God

Why is it that we believe in a God, a higher power that cannot be proven true or false, or even good or evil. All cultures and nations have it, and they continue to flourish despite the abject and dejective truth that science continually offers. Intelligent Design? Perhaps. But one must also accept the fact that we are an accident. We are just something that was made from nothing because everything turned out to be perfect. It's been known to happen before. The lottery is a weak example, but it will suffice. When circumstances line up perfect for an individual they get a large sum of money. It doesn't happen all the time, but it happens. And if you stretch that out to a larger scale, you see that life is like the lottery. It doesn't happen often but it does happen, and when it does its a miraculous event.

But I digress from the subject matter at hand. Why is it that we believe in a God(s)? We can calcuate and great many things, create simulators that help us design better objects, we can sometimes cure cancer, we have extended the lives of AIDS patients by years. Why is it that we believe in God(s)? Is there really something supernatural out there that we cannot see? Why does it hide itself? Why not make itself known and guide us through our journey he or she has created for us. The answer to that seems somewhat obvious. It is not the first step or the last step of a journey that matters, but all the steps that happen in between. We learn so much from where we travel, and if there was a supernatural force that gave us all the answers, we would simply be slaves. But what about prayer? We pray or sacrifice to our God(s) in an attempt to avert something or to gain something. Some of us put our whole heart into it, studying every inch of cypher or scripture that tells us about the God we want to know so much about. But when was the last time God answered a prayer directly? I've prayed to win the lottery, but haven't. I've prayed that my broken family be healed, and it hasn't. I've prayed that if I could just get a couple easy days at work, I would be able to make it, but they were not given to me. Is this conclusive proof that there is no God(s)? Absolutely not. We are talking about a superior being that supposedly designed us. And if we are really on a journey that he or she created, that why would he or she give us what we ask for. Wouldn't it make more sense to create to opportunity for us to get that which we want? If we prayed to win the lottery, we had the ability to buy a ticket. If we prayed for our broken family, we had a chance to mend it. If we prayed for relief from stress, we'd be given the chance to go to the gym.

Why does the God(s) stand by and let evil happen? Why was Hitler allowed to reigh supreme and cause the injustices he caused? Why are there dictatorships that oppress the weak and why are there terrorists willing to kill the innocent. I posit that the God(s) cannot or will not do anything about it. Like I said before, its not the first step or the last step. We must find our solutions to our own problems in order to survive.

In the end the God(s) will always be an enigma. Neither something we can prove or disprove. They will always provide us solace when we are hopeless and bravery in the face of danger. They will inspire us to write works that move the heart and they will be there if we die alone. How much does it matter if they are real or imagined if they can provide such unexpressable moments of inspiration and peace?