When I saw the recent issue of Time magazine with the cover “God vs. Science,” I thought, “Oh, no, not another God-science debate!”

I’ve grown tired of reading these types of articles, which have appeared frequently in leading periodicals over recent years, because they almost always start from the same erroneous premise—that the universe is material and all logical reasoning, so the argument goes, has to start with what appears to be materially real.

This article indeed is a debate between Richard Dawkins, an Oxford professor and staunch materialist, and Francis Collins, the genome pioneer who believes in God, but holds a very materialistic view of creation. Collins tries to reason with Dawkins that a God exists, but reasoning out from matter, has little proof of God to offer other than “I believe…even though I can’t prove it in the lab.” Faith is essential to worshipping God, but sound scientific conclusions can derived too from a spiritual basis of reasoning.

I am so grateful for Christian Science when it comes to explaining the origin and substance of the universe.

For me, answering the question, “Where did the universe come from?” starts the debate correctly.

Matter is mindless. Particles, electrons, energy-fields and dirt have no intelligence. There is no mind in them. They cannot think, plan, reason or devise. They are void of mind-power.

Believing the universe evolved from a big bang, from primordial chaos, or some similar matter-theory is like believing a tornado could rip through a junkyard and produce an IBM supercomputer on the other side. It isn’t going to happen. Chaos doesn’t produce order. Mindlessness does not create mindfulness. There has to be an intelligent power behind all creation, and it cannot be material. It is spiritual!

God is Spirit, and Spirit evolves spiritual ideas.

We live in a universe of Mind where all is idea. Things are thoughts and ideas are substance. Understanding the cosmos is a matter of perspective.

Mary Baker Eddy wrote,

“To mortal mind, the universe is liquid, solid, and aeriform. Spiritually interpreted, rocks and mountains stand for solid and grand ideas.” Science and Health

“What is the thought behind the thing,” is perhaps a more constructive question to ask when trying to understand reality.

To understand the universe, we have to reason out from Spirit.

“The true theory of the universe, including man, is not in material history but in spiritual development. Inspired thought relinquishes a material, sensual, and mortal theory of the universe, and adopts the spiritual and immortal.” Science and Health

The God-science debate will continue until humanity understands the allness of God, the infinitude of Spirit, and the might and majesty of Mind. This understanding is destined to come more fully over time for it is the truth.

Until then, I will simply continue to demonstrate the presence and power of God in my own life, and let my example speak for itself.

I look forward to the day when Time magazine has a cover feature titled, “God vs. science debate ended. God is All!”

Or perhaps, you can think of an even better title??…