Time

Reminisce... Why does time pass by? Why do things have to end? Have you ever wondered that? It doesn't make sense. I can't get how you're doing something one moment, but then the next, it's over. Things only last for a while. This is really nice while you're doing something you don't enjoy, but during good times, doing things you love, things that are good, noble, pure, honorable, worthy of praise... it shouldn't end. But it has to. We're immortal spiritual beings. Our spirits will live on after our bodies die and decay. We'll forever be with Christ, and time will have no meaning. Essentially, it won't exist. But at the same time that we can't understand being bound by time, because our spirits aren't, but our bodies are, we can't comprehend not being bound by it, because our bodies are, though our spirits aren't. Isn't life annoying sometimes?

So today was my first day of classes as a sophomore (I wrote that first part a long time ago, by the way. Probably at least two weeks ago). I guess I did pretty good overall. I wasn't mean to any fish, but I was really stern with the band fish that I met. I whipped out to all the whitebelts I could, and I dropped with all the fish I could. I ran into a couple people I know, including my older brother. I was late to two classes, but one was because the class before let out late. I'll probably be consistently late to that class, concert band, but the director said it's fine if we let him know of conflicts like that. My physics lab and recitation were cancelled or something, because the TA never showed up to either. It meant that I had to go to training time and evening chow, but also that I got to go to financial aid to take care of some papers. Also, on the way back to the dorms from my lab that didn't happen, I saw this strangely familiar-looking fish frantically walking down the quad, looking at a campus map, and looking like she was about to cry.

"Hey fish, are you looking for your class?"

"Sir, yes, sir."

"Where is it?"

"Sir, the Physics building, sir. M-P-H-Y, sir."

"Oh, that's the Mitchell Physics Building. That's really far..." She started to pull out her schedule, but her name was on the page in front. I stopped her from turning the page. Yep. No wonder she looked familiar...

"Did you go to Hays?" A look of amazement crossed her face.

"Sir, yes, sir!"

I didn't really know what to do next, cuz I didn't really need to drop with her if I already knew her. "It's Brandon. Do you remember me?"

Her jaw dropped and she nodded. She looked like she was about to cry before, but now she looked like she really was on the verge of tears, but this time of a different kind. I told her which dorm I lived, and that she could come by and talk to me whenever she wanted, or facebook me, or whatever. She was running late to class, though. Another fish had shown up while we were talking, so I dropped with him as well, and hurried them both off when he said he was going the same way, and knew where she needed to go. As they left, I walked off amazed. I didn't even know that she was going to A&M, and I never would have thought she might even consider joining the Corps. I'm glad that I can help her along, though. She definitely looked like she needed someone right then. I'm pretty convinced that God had me go to Physics lab, even though it was apparently canceled, and wait for the TA, even though only one other person from the class showed up, just so I would be walking along the quad at that time. Just a couple minutes later, and either another upperclassmen or that fish that walked up probably would have helped her, and if we just passed each other, I'm not sure I would have recognized her. Pretty cool, huh? Hopefully I can provide some support for her this year, or at least this week or something. Anyways, pretty cool story. Hopefully I'll be posting on this more, now that school is starting up again. Until next time...I guess you just have to wait or something...

Consider the following... (try reading it with a British accent...and please realize that it's almost 2 in the morning...)

What if all scientists were Christians?

A few things change then. The biggest change, you probably think, would be that everyone would stop bickering about people coming from monkeys or fish or bubbles or spaghetti. In reality, I think there would be a much greater change. I think science itself would be drastically altered, and, consequently, the views, beliefs, policies, and attitudes of all of mankind. Think about it. After all, where do people come up with alternatives for Christianity? From science! That's what they all are, you know. The only reason evolution is taught in schools is because it's something besides creation. They even have a new belief, or maybe they even call it a religion, called Scientology. I'm not sure what they believe, but all it is is another alternative to Christianity and creation.

And not just creation by a higher being (God), but creation and guidance. God obviously didn't just create the world so He could microwave some popcorn, sit back, and watch what kind of chaos we make out of it (the world, not the popcorn, though we do have some weird kinds of popcorn these days...). But people are now believing, because the scientific evidence so strongly and unarguably points to creation, that whoever or whatever created the earth and the entire universe that it resides in, simply left us to our own after that point. To me, that's basically saying to Christians "Yeah, you were right all along, but we still don't believe you." If a group of people equivalent to the number of Christians in the world claimed to see a UFO, the world would believe in aliens, wouldn't they? If all of the descriptions matched, more or less, and it was seen all over the world, then you would be crazy not to believe! But that's exactly what people do with Christianity, isn't it?

But anyway, back to science, and my original question, what if all scientists were Christians? What would scientists study now? Well, what do Christian scientists study? The only thing I've heard of any outspoken Christian scientist studying is how the world was created, trying to find scientific proof that everything was created by God. Well, I don't think they would need to prove it anymore, but I'm sure at least some would still study the subject, because it is interesting. In fact, I bet most scientists would simply stick to what they were studying, but they would do it with a whole new outlook. No one would research for the same reasons anymore. We wouldn't be trying to find out about the earth, or space, or other planets or stars, or animals; we would be digging deeper into God's creation. Scientists would be captivated by God's handiwork, displayed for the entire universe to enjoy. It's an art gallery, open for public viewing.
Atheists wouldn't have a leg to stand on without scientists trying to explain away God. Scientology would cease to exist. I'd say that evolution would be thrown out the window with a laugh, but that would involve the government and public schools, so I don't know about that. If all the politicians got saved, we'd really have a different country then...
Science is generally accepted as being true, and science generally discounts the supernatural as nonexistent. This would change as well. Scientists might even study miracles, and try to see exactly how God works them (or worked them, if you have a history minor or something). I mentioned a Christian scientist in one of my other posts who said "I believe in the 'Big Bang'... I just know Who banged it!" Maybe some scientific theories wouldn't change, but the credit for them definitely would.

Here's the Merriam-Webster definition for science:

Main Entry: sci·ence 

Pronunciation: \ˈsī-ən(t)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin scientia, from scient-, sciens having knowledge, from present participle of scire to know; perhaps akin to Sanskrit chyati he cuts off, Latin scindere to split — more at shed

Date: 14th century

1 : the state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding
2 a : a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study  b : something (as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge 
3 a : knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific methodb : such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena : natural science
4 : a system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws 
5 capitalized : christian science

Now look at definition 3. That seems to be the closest to what we've been talking about. "General truths or the operation of general laws..." What do you think that means? Now, trying not to stretch the definition, it seems to me like it's basically saying that it's knowledge you obtain by observing and testing something. As Christians, don't we observe a lot that others don't? We observe God, for one. Other people don't. We test things out, too. We go through a trial, and we trust in God, and see what that does? Or see what happens when you pray? When you give? Love? "Concerned with the physical world and its phenomena." Now that's where it's a little different. See, we're living right now in the physical world, but we know there's a whole other world, with a huge battle going on. However, everything we physically do, we do here in this world. Our interaction with God is spiritual, but our interaction with our friends, family, and all the people we meet or just pass by or hand money to in a drive-thru, that all takes place here in this world. And we're observing that, learning from it, and trying to find the best way to glorify God while we're here. So, flip around my first question...

What if all Christians were scientists?

In a sense, aren't we already?