Friday, August 12, 2011

Does God Exist?

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, you Believe in GOD ?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent )

Professor : You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young Fella. Is GOD Good?

Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student : From . . . GOD . .
Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer)

Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?

(Student had no answer)

Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you. Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn't.

(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat.
But we don't have anything called Cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.

There is no such thing as Cold. Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat. We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy. Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

(There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )

Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness 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 its called Darkness, isn't it? In reality, Darkness isn't. If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is 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?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument was going )

Student : 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 not a Scientist but a Preacher?

(The Class was in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

(The Class broke out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .

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, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly ! The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.

GUESS WHO THE STUDENT WAS..?
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It was Albert Einstein. :)

Saturday, August 6, 2011

A.B. Normal

ABNORMAL BA KO?

Sabi nila kung naiiba ka raw sa karamihan, hindi ka normal. Kung karamihan nahuhumaling kay Justin Bieber pero ikaw solid Freddie Aguilar pa rin – abnormal ka. Kung karamihan nagsusuot na ng skinny jeans pero ikaw bell bottom pa rin – abnormal ka. Kung karamihan kalbo pero ikaw long-hair – abnormal ka.

Sa loob ng LRT feeling ko normal ang lahat.... maliban sa akin...

Pag tumingin ako sa kaliwa, si ate may nakasalpak na earphone sa tenga, may hawak na cellphone, nagtetext. Pag tumingin ako sa kanan, si kuya may nakasalpak na earphone sa tenga, may hawak na cellphone, nagtetext. Pag lumingon ako sa likod, si lolo may nakasalpak na malaking headphone sa tenga, nag heheadbang...

Ako nakahawak sa safety hand drills, nag iimagine...

Meron din akong cellphone at MP3 Player. Pero sa office ko lang ginagamit. Una, para di ko marinig ang pinagttsismisan ng mga officemates ko. Pangalawa, para di ako antukin habang nagtatrabaho... Kung minsan naman, ginagamit ko din sa bus pag malayo ang byahe gaya nung pumunta kami sa Baguio...

Pero sa loob ng LRT, over-my-dead-hunky-body!!!

Kaya naman nagulat ako ng minsan may nakita akong ale (naka uniporme na sa tingin ko nagttrabaho sa bangko) na nanonood pa ng pelikula sa iPod nya... Anu to, mas trip nya manood sa ganun kalaking screen? Sarap yayain manood ng sine. Meron din mga estudyante na naglalaro naman sa cellphone at iPod nila ng Super Mario 2... sabagay yun naman talaga gamit nun... Yung iba nagppicture taking pa sa LRT, ang background billboards ng Azkals... Meron naman naka-earphone nga pero parang mini-speaker ang nakasalpaksa tenga... Di ko alam kung sinasadya iparinig sa akin na paborito nyang singer si Willie Revillame...

Ako, nakahawak pa rin sa safety hand drills at pinipilit iwasang masandalan ang magkabilang pintuan ng tren habang hinahanda ang magnetic card na gagamitin sa paglabas ng istasyon...

Minsan nagdududa ako kung magkakamag-anak ang mga kasama ko sa loob ng tren... at ako yung others pag sinasabi nilang para ka namang others... naOOP ako sa kanila... di ko masakyan ang trip nila... Para akong galing sa ibang panahon na nag time-travel sa future... di ako makarelate... Parang umatend ako sa birthday party na naka holloween costume...

Bahala na... darating ang araw na magiging katulad din siguro ako nila... Certified KAPAMILYA!!! XD