The Introduction

God and Science Hold Hands: The Beginning

What This is Not (and who it is not for)

I am not writing this blog to change everyone's viewpoint to my own. If you are 100% happy with God and Science and have no questions about this, or any of "The Big Issues," leave this blog immediately, for it has nothing to offer you.

This is not meant to be religious preaching, nor is it meant to prove that science is the only explanation for everything in the universe. I suppose it is technically my unique version of religion, but I am not here to convert anyone, nor will I tell you that you shouldn't think a certain way. I may call some viewpoints idiotic, because that's what I think, not because you aren't allowed to be an idiot in my mind.

It is my strong belief that no one has it all figured out, including me or even Stephen Hawking (although I completely respect everything that man believes, even where I don't agree or perhaps don't understand or can't even comprehend). Therefore, this is not the answer, just my answer.

What This Is (and who it is for)

I know most of us wonder just how God can possibly exist in this universe. I also know many people wonder how all of the Bible can be fact, how everything in church could be righteous, and just how many religions can there be if only one is right.

Like I said above, I don't have the answer, but I do have my answer. Although it would be irresponsible to say I have thought about these questions, in some manner, every day of my life. I truly have given it a great deal of consideration. Through this, I have found a set of beliefs that lets God and Science hold hands. While I am constantly amazed by the discoveries made in the scientific community, my confidence in God has never left me, even when I try to challenge his existence in my mind.

This is for people looking for answers to the big questions, and especially for those who are trying to rationalize the existence of God at all. Again, I am not here to tell you what to think, but to offer a viewpoint that shows how I cope with these issues in hopes that it will help you find your own way. We are all different, and I believe we should all have our own individual religion.

The Big Issues

There are lots of things that annoy me. Two of them are faithlessness and institutional religion. I think if you fall fully into either category, the big issues will be difficult for you to deal with.

My intent is to look at the big issues and share my rationalizations for them, such as:

How did the universe begin?
Church
Gay marriage
Why do good things happen to bad people?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
The afterlife
Good & evil
Ghosts & demons
Dark matter
Evolution
The meaning of life
Aliens
The Bible
Racism
Etc.

I will do what I can to relate to current events. For example, I think my first real post will have to be about gay marriage and Chik-Fil-A, even though it is way out of order for how I came to be comfortable with the world we live in and its relationship with God.

Further, I would love for people to ask questions about what they struggle with and I will offer up my solution and viewpoint and hopefully it will fulfill your needs.

The Cartoons

I created a cartoon character named Spike when I was in 5th or 6th grade I think. The cartoons are in that style, because that is all the talent I have. If you want better looking cartoons, I cannot provide them. If you want funnier cartoons, well, hopefully I will learn to be funnier to you.

I also wanted to bring some humor to these serious questions and issues because the very thought that any of us will ever know the true answer to these questions, at least while we are alive, is funny to me. The best I ever hope to do is make it make sense inside my head and hopefully yours, so we don't go completely crazy trying to justify everything in the name of either God or Science.

Feedback: Tell Me! 

I doubt I post too often in the beginning, but if you like what I am doing, tell me and I will do more faster. If you hate it, tell me that too, maybe I'll even read your comments. Then, maybe I'll change. Probably not though. I am writing this because I am one of those people who is 100% comfortable in his beliefs, so you'd better be damn persuasive if you want me to change.