I
haven't yet watched the debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye, but I hope to be
able to do so soon. This morning, though, I felt compelled to write a note
about my own understanding on what faith is and when we ought to have faith. I
remember years ago watching a documentary on PBS telling why creationism was
dumb. They interviewed a kid who had been raised in a Christian family and went
to college, where he was taught about evolution and came to question his faith.
Then the interview shifted to his parents, who basically said, "Faith
isn't supposed to make sense! It's not based on logic or reasoning; you're just
supposed to believe it." Let me tell you: according to that logic, faith
really would be pretty dumb. So would creationism. If evidence pointed out that
something was not true, and you believed it anyway, that would be pretty dumb
of you.
