Yesterday I went to a philosophy debate in a local pub to discuss questions just such as these, but if I'm honest thinking, I'm not sure that this is the most important thing to discuss and not really expecting anything interesting, much less miraculous, to come from the conversations.
Now, I know what you're thinking. It's the classic I didn't expect this to happen, but then it did opening. Well, yes and no. For the vast majority of the time it was a scientific debate that I felt went way over my head as everything from quantum mechanics and the meta-verse (apparently universe is now an outdated term and way of thinking in the science world nowadays) was discussed. But, during the briefest of pauses, the question was raised "Does time, ultimately linked to life and the passing of it, have any connection with the idea of God?" After a few more comments on this subject another question was posed "Does anyone hear hold the view that there is a God?".
At this point I ventured further into the conversation, mindful of two things. 1. I didn't want to be accused of hijacking the debate and making it all about God and 2. I was still a little unsure what I would say.
But, with much assistance (from both those who questioned me and Him who gave me the answers) a debate about time covered in quick pace.
Is God in time or outside of it?
So did God create time?
So what about the big bang creating time?
Was there a literal Adam and Eve?
So when (how long ago) did this happen?
What about neanderthal man?
True, at one level, the debate skewed off into a questioning of me about my beliefs in God (not that I'm complaining).
So, what are my conclusions about time and it's relevance to life, the universe and everything? I still am not all that sure.
I don't know everything (despite what I thought in my teenage years), In fact I know relatively little, but the great news is that I don't need to know everything in order to defend God and His gospel, Time itself has proven that He is quite capable of doing that Himself.
