Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 The university professor challenged his students with this question: "Did God create everything that exists? " A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!" "God created everything?" the professor asked. "Yes sir," the student replied. The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil." The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth. Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?" "Of course," replied the professor. The student stood up and asked, "Professor , does cold exist?" The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" The students snickered at the young man's question. The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body, or matter, have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat. The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" The professor responded, "Of course it does." The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light, we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colours and study the various wavelengths of each colour. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present." Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?" Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil." To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or atleast it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light." The professor sat down. The young man's name --- Albert Einstein May today there be peace within you. ======================================================= IT IS VERY TRUE. EVIL OR MISERY IN ITSELF REALLY DOES NOT EXIST. IT IS LACK OF GOD WITHIN, WHICH WE CALL EVIL OR MISERY. GOD IS ALWAYS PRESENT, BUT WE FORGET HIM AND GET INTO TROUBLE. BRING GOD IN (REMEMBER HIM ALWAYS) AND ALL PROBLEMS AT ALL LEVELS (WITHOUT EXCEPTION) DISAPPEAR! MAY GOD BE PRAISED ALWAYS. CHETAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Namaste Chetan, thank you very much for posting this! It is very true! May we remember always, with love, Henny , "Chetan Vassumal Merani" <cvmerani wrote: > > The university professor challenged his students with this question: "Did God create everything that exists? " > > A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!" > > "God created everything?" the professor asked. > > "Yes sir," the student replied. > > The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil." > > The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth. > > Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question professor?" > > "Of course," replied the professor. > > The student stood up and asked, "Professor , does cold exist?" > > The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" > > The students snickered at the young man's question. > > The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. > > Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body, or matter, have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the > total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this word to describe how we feel if we have no heat. > > The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" > > The professor responded, "Of course it does." > > The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light, we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to break white light into many colours and study the various wavelengths of each colour. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present." > > Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?" > > Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil." > > To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or atleast it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. > > God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light." > > The professor sat down. > > The young man's name --- Albert Einstein > > May today there be peace within you. > > ======================================================= > > IT IS VERY TRUE. EVIL OR MISERY IN ITSELF REALLY DOES NOT EXIST. IT IS LACK OF GOD WITHIN, WHICH WE CALL EVIL OR MISERY. GOD IS ALWAYS PRESENT, BUT WE FORGET HIM AND GET INTO TROUBLE. BRING GOD IN (REMEMBER HIM ALWAYS) AND ALL PROBLEMS AT ALL LEVELS (WITHOUT EXCEPTION) DISAPPEAR! > MAY GOD BE PRAISED ALWAYS. > CHETAN > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 This is my first reply, and the first message that I have read on this board. I found this so true and beautiful that I printed it to keep with me. Thank you, Chetan, for posting this. , "henny_v_i" <HvI wrote: > > Namaste Chetan, > > thank you very much for posting this! It is very true! > May we remember always, > > with love, > Henny > > > , "Chetan Vassumal Merani" > <cvmerani@> wrote: > > > > The university professor challenged his students with this > question: "Did God create everything that exists? " > > > > A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!" > > > > "God created everything?" the professor asked. > > > > "Yes sir," the student replied. > > > > The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God > created evil since evil exists, and according to the principle that > our works define who we are, then God is evil." > > > > The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the > students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a > myth. > > > > Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question > professor?" > > > > "Of course," replied the professor. > > > > The student stood up and asked, "Professor , does cold exist?" > > > > The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been > cold?" > > > > The students snickered at the young man's question. > > > > The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According > to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the > absence of heat. > > > > Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or > transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body, or matter, have or > transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the > > total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this > word to describe how we feel if we have no heat. > > > > The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" > > > > The professor responded, "Of course it does." > > > > The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does > not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light, > we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to > break white light into many colours and study the various wavelengths > of each colour. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light > can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you > know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light > present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to > describe what happens when there is no light present." > > > > Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?" > > > > Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have > already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's > inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence > everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but > evil." > > > > To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or atleast > it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It > is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to > describe the absence of God. > > > > God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when > man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold > that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there > is no light." > > > > The professor sat down. > > > > The young man's name --- Albert Einstein > > > > May today there be peace within you. > > > > ======================================================= > > > > IT IS VERY TRUE. EVIL OR MISERY IN ITSELF REALLY DOES NOT EXIST. IT > IS LACK OF GOD WITHIN, WHICH WE CALL EVIL OR MISERY. GOD IS ALWAYS > PRESENT, BUT WE FORGET HIM AND GET INTO TROUBLE. BRING GOD IN > (REMEMBER HIM ALWAYS) AND ALL PROBLEMS AT ALL LEVELS (WITHOUT > EXCEPTION) DISAPPEAR! > > MAY GOD BE PRAISED ALWAYS. > > CHETAN > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 The story is great and I believe expresses a truism, however it did not happen as told. Please see: http://www.snopes.com/religion/einstein.asp Chetan Vassumal Merani wrote: > The university professor challenged his students with this question: > "Did God create everything that exists? " > > A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!" > > "God created everything?" the professor asked. > > "Yes sir," the student replied. > > The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created > evil since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works > define who we are, then God is evil." > > The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the > students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was a myth. > > Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a question > professor?" > > "Of course," replied the professor. > > The student stood up and asked, "Professor , does cold exist?" > > The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been cold?" > > The students snickered at the young man's question. > > The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to > the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the absence > of heat. > > Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits > energy, and heat is what makes a body, or matter, have or transmit > energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the > total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created this word > to describe how we feel if we have no heat. > > The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" > > The professor responded, "Of course it does." > > The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness does not > exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. Light, we > can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism to > break white light into many colours and study the various wavelengths > of each colour. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light > can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you > know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light > present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to > describe what happens when there is no light present." > > Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil exist?" > > Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have already > said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of man's > inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence > everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil." > > To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or atleast it > does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is > just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe > the absence of God. > > God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man > does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that > comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is > no light." > > The professor sat down. > > The young man's name --- Albert Einstein > > May today there be peace within you. > > ================================================================================\ ============================= > IT IS VERY TRUE. EVIL OR MISERY IN ITSELF REALLY DOES NOT EXIST. IT IS > LACK OF GOD WITHIN, WHICH WE CALL EVIL OR MISERY. GOD IS ALWAYS > PRESENT, BUT WE FORGET HIM AND GET INTO TROUBLE. BRING GOD IN > (REMEMBER HIM ALWAYS) AND ALL PROBLEMS AT ALL LEVELS (WITHOUT > EXCEPTION) DISAPPEAR! > MAY GOD BE PRAISED ALWAYS. > CHETAN > > ------ > > > * Visit your group " > <>" on the web. > > * > > <?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > > ------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 this is really sweet. mind can say so many things. for example, one way it could go is, the teacher could have said, yes, god did create evil. not because our works define us -- we are clearly far more than our works -- but because everything in existence is created by the creator god. the follow up question then becomes "how, or by whose or what agency did god him/her self get created?" the purpose of such questions not to be deviated into mind but the opposite, to go beyond relative thinking into consciousness of infinite goodness. evil is not even on the horizon there. all things and beings are seen as good, not matter how they appear, no matter what they appear to be doing on this great stage. good, evil, in fact any quality, is slowly left behind in our devotions. we are not seeing more, or being clouded, but seeing more, and the clouds are steadily receding. JAI SHIVA. , "Parvatasundari" <warajahuira wrote: > > This is my first reply, and the first message that I have read on > this board. I found this so true and beautiful that I printed it to > keep with me. Thank you, Chetan, for posting this. > > , "henny_v_i" <HvI@> wrote: > > > > Namaste Chetan, > > > > thank you very much for posting this! It is very true! > > May we remember always, > > > > with love, > > Henny > > > > > > , "Chetan Vassumal Merani" > > <cvmerani@> wrote: > > > > > > The university professor challenged his students with this > > question: "Did God create everything that exists? " > > > > > > A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!" > > > > > > "God created everything?" the professor asked. > > > > > > "Yes sir," the student replied. > > > > > > The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God > > created evil since evil exists, and according to the principle > that > > our works define who we are, then God is evil." > > > > > > The professor was quite pleased with himself and boasted to the > > students that he had proven once more that the Christian faith was > a > > myth. > > > > > > Another student raised his hand and said, "Can I ask you a > question > > professor?" > > > > > > "Of course," replied the professor. > > > > > > The student stood up and asked, "Professor , does cold exist?" > > > > > > The professor replied "Of course it exists. Have you never been > > cold?" > > > > > > The students snickered at the young man's question. > > > > > > The young man replied, "In fact sir, cold does not exist. > According > > to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is in reality the > > absence of heat. > > > > > > Everybody or object is susceptible to study when it has or > > transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body, or matter, have > or > > transmit energy. Absolute zero (- 460 degrees F) is the > > > total absence of heat. Cold does not exist. We have created > this > > word to describe how we feel if we have no heat. > > > > > > The student continued. "Professor, does darkness exist?" > > > > > > The professor responded, "Of course it does." > > > > > > The student replied, "Once again you are wrong sir. Darkness > does > > not exist either. Darkness is in reality the absence of light. > Light, > > we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton's prism > to > > break white light into many colours and study the various > wavelengths > > of each colour. You cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of > light > > can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you > > know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light > > present. Isn't this correct? Darkness is a term used by man to > > describe what happens when there is no light present." > > > > > > Finally the young man asked the professor. "Sir, does evil > exist?" > > > > > > Now uncertain, the professor responded, "Of course, as I have > > already said. We see it every day. It is in the daily example of > man's > > inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence > > everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but > > evil." > > > > > > To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or > atleast > > it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. > It > > is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to > > describe the absence of God. > > > > > > God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens > when > > man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the > cold > > that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when > there > > is no light." > > > > > > The professor sat down. > > > > > > The young man's name --- Albert Einstein > > > > > > May today there be peace within you. > > > > > > ======================================================= > > > > > > IT IS VERY TRUE. EVIL OR MISERY IN ITSELF REALLY DOES NOT > EXIST. IT > > IS LACK OF GOD WITHIN, WHICH WE CALL EVIL OR MISERY. GOD IS ALWAYS > > PRESENT, BUT WE FORGET HIM AND GET INTO TROUBLE. BRING GOD IN > > (REMEMBER HIM ALWAYS) AND ALL PROBLEMS AT ALL LEVELS (WITHOUT > > EXCEPTION) DISAPPEAR! > > > MAY GOD BE PRAISED ALWAYS. > > > CHETAN > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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