The Science Fiction Equation

Think of the irony of this picture. I’m currently reading ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’. What took me so long? Who knows? I guess I didn’t fully realize just what it was. Better late than never.

I’m a big fan of science fiction. It fuels my imagination and makes me think.

Some devout Christians dismiss science fiction. There are no aliens (little green men from Mars). No flying saucers. Life is here on Earth. Going out into the stars to look for or extend the boundaries of humanity is – well useless.

It dawned on me while enjoying my latest diversion; so much energy has been poured out in literature. All genres, not just science fiction, to disprove God. If God doesn’t exist, why does humanity spend so much energy trying to prove it.

The Bible says a lot of stuff that we don’t want to hear. Especially the Old Testament.

“I will protect you.” God

Reading the Old Testament is (for me) like remembering all those things my parents told me not to do when I was little: “don’t stick your finger in a light socket. Don’t put your hand on the stove. Don’t eat that, you dropped it in the floor. WASH YOUR HANDS!”

And how many times did you do it anyway?

Children rebel. We push against our parents or their teachings. Usually as antiquated, out of touch, not keeping up with a changing world. After all, they don’t know what it feels like to be me. In this world. In this time.

‘I will keep you safe, if you let me,’ God.

What seems like a whole bunch of mundane rules is the ground work for keeping God’s children safe. In a world full of stuff just lurking around the next corner. Waiting to devour you – body and soul. God wants us to be safe. Safe from sin, disease, death, and despair.

He does exist.

Did you catch the irony in my picture? The closest thing I had at hand to use as a bookmarker was a Bible track. This isn’t my book so I’m not going to dog ear the pages. Do you think the book with spontaneously combust by being in direct contact with the word of God? 🤔