Evidence of God

By Johnny Fuery ⋅ February 27, 2007 ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

I ran across this blog while seeking complementary sites for a new affiliate program I’m promoting (Interested in digital music, iPods, and/or tech? Own a related site or blog? Join here).

I liked it a lot because, as an agnostic in an extremely Christian-centric country, I struggle often with this topic. This resonated with me.

From the Jurisdynamics Blog:

“The true significance of the mark of Cain is that it marks the first instance in the Judeo-Christian canon in which a human protests to God, “No. That is unjust. That punishment is more than I can bear.” Among the readers of this forum, I am quite certain that I rank far, far behind Marc Roark (of Livres-Loi) and “Red Lion” in the firmness of my religious faith. I question whether any rational, let alone benign, order rules this world — except in one respect. I am convinced that firmly reaching the contrary conclusion — that is, requiring us as humans to live without hope, without redemption, without some sense that justice will prevail — would inflict greater emotional pain than any of us could bear. The phenomenal ability of human beings to overcome more pain than they can bear may be the only evidence of God that I am able and willing to credit.”

Of course, I must point out that the ability to overcome more pain than they can bear is an incredibly powerful trait from an evolutionary standpoint. But this is nevertheless thought-provoking.