(October 26, 2009 at 11:58 am)Darwinian Wrote: At Cornell University they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe.
rjh4, if I were using that microscope right now, I still wouldn't be able to locate my interest in why you believe in God.
Fair enough, Darwinian, but you did not ask for my reasons, Craveman did and EvF indicated he was interested also (maybe for laughs on their part but I will answer anyway). So since you are not interested, Darwinian, you can stop reading now.
When I was about 18, I took a look around me, saw the complexity of life and in that instant I decided that there had to be a God. Was I raised in a Christian home? Sort of but up to that point in my life I was more agnostic than anything. Did I consider all the naturalistic points of view available at the time to explain life? No, it was admittedly a leap of faith given the complexity I saw around me.
Shortly thereafter I actually joined a cult to the displeasure of my family who continued to point me to the Bible and Jesus Christ. So after about a year in the cult I read some blatant inconsistencies about the cult, researched to see if the inconsistencies were real, and finding them real, I put my trust in Jesus. Did I consider all religions and/or world views before I made this decision? No, again it was admittedly a leap of faith.
Since becoming a Christian, it has been a long time now, I can tell you that I know God exists because of my experience with Him. Is any of it proveable to you? No. I'm just explaining what I know even though I cannot really explain how I know this.
As for why I continue to believe in God and why I am still a Christian, I will point to an article by Cornelius Van Til called "Why I Believe in God". I ran across this the other day and I think it explains what I think better than I could explain it myself. (Of course what he says about the early years does not apply to me but the rest does.)
So now you know and, if appropriate, you can have your laughs now.
