I started this thread with the intentions of stating a theory and sparking a debate and to which it has been successful.
Science cannot explain the realm of religion. Yet the theories of religion apply to science as one member posted earlier with the example of the big bang.
It is hard to comprehend what happened before in terms of what you know today. Had I told you that long ago a gigantic creature the size of a whale walked this earth, would you believe me today? Suppose there exists no fossils, no traces of its existence, how could you explain it in terms of what you know today?
Events have occurred beyond our knowledge that was not documented. Some of these events are told through prophecies and other forms of supernatural conveyance. It is up to you whether you believe it or not. Actually, I rescind that, if you ask to believe, maybe God will allow you to.
Faith is a gift. It is not something you can just decide on yourself. You have to ask in order to receive and with that comes the responsibility of the knowledge you now possess.
Being skeptical is a trained human response due to the nature of society. Alterior motives among human interaction has caused humans to question the act of others: speech, action, and intention. This distrust did not originate from God, it developed through man, when man decided to lie for personal benefit.
God wished man to be pure, but man, in his efforts to achieve his personal satisfaction, did not turn to God; but rather, plotted his way to try and gain all that he wishes.
excuse the confusion of the brackets
You can imagine, if you (God) had a puppy (human) and all the puppy (human) wanted to do was eat (self-satisfaction); but at the same time, you understand that the puppy (human) cannot control its eating habit and that it eats more than it should (constant need for self satisfaction), what do you do? Suppose you (God) feed the puppy (human) just enough for it to be optimally healthy (happy) but the puppy (human) still wants to eat more (more self-satisfaction). So the puppy (human) then decides to go to your neighbors yard and eat out of the trashcan (find self satisfaction through impure methods, or acts against the conscience). You (God) love your puppy (human), your not going to force it in a cage and restrict it of its freedom (free will). You want it to learn from its own mistakes (asking for forgiveness). So when the puppy does decide to moderate its eating (control its self satisfaction), you reward it for its behavior (love, faith & hope).
Granted the relationship with God and us is much more complex than that of a pet owner with its pet, but a basic theory of the love of parenthood still applies.
For all you who share in the faith given unto you by God, you are indeed blessed but be reminded it is as much of a responsibility as it is a blessing. If you are skeptic of God then my suggestion is for you to pray and ask to receive knowledge of him. Some prayers will be granted, others may not be, this is His sole discretion.
For those that don’t believe and don’t care to, then you can go on with your life taking everything you hear and everything you see with a grain of salt. Personally, I use to live like that and it has caused me to become a person who believed arrogantly that I knew everything and that I had the power to discern for myself what was true or what was false based on my own reasoning. Now that I do have faith, I realize how ignorant I actually was in putting such importance to my own reasoning. Do not confuse this with me trying to tell you to believe an advertisement that says Denny’s has the best breakfast in the world. It is simply a comparison of reasoning through faith, and reasoning through the human mind.
God has given you the freedom and the choice to make your own decisions in life, otherwise known as free will. This includes the freedom of thinking, the freedom to make your own actions, and the freedom to create your future. Whether you choose to acknowledge His hand in your creation is irrelevant. Maybe you were just not meant to understand.
