the origin the split the cockadoodle shabang
was awe lightning and love
how do i know this?
well you can apply the scientific method to the life of a person
examine one who has been drenched in oil
cooked in the coals
parched in the desert
punctured with worm holes
swollen with pus
crippled by rot
shelved in the ice cold corner
and thickened with calluses of the hardest steels
go ahead and dissect that heart
pause, take a good look
observe, find patterns, experiment
analyze and understand
then come to a conclusion
about the existence of soul and spirit
about universal laws
about divine and supernatural forces
find out the answers to
why or how or what is in charge
when or where or who is the boss
(hint: it is not what you think…)
so kid – I can’t show you something that in essence
has no form no thought no mental splits
a being minuscule and encompassing
an exploded dream of geometric dusts
a clear running stream that floods and falls infinite
but if you join together all the disparate shards of the fragmented mind
suspend the trickle of inanimate garbage spewing from the pipes
take some breaths
and feel for the tiny cave of happy still peace within…
that is God rooted in the mother earth growing a tree that touches the sun and that is you