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"Science cannot prove that God exists neither can you," my law professor bellowed proudly as he gestured to us, "and if any of you can do so bring some proof so that we can celebrate the feat of the first law student to ever prove that God exists."
I could see his sneering look as he shopped for who had the guts to take on a law professor. There was silence for a while as it sank in; then a foray of hands shot into the air. He expected it. He knew that he had touched a subject tender to some of the students in the class. He pointed to one of the students
"Yes young lady…what is you name?"
"Fiona Wambui sir! And I want to vehemently oppose your line of thought. Though scientists cannot prove that God exist but perhaps God is without boundaries so nothing exits outside of him to border him. Perhaps he cannot be investigated because nothing exists to investigate him or maybe scientists cannot measure him because nothing exists to measure him. Perhaps it is more than God and yet we humans, limited by language, can only find the word ‘God’ appropriate in this case. So maybe it is indescribable, incomprehensible and above what we think or see."
The professor hesitated for a while. Her brilliance was evident to him yet he dared not hang his gloves too early. There was silence for a while before he started.
"If God does exist let him show himself, otherwise he is not God and so we need not worry. It is not the business of scientists to prove he is what he claims to be. It is him to furnish us with evidence that he is God and we as scientists will be more than willing to verify this claim. For example he should start by telling us where he has been for thousands of years as the human race suffered and continues to suffer from death, disease and war. Perhaps he should tell us why he would send a rabid maniac like Satan or Lucifer to torment this world after he could not deal with him himself and worse still how does he expect hapless beings like humans to deal with that demon King. He then goes ahead and slaughters his supposedly innocent and holy son to suffer for sins he did not commit to fulfill his bloodthirsty lust to punish humans for sins which many at times is brought about by factors they had no control over. No one chose to be born in a world full of sin or did any one of you choose to be born? To make it worse, he is so cruel that he punishes the whole human race for eating an apple. I stole sugar when I was young but I was punished with death for my disobedience."
The class roared into laughter as he continued, "One thing you must remember in law school and perhaps later should you choose to continue this line of career is that you must learn to distinguish between the real and the unreal, the physical from the metaphysical. Law is based upon reality and unfortunately at times on unreality. It would be unfortunate for the law of evidence to be based upon fabrications yet today because of human nature it still does. Facts are stubborn things upon which a good judge and lawyer should base their decisions. God is not a fact.’"
"Don’t get me wrong my students God does exist but in the mind of billions of people in the world. This candidly begs the question of what constitutes a mind. Mind is but a system of thoughts and belief systems, which more often than not are distorted and based on unqualified assumptions and myths handed from generation to generation. Take for example my mother who every time I bring her some shopping usually, to my chagrin, insists that we must whisper a prayer of thanks to God. For what! It is I who broke my back working tirelessly for the wages I receive every month. It is I who takes the money to the supermarket and buy her everything, which she thanks God for. Such belief is based on a fallacy much like centuries ago when people believed with everything they got that the earth was the center of the universe, that the earth was created in August 4004BC and that the earth was flat. What has changed since then- the facts or the people?"
Fiona raised her right hand. She looked confident which made the lecturer look a bit puzzled. She stood up as she talked.
"Scientist are so quick to discredit, to banish religion as a delusion or like Karl Marx would say, an opium of the poor. You are like the kettle that calls the kettle black or like the baboon that laughs at the exposed backside of his neighbor. Scientists are notorious for formulating hypotheses only to later discredit them in line of new thought. They are not held accountable for their mistakes provided they followed the different well-recognized methodologies."
I could see that my lecturer was pleased with her. It was clear he was impressed by her brilliance. But he had to have the final say in the matter. So he answered.
"Religion has failed to give us a clear picture of God. It has presented him or her as a fetish or as some kind of idol. We scientists cannot be blamed for the problems of such an institution. We do not oppose religion. Socially speaking, and in light of empirical evidence, we cannot understate the role that religion has played in terms of unifying human beings, creating social order and establishing moral principles. Without religion I tell you, human beings would have until now been in the Hobbesian state of nasty, rough and brutish. However times have changed and religion must be banished from our minds. If we don’t do this then religion becomes a hindrance. Religion then destroys what it has sought through much blood, sweat and hard-work to build. Why do you think man is going back to become a savage. Religion needs to die. Science then becomes the dawn of a new era."
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I am a Kenyan Law student at the University of Nairobi. I am also a poet despite preferring to write a lot. I also read a lot though not in the library and not only about one topic. I hope people enjoy my work. I must say it is not easy being a writer but I shall not give up writing. It is a passion that burns inside me like a furnace. Take care. And thank you.
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Daddy in Heaven CHINYERE NWOSU | Nov 20th, 2007
Quite thought provoking! Do you beleive God exists?
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