God and Science

I never really believed in God, until I took college chemistry and biology classes.



If you had asked me before I took those classes if I believed in God, I would have said yes; but, it would have been an automatic, yet very conscious reply. Yes, I believe in God was the answer that anyone who asked me that question expected to hear, so that was the answer they got. Anything less, any hint of a question or doubt carries the heavy burden of stigma. There are not many who are strong enough to carry that burden, so, I too, kept my doubt to myself.

Real belief, that moment when our soul feels the rapture of a spiritual crossing over to a new and true understanding of what our existence represents, which we are told we will experience at the time of our salvation according to Christian doctrine, didn't happen to me until I studied chemistry. Even though I pretended that I did, I didn't have a blind faith in God. My thoughts were that I did; I wanted to believe, but my heart just didn't feel it.

One day, when I was studying chemistry and learning how electrons, protons, and neutrons interact within the nucleus of an atom, the most basic element of matter, two things struck me.

First, scientists know how reactions and bonding take place within a molecule, how subatomic particles work within atoms, what the job of each electron, proton, and neutron within an atom is, and why they work that way. But, no one knows how these subatomic particles know how to do the jobs they do. Enlightenment! There must be an intelligence that designed these building blocks of all matter and then set them into motion. As I studied more in depth, it became apparent that the complexities of chemistry are no accident.

The second thing that struck me was the law of energy. The law of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only change form. That translates to eternal life.

At this point, I really believed in God!

My mind was given the opportunity to translate an understanding to my heart. The result was a rejoicing in my spirit. It felt as if my spirit was relieved that my understanding had taken place, the knotted up ball of twine was finally unraveled, and I was at peace. I was excited and soothed at the same time to finally feel the existence of God! Peace is salvation.

Biology also played a big roll in deepening my understanding of God's existence, but, I'll talk more about that in another blog.

If the study of Chemistry and Biology seems like an unlikely path to take toward real faith, think about it; it is the study of God's creation.

A book outside of science that has helped me grow in my faith is Betty Eadie's Embraced by the Light. Mrs. Eadie died after an operation, but was revived. In this book she tells about her experience while her spirit was temporarily separated from her body. This book was a New York Times Bestseller.