If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is one of those quirky philosophical thoughts that raise questions regarding observation and knowledge of reality.  Its basis is in Eastern philosophy, but has been adopted by Westerners who try to answer it by delving into the concepts of observation, compression, rarefaction, quantum theory and the nature of reality.  Personally, I don’t give two hoots.  It’s just that sometimes our scientific generation can get lost in the minutia of trying to explain everything in terms of what man can understand.

Science came into its own in the 1700’s, and though some of the great names were Christians (such as Isaac Newton), the overall effect of science was to cast doubt on the Bible.  The universe functioned by laws and had gone back for millions upon millions of years and would…