New Church Life Sep/Oct 2014 | Page 97

  And all reasoning rests upon some premises which are simply assumed as axiomatic or obvious. But even if there were no evidence, there is validity in the point made by the astronomer Carl Sagan regarding life on other planets: “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” Sagan didn’t believe in God, but he did believe there was life elsewhere in the universe – yet both propositions are equally unproven scientifically. (WEO) the god question can’t be avoided forever As human beings, we have the freedom to turn toward God, or away; as well as the means we need to make that choice (revelation and reason). Agnosticism is an attempt to sidestep a choice that cannot be avoided without harm. The “God question” is not just theoretical, but existential. It comes down to how we order our lives. Something will govern the way we live. And in the end, it will be either the worship of God and obedience to His Word, or the worship of self and natur R