Just Today's Thoughts

So, I was at work today, and I was walking with a co-worker to take care of an issue. As we were making the walk from Plaster to Legget-Platt we were engaging in small talk about classes and finals. My partner brought up the subject of his final in a philosophy class, and how it was writing intensive. Without much prompting from me he said that, basically, the subject of the final will be a two thousand word argument proving or disproving the existence of God. I was kind of shocked that he even mentioned this to me because I assumed that he knew of my belief in Christ, but perhaps he did not. Anyway, I used the opportunity to see what his perspective was on the matter. Apparently, he is a deist, at least that is what he claimed at the time. He said that he believed there was a god, but not the “Christian God.” Basically, he said god does not interact with creation, but instead god is like a watchmaker who made everything and then sat back to watch everything unfold. Also, he said the only reason he thought a god existed was to justify everything human knowledge has not understood thus far. Honestly, I do not know if he was trying to convince me of anything, or just simply stating his opinion. Personally, I have an interest in hearing what people think about God and existence. Philosophy is a topic I find very interesting indeed. However, it seems that most of the time people are trying to convince me that their perspective is the correct one when it comes to such topics. I feel that this is not exactly the right way to go about such conversations. I mean, if someone has an opinion I am willing to listen, but that doesn’t automatically insinuate that I will concur. I believe for the most part I just listen without much input, and this is mistaken a lot for agreement. I like to examine what people say, and see if I can understand where they are coming from on the issue. Usually, I will give a reply on the subject if I have a disagreement, but I did not today. This makes me wonder, how much do people think I try to force my views upon them? This is kind of an interesting situation because it begs the question, “why is it that whenever a Christian expresses their views they are, as some would say, ‘shoving religion in people’s faces’?” Personally, I do not think I can really talk about the deep issues of life without talking about God, because that is who I am. I mean, if someone believes a certain way everything they do and say reflects that belief. I believe it is completely possible for two people to have completely different views, and respect each other even though they disagree. Perhaps, this is wrong though. The Bible does present the idea that darkness and light have no communion together. I guess, it goes back to spiritual warfare. All I know is that when such topics come up I want to seek after the truth, and not simply try and convince someone I am right. I have said before that I do not believe anyone knows everything, but I still think that there is an absolute truth that gives foundation to everything. My hope and faith is that the foundation is Christ.