This is a story one person from church told us about that I wanted to share with you all:
When you awake alive in the morning, thank Creator for it.
“Let me explain the problem science has with religion.”
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
“You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?”
“Yes sir,” the student says.
“So you believe in God?”
“Absolutely.”
“Is God good?”
“Sure! God’s good.”
“Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?”
“Yes”
“Are you good or evil?”
“The Bible says I’m evil.”
The professor grins knowingly. “Aha! The Bible!” He considers for a moment. “Here’s one for you. Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?”
“Yes sir, I would.”
“So you’re good...!”
“I wouldn’t say that.”
“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.”
The student does not answer, so the professor continues. “He doesn’t, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Can you answer that one?”
The student remains silent. “No, you can’t, can you?” the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax. “Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?”
“Err, yes,” the student says.
“Is Satan good?”
The student doesn’t hesitate on this one. “No.”
“Then where does Satan come from?”
The student falters. “From God”
“That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?”
“Yes sir.”
“Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything, correct?”
“Yes”
“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.”
Again, the student has no answer. “Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?”
The student squirms on his feet. “Yes.”
“So who created them?”
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. “Who created them?” There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. “Tell me,” he continues onto another student. “Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?”
The student’s voice betrays him and cracks. “Yes, professor, I do.”
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?”
“No sir. I’ve never seen Him.”
“Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?”
“No, sir, I have not.”
“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?”
“No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t.”
“Yet you still believe in him?”
“Yes”
“According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?”
“Nothing,” the student replies. “I only have my faith.”
“Yes, faith,” the professor repeats. “And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.”
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. “Professor, is there such thing as heat?”
“Yes.”
“And is there such a thing as cold?”
“Yes, son, there’s cold too.”
“No sir, there isn’t.”
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. “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. 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.”
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.
“What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?”
“Yes,” the professor replies without hesitation. “What is night if it isn’t darkness?”
“You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? That’s the meaning we use to define the word. In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?”
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. “So what point are you making, young man?”
“Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.”
The professor’s face cannot hide his surprise this time. “Flawed? Can you explain how?”
“You are working on the premise of duality,” the student explains. “You argue that there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought.” “It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.” “Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?”
“If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do.”
“Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?”
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
“Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?”
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided. “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?”
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.”
“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?” Now uncertain, the professor responds, “Of course, there is. We see it every day. 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.”
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.”
The professor sat down.
The student was Albert Einstein.
Albert Einstein wrote a book titled God vs. Science in 1921.
IN GOD WE TRUST!
You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
"You know you have panic disorder when you get worked up just because a fly landed on you"
Originally posted by FixingMyBrokenSmile:
You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
-You look for the nearest escape route everywhere you go.
-You wonder if anyone would notice if you locked yourself in the bathroom at your own party.
-You carry an industrial size bottle of hand sanitizer with you wherever you go.
-You have to mentally prep yourself for three days before going to pick up milk at the grocery store.
-You envy your pets because they don't have to leave the house.
-Immediately upon waking you check to make sure every part of your body feels normal. If your toe hurts you panic for the rest of the day and call in sick.
-You're pretty sure the receptionist at your doctor's office hates you.
-You sit at work and write lists because your anxiety has wreaked havoc on your concentration and you're pretty sure you have ADD now too.
-You leave a cart full of groceries because the check out line is too long.
-You let your hair grow ridiculously long because you're sure awful things will happen if you sit in that chair.
-You suffer through horrible headaches because you're sure that if you take a painkiller it will kill you.
-When you do take a pill, any pill, you cut it in half, and sometimes in quarters, just to make sure you're not taking too much.
-When someone's talking to you, they have no idea that while you're looking at them and nodding, you're not hearing one word they're saying because all you can think of is "how do I get out of here?"
-You take a shower and do your hair because you don't want the paramedics who are going to pick up your dead body to comment that you smell and look awful.
-You read this thread and nod knowingly.
Feel free to add to this list if you like.
Re: You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
When every where you go you are constantly checking to make sure no one pulls out a gun and starts shooting.
Or when someone pulls down the same road as you, you think they are trying to follow you
When you think every stick you see is a poisonous rattle snake and you think you are going to have a heart attack.
Thankfully now I realize that if something bad does happen to me it is nothing I can't endure, because God says he never gives us more than we can handle. If for some reason I do die, then it was my time to go and that is okay. I am living a good life, because I choose to do so and what ever legacy I leave behind will only be remembered for a short time. Life will go on with me or without me. If a tragedy slows me down it will not do so forever. I am no longer afraid of life and I am no longer afraid of death.
This program is really great and I am so happy it has helped so many people. If you are struggling or you fall down. Believe with every fiber of your being that you can get better and keep trying. It is possible.
Or when someone pulls down the same road as you, you think they are trying to follow you
When you think every stick you see is a poisonous rattle snake and you think you are going to have a heart attack.
Thankfully now I realize that if something bad does happen to me it is nothing I can't endure, because God says he never gives us more than we can handle. If for some reason I do die, then it was my time to go and that is okay. I am living a good life, because I choose to do so and what ever legacy I leave behind will only be remembered for a short time. Life will go on with me or without me. If a tragedy slows me down it will not do so forever. I am no longer afraid of life and I am no longer afraid of death.
This program is really great and I am so happy it has helped so many people. If you are struggling or you fall down. Believe with every fiber of your being that you can get better and keep trying. It is possible.
Re: You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
You know you have panic disorder when you rewrote your post six times, worried it wouldn't be found funny..
"I won’t explain or say I’m sorry. I’m unashamed, I’m gonna show my scar. Give a cheer for all the broken. Listen here, because it’s who we are"
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Re: You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
So funny...I can relate to almost all of these. Especially the "milk" one. I've actually been getting anxious the last few days because I know I have to go grocery shopping today. This really puts it in perspective and made me feel better about it.
Re: You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
I love that the program encourages the great attitude it takes to appreciate the humor in this. 
Re: You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
dear crayzicat: I can totaly relate to the pill thing. I have looked at my pills for a long time before
even taking them. Don't know why I used to do that. I guess I have heard that people with anxiety
hate to take pills. I hate to take the pills because I have a hard time swallowing pills because they
seem to get stuck in my throat. I even crush some of my pills if they seem too large to swallow.
Good Grief. The people at my old job used to think I was crazy ! Well, hey, maybe I am a little crazy !
Have a great March and I will write back again soon as soon as I find something witty to say !
Lynda Lu
even taking them. Don't know why I used to do that. I guess I have heard that people with anxiety
hate to take pills. I hate to take the pills because I have a hard time swallowing pills because they
seem to get stuck in my throat. I even crush some of my pills if they seem too large to swallow.
Good Grief. The people at my old job used to think I was crazy ! Well, hey, maybe I am a little crazy !
Have a great March and I will write back again soon as soon as I find something witty to say !
Lynda Lu
Re: You Know You Have Panic Disorder When...
You Know You Have Panic Disorder When:
You constantly have to check your post for words that are mispelled, for punctuation and
even for the content.
When you always have to re-read your posts to make sure they sound right, you wouldn't want
your post to sound stupid.
You are always catastrophizing about things that have not happened and will probably never happen,
the scenarios are so obsurd that they would never happen to anyone.
Have a growing fear of continuing agoraphobia which leads to worse agoraphobia and you are
always thinking about your agoraphobia. I just want to go in the store and get out as soon as possible,
it is just not pleasant for me to do any kind of shopping. I hate to shop.
When you read a self-help book and you are almost to the end of the book and you feel like you
have to read the entire book over again because you just did not "get it" the first time around or
that you might have missed something important.
When you re-read your journal pages and realize how crazy they sound. Most of mine mention
that I cannot sleep. I swear every journal entry shows something bad about getting to sleep and
the quality of my sleep.
You know when you have panic disorder when you have a job interview and you are freaking out;
you cannot control what the interviewer thinks or how their mind works. You just have to go with
the flow and do the best you can. You can only be yourself and that is that.
Lynda
You constantly have to check your post for words that are mispelled, for punctuation and
even for the content.
When you always have to re-read your posts to make sure they sound right, you wouldn't want
your post to sound stupid.
You are always catastrophizing about things that have not happened and will probably never happen,
the scenarios are so obsurd that they would never happen to anyone.
Have a growing fear of continuing agoraphobia which leads to worse agoraphobia and you are
always thinking about your agoraphobia. I just want to go in the store and get out as soon as possible,
it is just not pleasant for me to do any kind of shopping. I hate to shop.
When you read a self-help book and you are almost to the end of the book and you feel like you
have to read the entire book over again because you just did not "get it" the first time around or
that you might have missed something important.
When you re-read your journal pages and realize how crazy they sound. Most of mine mention
that I cannot sleep. I swear every journal entry shows something bad about getting to sleep and
the quality of my sleep.
You know when you have panic disorder when you have a job interview and you are freaking out;
you cannot control what the interviewer thinks or how their mind works. You just have to go with
the flow and do the best you can. You can only be yourself and that is that.
Lynda