Too often people assume that science and faith are two mutually exclusive groups. People are either religious, or they believe in the concrete scientific theories presented to them. I will admit that there is more leniency in the progressive world we live in today; however, people still take issue with the claim that you can believe in both.
Here’s what I have to say to you:
Please don’t tell me that I’m not a “true Christian” because I pursue a degree in science. I still believe in the love and forgiveness of my God. I’m still filled with something unexplainably larger than myself when I step into Church on a Sunday morning. I believe that our actions have consequences that lead to our final judgment and that it’s my duty to try my hardest to spread love and kindness in the world. I think there are things in life that simply cannot be explained by science, and that those who have passed on do not go forever.
I also believe in the theory of evolution. I subscribe to the mathematical principles laid out in my Calculus textbook, and I’m endlessly fascinated by the chemical structures that make up everything in our world. Gravity holds us down, the world is not flat, and when a man and a woman (or a woman and a woman, or a man and a man) love each other very much…well, you get the picture.
I don’t believe in a world that is black and white. I think this world is composed of endless shades of gray, each shade more complex and beautiful than the next. I think that there’s magic in scientific truth and truth in faith. I believe in ghosts and chemistry, in saints and scientists. And the devil may actually be responsible for Organic Chemistry…(Alright, maybe that one is a stretch.)
The point is, I believe. You don’t have to believe what I do. That is a luxurious freedom that comes with being an American citizen. However, I’m asking you to not invalidate my beliefs and me because you believe in a more structured world than I choose to live in. I believe in a world ruled by God and science, and that is perfectly okay with me.
