HEAVEN OR JUST EARTH?
And this is the false argument they use, “Our life is short and dreary, there is no remedy when our end comes.” – Wisdom 2:1
In June 2008, Ariane Sherine decided that she’s heard enough about Jesus dying for sinners. She decided to put up “positive” statements on England’s buses and came up with: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
I like Fr. Robert Barron’s response to this so-called New Atheist movement. He said the proof of God’s existence can be surmised from our desires. If we are like animals, we should lay down like satisfied dogs once we get what we want. But we don’t. Our yearning for something greater means there is something else out there that can fulfill us, and that is God.
Karl Marx said that religion is the opium of the people since it is like a drug to make us feel good about the drudgery of life. Fr. Barron countered that atheism is the opiate because it masks our deepest longing for God. Personally, I like the world explained by believers where there is absolute goodness and truth than the world of atheists that gives me the power to be who I want without obligations. How about you? Cecil Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com)
REFLECTION:
“If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.” (C.S. Lewis)
Lord, may the promise of heaven guide our way on earth.
St. Turibius of Mongrovejo, bishop, pray for us.
Full response of Fr. Barron can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5kVw9JsYI&feature=related
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