How can something be real if we cannot prove it scientifically?
Humanity has wrestled with this question for a lot longer than most people think.
While our understanding of scientific knowledge and our grasp of the laws that govern our universe has increased immensely, many of us still have more questions than answers.
It’s not uncommon to encounter individuals who, while not hostile to the concept of faith, reject anything they can’t quantify with their five senses.
Others take a more antagonistic stance and insist that things like good or evil are purely imaginary.
In effect, they are saying, “I will only believe what I can prove exists.”
Sometimes, their dismissal of faith comes down to the belief that, if they can’t verify the reality of something, then neither can anyone else.
Yet faith remains a much larger part of our lives than most of us have been led to believe.
To illustrate this point, Paul Rosenberg asks the question:
“Who or what would you be willing to die for?”
That’s not the kind of question that can be answered from a purely rational stance.
Whether it’s for a loved one, our freedom or the truth, a willingness to lay down our life in defense of something we love, stems from a personal belief in a higher good.
And just because that sense of what is good and right cannot be measured with scientific instruments, doesn’t make it any less real or valuable.
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