Why Does "Science" Care?

Most people, non-Christians included, know that the Bible teaches that Jesus walked on water. The Gospels (Matthew 14, Mark 6 and John 6) relate the story of Jesus walking out to the disciples as they battled bad weather on the Sea of Galilee.

The Bible makes it clear that Jesus did this because He was, and is, God's Son.

"Science," though, has a different explanation.

Florida State Prof. Doron Nof explains that Jesus walked on ice, not water.

Using statistical models to examine the dynamics of the Sea of Galilee (now known as Lake Kinneret) and records of surface temperatures of the Mediterranean Sea, Nof determined there was a period of cooler temperatures in the area between 1,500 and 2,600 years ago. He says this could have included the time in which Jesus lived.

Had the temperature dropped below freezing, it could have created ice to form in the freshwater lake that was then called the Sea of Galilee. And that ice would have been thick enough to support the weight of a man. What's more, it might have been impossible for distant observers--especially in the dark as the Gospel of John reports--to see that it was actually ice surrounded by water and not just water.

I've talked to many scientists over the years, and I've read the writings of many more. There is a common theme among most (certainly not all, though). Most scientists - shocking news coming up - don't believe in Jesus as the Son of God, nor do they believe in God at all.

Knowing this, I wonder why they waste their time and prestige coming up with silly theories like this. Come on, He walked on chunks of ice? If you don't believe the story, can't you do better than that? Why not just say, "you know what, in my professional scientific opinion, this never happened."

Why scientists continually feel the need to explain away Biblical stories that are "myths and legends" in their minds is beyond me. I just wish they'd do a better job than "walking on ice."

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