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Dumnezeu vs. stiinta
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Dumnezeu e bun?
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'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.'
Dar de ce n-ai spune asta? Ai vrea sa ajuti o persoana
bolnava daca ai putea. Majoritatea am vrea daca am putea.
Dar Dumnezeu, nu…
The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
Studentul nu raspunde, asa ca profesorul continua.
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Studentul nu ezita la aceasta intrebare “Nu”
'That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is
there evil in this world?'
Corect. Dumnezeu l-a creat pe Satana, nu-i asa? Zi-mi, fiule,
exista rau pe lume?
'Yes, sir.'
Da, dle.
'Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,
correct?'
Raul e peste tot, nu-i asa?Si Dumnezeu a creat totul pe
lumea asta, corect?
'Yes'
Da
'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.'
Deci cine a creat raul? Profesorul a continuat. Daca
Dumnezeu a creat totul, atunci El a creat si raul. Din
moment ce raul exista si conform principiului ca ceea ce
facem defineste ceea ce suntem, atunci Dumnezeu e rau.
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'Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these
terrible things, do they exist in this world?'
Exista pe lume boli? Imoralitate? Ura? Uratenie? Toate
aceste lucruri groaznice, exista?
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?'
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Batranul se opreste din marsaluit. Stiinta spune ca ai 5
simturi pe care le folosesti pt a identifica si observa lumea
din jurul tau. L-ai vazut vreodata pe Isus?
'No sir.. I've never seen Him.'
Nu, dle. Nu L-am vazut.
'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?'
L-ai simtit vreodata pe Isus al tau, l-ai gustat sau l-ai mirosit?
Ai avut vreodata o experienta senzoriala a lui Isus sau a lui
Dumnezeu?
'Yes'
Da.
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'Nothing,' the student replies. 'I only have my faith.'
Nimic, raspunde studentul. Eu am doar credinta mea.
' Yes.
Da
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Profesorul isi intoarce fata catre student, vizibil interesat.
Clasa devine brusc foarte tacuta.
The student begins to explain.
Studentul incepe sa explice.
'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
down 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.
Poate exista multa caldura, mai multa caldura, super-
caldura, mega-caldura, caldura nelimitata, caldurica sau
deloc caldura, dar nu avem nimic numit “frig”. Putem ajunge
pana la 458 de grade sub zero, ceea ce nu inseamna
caldura, dar nu putem merge mai departe. Nu exista frig –
daca ar exista, am avea temperature mai scazute decat
minimul absolut de -458 de grade. Fiecare corps sau obiect
e demn de studiat daca are sau transmite energie, si caldura
e cea care face ca un corps au material sa aiba sau sa
transmita energie. Zero absolut (-458 F) inseamna absenta
totala a caldurii.
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.'
Vedeti, dle, frigul e doar un cuvant pe care il folosim pentru a
descrie absenta caldurii. Nu putem masura frigul. Caldura
poate fi masurata in unitati termice, deoarece caldura este
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energie. Frigul nu e opusul caldurii, dle, ci doar absenta ei.
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Profesorul incepe sa-i zambeasca studentului din fata sa.
Acesta va fi un semestru bun.
'So what point are you making, young man?'
Ce vrei sa demonstrezi, tinere?
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ceva finit, ceva ce putem masura. Dle, stiinta nu poate
explica nici macar ce este acela un gand. Foloseste
electricitatea si magnetismul, dar NIMENI nu a vazut sau nu
a inteles pe deplin vreuna din acestea doua. Sa consideri ca
moartea e opusul vietii inseamna sa ignori ca moartea nu
exista ca lucru substantial. Moartea nu e opusul vietii, ci
doar absenta ei. Acum spuneti-mi, dle profesor, le predati
studentilor teoria ca ei au evoluat din maimuta?
'Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?'
Ati observat vreodata evolutia cu propriii ochi, dle?
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Clasa murmura. Studentul tace pana cand emotia se mai
stinge.
'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?'
Ca sa continuam demonstratia pe care o faceati adineori
celuilalt student, permiteti-mi sa va dau un exemplu, ca sa
intelegeti la ce ma refer. Studentul se uita in jurul sau, in
clasa. E vreunul dintre voi care a vazut vreodata creierul
profesorului? Clasa izbucneste in ras. E cineva care a auzit
creierul profesorului, l-a simtit, l-a atins sau l-a mirosit?
Nimeni nu pare sa fi facut asta. Deci, conform regulilor
empirice, stabile si conform protocolului demonstrabil, stiinta
spune – cu tot respectul, dle – ca nu aveti creier. Daca
stiinta spune ca nu aveti creier, cum sa avem incredere in
cursurile dvs, dle?
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.'
Acum clasa e cufundata in tacere. Profesorul se holbeaza la
student, cu o fata impenetrabila. In fine, dupa un interval ce
pare o vesnicie, batranul raspunde.
-Presupun ca va trebui sa crezi, pur si simplu….
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'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?'
Deci, acceptati ca exista credinta si, de fapt, credinta exista
impreuna cu viata, continua studentul. Acum, dle, exista
raul?
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.'
Acum nesigur, profesorul raspunde: sigur ca exista. Il vedem
zilnic. Raul se vede zilnic din lipsa de umanitate a omului
fata de om. Se vede in nenumaratele crime si violente care
se petrec peste tot in lume. Aceste manifestari nu sunt nimic
altceva decat raul.
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.'
La asta, studentul a replicat: Raul nu exista, dle, sau cel
putin nu exista in sine. Raul e pur si simplu absenta lui
Dumnezeu. E ca si intunericul si frigul, un cuvant creat de
om pentru a descrie absenta lui Dumnezeu. Nu Dumnezeu a
creat raul. Raul este ceea ce se intampla cand din inima
omului lipseste dragostea lui Dumnezeu. Este ca frigul care
apare cand nu exista caldura sau ca intunericul care apare
cand nu exista lumina.
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The professor sat down.
Profesorul s-a asezat.
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