A science professor
begins his school year with a lecture to the students, "Let me explain the
problem science has with religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses
before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're
a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So
you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure!
God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do
anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says
I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers
for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and
you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

"Yes
sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say
that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you
could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does
not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a
Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is
this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

The student remains
silent.

"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of
water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's
start again, young fella. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student
says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one.
"No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters.
"From God"

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is
there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil's everywhere, isn't
it? And God did make everything, correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created
evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created
evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define
who we are, then God is evil."

Again, the student has no answer. "Is
there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they
exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So
who created them?"

The student does not answer again, so the professor
repeats his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly the
lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized.
"Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ,
son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I
do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use
to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen
Jesus?"

"No sir. I've never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you've
ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir, I have not."

"Have you ever felt
your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory
perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"

"No, sir, I'm afraid
I haven't."

"Yet you still believe in
him?"

"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable,
demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to
that, son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my
faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem
science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student
stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is
there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's
heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's
cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the
student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student
begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat,
mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't
have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is
no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold;
otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458
degrees."

"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or
transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit
energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold
is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold.
Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the
opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room.
A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What
about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the
professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't
darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the
absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light,
flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's
called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the
word."

"In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make
darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

The professor begins to smile at the
student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you
making, young man?"

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical
premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be
flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time.
"Flawed? Can you explain how?"

"You are working on the premise of
duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's
death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something
finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a
thought."

"It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much
less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be
ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is
not the opposite of life, just the absence of it."

"Now tell me,
professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a
monkey?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young
man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your
own eyes, sir?"

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as
he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester,
indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work
and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not
teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a
preacher?"

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the
commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to
the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The
student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen
the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter.

"Is there
anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's
brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable
protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect,
sir."

"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your
lectures, sir?"

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the
student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the
old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you
accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student
continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the
professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily
example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence
everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but
evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least
it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just
like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of
God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does
not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when
there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

hmmmm...... this is gonna come in handy........ but my bio teacher is a christian im pretty sure so i dont think i can use it this year in bio........but i cant wait to use it =)

wow... awsome!

Thank you! This is just what we've been looking for! Did you write this yourself or find it somewhere else? It's an awesome explanation that I will also pass on to my Pastor!

No this story was sent to me by one of my space friends, so I thought I must send it on to others to read.
God bless.