Friday, 5 June 2009
Our lords work?
I was watching telly last night and there was a scene where one of the characters recited the lords prayer. and it reminded me of primary school where we also recited the lords prayer every day in assembly. As I listened and mouthed along to the bits I remembered I realised that like a song on the radio that you sing along to you say the words without really bothering to think what they mean. Take the line" hallowed be the name" . How many of you reading this know that god actually has a name and it appears in four verses of the bible. (I will put his name at the bottom of the page) "Thy kingdom come thy will be done" I have lost count of the times I repeated those lines at school but never really thought them until now. that's suggests that his kingdom or rule will go on and be adopted on earth. "as it is in heaven". Before I go on this post pre-supposes that a god does exist and did indeed create the heavens and the earth. Though science has I think comprehensively shown where our origins are from. But if the earth was formed from a huge explosion billions of years ago (the big bang) and we are a fragment of that explosion where did the symmetry come from how is it that the earth tilts at exactly 23.5 degrees on its axis thus primarily causing the seasons. That is spins at 25000mph or a 1000mph depending on where on earth you are standing. are these things a random happening or is someone sitting up in heaven admiring his handiwork. whichever camp you decide you are in explosion or creation it does not matter because we are here now so lets make the best of it. incidentally according to the bible his name is Jehovah.
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Interesting post. Creationism versus Evolution. I'd like to think there is a God - but science tells us otherwise. Also, there doesn't seem to be any 'justice' or 'balance' if there is a God watching over us.
ReplyDeleteFor example, there was a story recently in the papers about a boy who became severely disabled in a car crash recently. More recently, he contracted meningitus, and at the age of 5 he died. Already in five short years he endured extreme pain and discomfort, resulting in paralysis, and ultimately dies. All within 60 months.
Mark this against a Nazi who after sending 30,000 jews to death in concentration camps is still living in Brazil at the age of 96, surrounded by his grandchildren.
Where's the justice or holy intervention in that?
Religious people (of most faiths) will tell you "Ah, he will get his come-uppance in the next life". But what if there isn't a next life?, what if this is the only shot you get at anything. How cruel is that?