We had a bit of a fractious lunch today and Michael went around spreading oil on troubled waters, effecting reconciliation between the warring parties. We then had the following conversation.
Me: Michael, you are a great peacemaker; ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called children of God.’
Michael: Oh, well that’s not much good to me as I don’t believe in God.
Mr. Waffle: Well, “Blessed are the meek, they shall inherit the earth.” So that’s better.
Michael: Hmm.
Me (curiously): Why don’t you believe in God?
Him: It’s just impossible. [Pause] In fact, I think that the gods of the ancient world are actually much more believable.
Maybe he’ll grow into it.
An article for him to read: http://www.wsj.com/articles/eric-metaxas-science-increasingly-makes-the-case-for-god-1419544568
It’s behind a paywall..
http://www.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2014/12/31/eric-metaxas-wsj-article-showing-how-science-now-supports-the-existence-of-god/
Very thorough!