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A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students, "Let me explain the problem science has with religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

The student remains silent.

"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's start again, young fellow. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From God"

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So who created them?"

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

"No sir. I've never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir, I have not."

"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."

"Yet you still believe in him?"

"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees."

"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it 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 it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word."

"In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?"

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?"

"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's 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?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

"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 now not a scientist, but a preacher?"

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? 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, with all due respect, sir."

"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

What A day!!!!!

My Grandfather has been a private pilot for 35 years.....my older brother just did his Cross Country Solo today!!!! We surprised my Grandfather at the Airport where my brother was flying in....it was FREEZING cold out.

Our excuse?
My Grandfather is a die-hard Giants Fan...has been as long as I can remember. So our excuse was a 'Post Super Bowl tailgate party'

It would be hard to explain the look on  his face when my brother climbed out of the University Plane!!!!! Speechless and amazed would be the best words for it! lol!

So how have you guys been?

Leave a comment!

Whew! i am sorry that it has taken SO long but here is the LAST lesson in the Writers Workshop!

I decided to make my OWN ending......(is that ok Suzy?)

The whole thing was over. Memories of the week came floating through Hannah's head. Almost drownding in the storm, her brother turning up missing, Cow (the cat) had nearly been killed.

She heaved a long sigh as she curled her fingers around her arms, shaking at the rememberance.

   "From now on," she told herself, "I will never wish to be an only child. I will be greatful for what I have and for what God gives me. what do you think Cow?" she asked picking up her pet.

   'I agree!' the cat purred.

OK! comments please!

A memory of the plot or problem
2) The character's feelings
3) A decision the character may have made as a result of his adventure
4) A hope for the future

I know that I haven't posted in ages! Sorry! i have been right out straight! A friend of mine has a brain tumor........so........ I have had a few emotional issues.............I will try harder though so please forgive me! Leave a comment!

Thought that you guys might enjoy this!

I got this from crochetcrazy A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like." The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the roomwas a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the ho ly man's mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, "You have seen Hell." They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, "I don't understand." It is simple," said the Lord. It requires but one skill. You see.they have learned to feed each other,while the greedy think only of themselves." When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you. Its estimated 93% won't repost this. If you are one of the 7% who will, repost this with the title "7%". I'm in the 7% Remember that I will always share my spoon with you. Me

It took a great while to get 32 little mice families settled in the large palace. The men had to tunnel a total of 17 new rooms, larger then the others, so the bigger families could all stay together.

Missy, and some of the other lady mice, busied themselves preparing a luncheon. Missy's sandwhiches had done nicely for the present, but they knew all too well that little mice get dreadfully hungry in but a short time.

They were just beginning to settle down from the hubub and confusion of the morning when one of the elder mice whispered a hurried something into the mayor's ear, who turned instantly ashen.

   "AHEM!" he said in the biggest mouse voice he could muster, "AHEM! Please, lead all of the babies and young children upstairs. Mrs. Wintergreen and Old..I mean Mrs. Jenny Lou, would you mind accompanying them?"

The two mice mentioned rose and followed the string of hungry children up the large, winding staircase.

   "Now, Missy would you mind taking them luncheon? We have a very important matter to discuss at once! The cat has been sighted." A rippled gasp was heard throughout the dining hall. Silvie stood up.

   "Fellow citizens of Maple Ridge, I am proud to say that my house is strong. My grandparents lived here and so did their parents. Our doors are too small for a large cat to get in!" A cheer arose from the people seated on maple wood chairs around the shiny chestnut table.

"But! A word of warning my friends! We have not much food in the Palace itself. We must make dangerous trips to the food store in Thistle Square. Now, my friends, let us plan carefully our way of living until this unwelcomed guest of ours leaves us for awhile!"

To be continued. Comments please!

Me

Nutshell summary: Silvie, the mouse is taking all the other mice into her home. The miller, from whom the 'borrow' their food supply, has bought a cat. Can they figure out what to do?

I had been sitting there, happy as you please, in my home. My home was an oak tree known as 'Ivy Palace'. By its name, you can guess that the outside was screened in thick ivy, decorating my already lovely and charming home.

I had been sitting there in my bodouir looking out on the rest of Maple Ridge, my home town, when a horrid thing happened. There was no wind and sound traveled far, so did smell. I heard a muffled conversation between the miller, of which we were most fond because of his grain, and someone whom I had never heard before. They spoke of mice being a nuisance and of cats being much more respectably welcomed in a home. This made me quite flustered, but I stayed long enough to understand that the miller had bought a cat! He was going to leave it in the mill to keep all of 'those pesky rodents' in check.

My little heart skipped a tiny little beat and I scurried down the wide staircase calling to Missy, telling her to call Old Mrs. Jenny Lou and bring her to stay here.

I was in quite a dither, as you might say. If you haven't guessed, I am a mouse, one of very high social standing. To have one call you a 'pesky rodent' is quite embarrassing, at best!

Missy called all the people in Maple Ridge and soon my grand palace was brimming with mice of all sizes and ages, from Mrs. Jenny Lou down to little Lotice Wesley, all done up in blankets.

Mayor Dusty Dottle gave a speech and Missy made punch and sandwiches. All were made comfortable. Since there were many rooms in the palace and it only took a few minutes to hollow out more, the men were set to work building and the women settling the bigger families into rooms that were already complete. All was going well, but none of us knew then, what was creeping up the grassy hill towards Ivy Palace.

Comments are welcome!

PS I can post the ending if you want me too...Just let me know!

Me

 I haven't written in a LONG time!!!! I am SO sorry! Forgive me?

I have been working on many different ideas while I have been on the couch with the chicken pox...ick...and I have not even touched my story for Suzy in over a week! Oh well....I will I promise! Next time I post I will be doing the 14th lesson on Suzy's site and/or I will post an excerpt from my story.

Also something that you might be interested in is my story circle...at my Music And Art blog. www.homeschoolblogger.com/MusicianAndArtist

Come and visit! We would love to have you join our circle!

Me

Hello guys!

Well.....I am out of writing assignments..... ... I can't wait until the next one is posted....BUT i guess I should be working more on the actual story right?!

Well, one of my new....uh, ideas is this:

I am writing a unit study for writers....It is a simple 5 day study that is very basic. I hope to be able to send out kits and the study by mid January.

Those are my quick ramblings.......OH! And also I have started a 'story circle' at my other blog, www.homeschoolblogger.com/MusicianAndArtist

Come and visit!

Me

I am going to pretend that I am a gold nugget durring the gold rush....A big hand has just reached down and picked me from the stream.

I was busy admiring my reflection on a shining, smooth stone when a shadow was cast over me.

I thought many things at once of which I was not afraid, such as, fish, bird or duck, or perhaps a fisherman.

But, alas! None of my assumptions were correct! A large, rough, bear-like hand was enclosing me in a tight and suffocating grasp.

After a moment of swirling around for what seemed like ages there was a loud shout of sheer joy,

'Matthew, Jonas! We is gonna be rich! This here stream is teaming with gold as well as trout!'

I was held up for all to see. I felt quite exposed in the bright sunlight and wished to be buried in the wet, muddy sand at the bottom of the stream.

But, I should have wished no such thing for in a moment, I was shut up in a cloth bag with no room about me. And so I am decidedly against whatever it is that caused me to leave my lovely, shimmering home.

Comments are welcome!

    This lesson is on dialogue. I have changed the following to a dialogue.......(Spaces, indents, ect)

This is going to be hard....I have to write a summary of my story in (hopefully) two sentances.

Here it goes so bear with me!

Dust storms, stampedes, poisonous snakes. Perils surround Lydia as she travels along the long tiring trail in, LIFE AS IT IS.

Well, there you have it!

Feedback welcome......Does the title sound okay??? 

 Me

We thought it would be a boring summer. That is until we discovered a life boat on it's side next to the dunes of the perilous ocean.

Well, here goes!

Meet my main character!

Name: Lydia Mason

Age: 13

Where she lives: on a ranch in Glen Rose, Texas.

Time period: 1869

Hair (color and style): sandy colored. Usually streaming out from under her cowgirl hat.

Eyes (color): bright, snappy green

Build: medium height, apx 5', strong and able bodied.

Clothing: checked gingham shirt with chaps and spurs. A cowgirl hat and bandanna tops it off.

Setting: On a ranch

Traits: she has a habit of wanting to be able to do things herself. She is often found saying things like: 'I can do it....but thanks anyway.' or 'I think I can manage.'
She also has a hard time being looked down upon by other girls who have the required, 'social graces' of her day in age.

Plot:

Lydia's mother died when she was a baby.
Her father is a trail boss, working on a ranch in TX. He had turned her into a tomboyish cowgirl. She could rope and ride and do most everything a cowboy could do.

Her biggest dream is to go on the roundup this summer with her father. Mr. Mason says that she can......IF she can prove herself to the ranch owner, Mr. Matthew Cubbins.

With the help of a few cowboy friends she does this and is off to face the wild, lonesome prarie.

Well......that is what I have so far.....Comments please!

 Me

Finally getting to work!!!

I am currently finding a binder, pen and paper to start Suzy's writing workshop! For those of you who want to write a story, visit this blog: www.homeschoolblogger.com/WritingWorkshop

I have not done the whole thing.  I am just beginning. I have written stories before but this workshop looks interesting and fun!

So check it out!!!!!

Thanks Suzy!

 One Happy Writer

Whew! That was hard work!

I re-did this blog 4 times until it fit MY standards!  

Well, it is here, ready for me to begin filling the pages with my ideas for writings,  and other things that I think are good enough to mention.

Feel free to leave a comment!

Stop by often and catch up on the latest news!!!

Leave your ideas as well! I love to get new ideas from readers!!!!

Well, I guess it is time to stop rambling and get on with the point of my blog!

So......Lets go through A WRITERS THOUGHTS together!

 One Happy Writer

It is me! Took awhile to get this together, but it is finally on its way to success!!! LoL!

Come and visit often and please excuse the.........non-full blog!!! I will be posting regurally!

But for now this is my first post!!!

Visit me at my other blog (that has more posts!) www.homeschoolblogger.com/CowgirlEntrepreneur

Write back in a bit!

One Happy Writer