My younger sister is between jobs at this time, so we have decided to spend one day a week doing something together and enjoyable. Today was a free day at the museum of nature and science, so that was our destination. It was very thought provoking as we basically made our way through time. We walked through the “beginning” of Earth and Darwin’s theory of evolution. The statement that struck me was, “99% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct”. I thought that was pretty bold. We continued on the journey through the different eras and saw remains of the different animals of the time periods – some tiny, others huge. It was hard to imagine the place we live in being overrun by dinosaurs. We also went through the Egyptian display and saw some mummies – creepy. I found it interesting that it was the normal practice for thousands of years until Christianity entered the society. And we made sure to get through the space exhibit. A man was showing the planets in our solar system and then beyond. He said that scientists now believe there are more planets than grains of sand on all the beaches of Earth. Another bold, mind boggling statement. At lunch, my sister and I talked about a current mindset that thinks that religion and science do not co-exist. I think that is an absurd thought. Many of the most prominent and influential scientists believed in God – Copernicus, Keplar, Galileo, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein. Our world has order and structure. At the same time, it is incredibly complex. We – human beings – seem to think we have things figured out, yet we are always learning more about the incredible world we live in. I personally think it takes more faith to believe that all of creation just came into being on it’s own – the uncountable grains of sand on our beaches to the infinite stars in the sky – than to believe in a Creator.

I Found God today in pondering the amazing world we live in.