That's Absurd

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, I was wondering: just exactly how does an Atheist celebrate thanksgiving? Does he? Whom does he thank?

If I were to believe that I just happened to be here by chance, am I truly thankful for anything, or did I just get "lucky" that my genetic structure evolved over millions of years to present the intricacies that I am.

If you stop to think about it, there is no other area that we would give credit to Chance. How would you react if someone were to say this about the Mona Lisa:

"Many people believe that the Mona Lisa was painted by DaVinci. These people are fools. DaVinci never existed. If you believe he did, you are leaning on a crutch of tradition. Any enlightened person would most certainly realize that the Mona Lisa evolved over many years. Once upon a time, there was nothing on the canvas. Then, in one "Super Splash," paint appeared on the canvas. The paint eventually separated into different colors. Over the years a stick figure was formed, and that stick figure slowly evolved into the slightly chubby, non-attractive female specimen that we see today."

Can you imagine someone actually believing this? That's absurd! And yet, it is considered foolish to believe that the universe, our world, even ourselves with our genetic intricacies were actually created, not evolved. Which is the more difficult to believe - that some paint on a canvas just appeared, or that the Universe was created? Come on, people! In the "Age of Reason," as it has been called, let's take a step back and think about what is truly logical.

Christian comedian Mark Lowry jokes, "I would be an atheist too if I had that much faith." Since I don't have enough faith to believe that I am just an accident that showed up after millions of years of things happening just the right way for me to be standing here, I'm content to settle for the fact that I am the product of a Loving Creator. I will thank Him for that this week.

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14