Collected Thoughts on Eternity, Time, and their Relation to God
by Lance Brandenburgh
God & Time as Faith
The scientist must accept a number of things as fact on faith. Not the least of these is the nature and even the existence of time. The debate over the existence of time is inherently moot to the scientist. It is immaterial whether or not time actually exists in a "philisophical" sense, the scientist's universe is defined by time and the universe he observes he uses to define time. (This idea straight from Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time)
The scientist accepts that time exists because he daily encounters phenomena and events of his own life that confirm its existence for his purposes. So too, the Christian accepts God. There can be no argument against the existence of God because he is inherent. The Christian encounters God on a regular basis, he knows God personally so there is not only no need for doubt, but it is highly illogical. Time, as God, is empirical beyond sensation. There is no taste, touch, hear, see, feel of either, not in any traditional sense. And yet, we corroborate the existence of time, for it is obvious based on its effect. As a Christian, I see the effects of God. Why then, is it so hard to imagine a God who is just as real, just as integral, and just as elusive to definition and understanding as this mysterious and powerful force called time.
-February 2002