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ith religion" #he athei t profe or of philo ophy pau e before hi cla an$ then a % one of hi ne! tu$ent to tan$" &'ou&re a (hri tian) aren&t you) on*& &'e ir)& the tu$ent ay "

&So you believe in Go$*& &+b olutely & &, Go$ goo$*& &Sure! Go$& goo$"& &, Go$ all-po!erful* (an Go$ $o anything*& &'e & &+re you goo$ or evil*& &#he -ible ay ,&m evil"& #he profe or grin %no!ingly" &+ha ! #he -ible! .e con i$er for a moment" &.ere& one for you" Let& ay there& a ic% per on over here an$ you can cure him" 'ou can $o it" /oul$ you help him* /oul$ you try*& &'e ir) , !oul$"&

&So you&re goo$"""!& &, !oul$n&t ay that"&

&-ut !hy not ay that* 'ou&$ help a ic% an$ maime$ per on if you coul$" 0o t of u !oul$ if !e coul$" -ut Go$ $oe n&t"& #he tu$ent $oe not an !er) o the profe or continue " &.e $oe n&t) $oe he* 0y brother !a a (hri tian !ho $ie$ of cancer) even though he praye$ to 1e u to heal him" .o! i thi 1e u goo$* (an you an !er that one*& #he tu$ent remain ilent" &2o ) you can&t) can you*& the profe or ay " .e ta%e a ip of !ater from a gla on hi $e % to give the tu$ent time to relax" &Let& tart again) young fella" , Go$ goo$*& &3r ""ye )& the tu$ent ay " &, Satan goo$*& #he tu$ent $oe n&t he itate on thi one"" &2o "& &#hen !here $oe Satan come from*& #he tu$ent falter " &From Go$& &#hat& right" Go$ ma$e Satan) $i$n&t he* #ell me) on" , there evil in thi !orl$*&

&'e ) ir"& &3vil& every!here) i n&t it* +n$ Go$ $i$ ma%e everything) correct*& &'e & &So !ho create$ evil*& #he profe or continue$) &,f Go$ create$ everything)then Go$ create$ evil) ince evil exi t ) an$ accor$ing to the principle that our !or% $efine !ho !e are) then Go$ i evil"& +gain) the tu$ent ha no an !er" &, there ic%ne * ,mmorality* .atre$* 4gline * +ll the e terrible thing ) $o they exi t in thi !orl$*& #he tu$ent 5uirm on hi feet" &'e "&

&So !ho create$ them *& #he tu$ent $oe not an !er again) o the profe or repeat hi 5ue tion" &/ho create$ them*& #here i till no an !er" Su$$enly the lecturer brea% a!ay to pace in front of the cla room" #he cla i me meri6e$" &#ell me)& he continue onto another tu$ent" &7o you believe in 1e u (hri t) on*& #he tu$ent& voice betray him an$ crac% " &'e ) profe or) , $o"&

#he ol$ man top pacing" &Science ay you have five en e you u e to i$entify an$ ob erve the !orl$ aroun$ you" .ave you ever een 1e u *& &2o ir" ,&ve never een .im"& &#hen tell u if you&ve ever hear$ your 1e u *& &2o ) ir) , have not"& &.ave you ever felt your 1e u ) ta te$ your 1e u or melt your 1e u * .ave you ever ha$ any en ory perception of 1e u (hri t) or Go$ for that matter*& &2o ) ir) ,&m afrai$ , haven&t"& &'et you till believe in him*& &'e & &+ccor$ing to the rule of empirical) te table) $emon trable protocol) cience ay your Go$ $oe n&t exi t""" /hat $o you ay to that) on*& &2othing )& the tu$ent replie "" &, only have my faith"& &'e ) faith)& the profe or repeat " &+n$ that i the problem cience ha !ith Go$" #here i no evi$ence) only faith"& #he tu$ent tan$ 5uietly for a moment) before a %ing a 5ue tion of .i o!n" &Profe or ) i there uch thing a heat* & & 'e " 3

&+n$ i there uch a thing a col$*& &'e ) on) there& col$ too"& &2o ir) there i n&t"& #he profe or turn to face the tu$ent) obviou ly intere te$" #he room u$$enly become very 5uiet" #he tu$ent begin to explain" &'ou can have lot of heat) even more heat) uper-heat) mega-heat) unlimite$ heat) !hite heat) a little heat or no heat) but !e $on&t have anything calle$ &col$& " /e can hit $o!n to 89: $egree belo! 6ero) !hich i no heat) but !e can&t go any further after that" #here i no uch thing a col$; other!i e !e !oul$ be able to go col$er than the lo!e t -89: $egree " 3verybo$y or ob<ect i u ceptible to tu$y !hen it ha or tran mit energy) an$ heat i !hat ma%e a bo$y or matter have or tran mit energy" +b olute 6ero =-89: F> i the total ab ence of heat" 'ou ee) ir) col$ i only a !or$ !e u e to $e cribe the ab ence of heat" /e cannot mea ure col$" .eat !e can mea ure in thermal unit becau e heat i energy" (ol$ i not the oppo ite of heat) ir) <u t the ab ence of it"& Silence acro the room" + pen $rop li%e a hammer" &/hat about $ar%ne ome!here in the cla room) oun$ing

) profe or" , there uch a thing a $ar%ne

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&'e )& the profe or replie !ithout he itation" &/hat i night if it i n&t $ar%ne

&'ou&re !rong again) ir" 7ar%ne i not omething; it i the ab ence of omething" 'ou can have lo! light) normal light) bright light) fla hing light) but if you have no light con tantly you have nothing an$ it& calle$ $ar%ne ) i n&t it* #hat& the meaning !e u e to $efine the !or$" ,n reality) $ar%ne i n&t" ,f it !ere) you !oul$ be able to ma%e $ar%ne $ar%er) !oul$n&t you*& #he profe or begin to mile at the tu$ent in front of him" #hi !ill be a goo$ eme ter" &So !hat point are you ma%ing) young man*& &'e ) profe or" 0y point i ) your philo ophical premi e i fla!e$ to tart !ith) an$ o your conclu ion mu t al o be fla!e$"& #he profe or& face cannot hi$e hi explain ho!*& urpri e thi time" &Fla!e$ * (an you

&'ou are !or%ing on the premi e of $uality)& the tu$ent explain " &'ou argue that there i life an$ then there& $eath; a goo$ Go$ an$ a ba$ Go$" 'ou are vie!ing the concept of Go$ a omething finite) omething !e can mea ure" Sir) cience can&t even explain a thought"& &,t u e electricity an$ magneti m) but ha never een) much le fully un$er too$ either one" #o vie! $eath a the oppo ite of life i to be ignorant of the fact that $eath cannot exi t a a ub tantive thing" 7eath i not the oppo ite of life) <u t the ab ence of it"& &2o! tell me) profe or" 7o you teach your tu$ent that they evolve$ from a mon%ey*& &,f you are referring to the natural evolutionary proce cour e , $o"& ) young man) ye ) of

&.ave you ever ob erve$ evolution !ith your o!n eye ) ir*& #he profe or begin to ha%e hi hea$) till miling) a he reali6e !here the argument i going" + very goo$ eme ter) in$ee$" &Since no one ha ever ob erve$ the proce of evolution at !or% an$ cannot even prove that thi proce i an on-going en$eavor) are you not teaching your opinion) ir* +re you no! not a cienti t) but a preacher*& #he cla i in uproar" #he tu$ent remain ilent until the commotion ha ub i$e$" &#o continue the point you !ere ma%ing earlier to the other tu$ent) let me give you an example of !hat , mean"& #he tu$ent loo% aroun$ the room" &, there anyone in the cla !ho ha ever een the profe or& brain*& #he cla brea% out into laughter" &, there anyone here !ho ha ever hear$ the profe or& brain) felt the profe or& brain) touche$ or melt the profe or& brain* 2o one appear to have $one o""" So) accor$ing to the e tabli he$ rule of empirical) table) $emon trable protocol) cience ay that you have no brain) !ith all $ue re pect) ir"& &So if cience ay you have no brain) ho! can !e tru t your lecture ) ir*& 2o! the room i ilent" #he profe or <u t tare at the tu$ent) hi face unrea$able" Finally) after !hat eem an eternity) the ol$ man an !er " &, Gue you&ll have to ta%e them on faith"& &2o! ) you accept that there i faith) an$) in fact) faith exi t !ith life)& the tu$ent continue " &2o! ) ir) i there uch a thing a evil*& 2o! uncertain) the profe or re pon$ ) &?f cour e) there i " /e ee it 3very$ay" ,t i in the $aily example of man& inhumanity to man" ,t i in #he multitu$e of crime an$ violence every!here in the !orl$" #he e manife tation are nothing el e but evil"&

#o thi the tu$ent replie$) &3vil $oe not exi t ir) or at lea t it $oe not exi t unto it elf" 3vil i imply the ab ence of Go$" ,t i <u t li%e $ar%ne an$ col$) a !or$ that man ha create$ to $e cribe the ab ence of Go$" Go$ $i$ not create evil" 3vil i the re ult of !hat happen !hen man $oe not have Go$& love pre ent in hi heart" ,t& li%e the col$ that come !hen there i no heat or the $ar%ne that come !hen there i no light"& #he profe or at $o!n"

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