I know I’ve mentioned it before. The Why Game is what children play in the backseat when they’re bored and have a desire to irritate their parents. It starts out, if you’re not familiar with the game, by parents naively trying to answer the child’s question of, “Why?” Parents paying attention will not have to be asked this question too many times before they realize that the child is just playing a game.
The game is really a deeply philosophical and theological pursuit. We play it with God. We ask ourselves why did God do that? We wonder why God has certain things as a part of his plan. Couldn’t God have made a world that has free will without pain and suffering? Why does there have to be a hell? How can Jesus be both man and God at the same time? You get the idea. This is just an adult form of a game of why.
In eternity we are going to learn a few things. The first target is the answers to questions. The second thing is that some questions do not really have an answer that we can grasp even with our spiritual minds. There will be joy in those questions because we will be pursuing, expanding and grasping on a level that we were never able to do in our physical bodies. Part of the challenge that makes it so rewarding is that we know there will always be a deeper level.
We see this in science today. I always laugh when I hear that the science is settled. Obviously, these people don’t know much about science. What science is showing us with greater certainty is that there will always be another level to investigate. That’s true on the level of microbiology. That is true when it comes to studying the cosmos. As soon as science realizes that the happier they will be. Life is not about the destination as much as the journey. Now that is an example of pop philosophy.
So make a list of questions that you have to ask God when you get to eternity. I have a few and the list will get longer. You may not be able to actually take the paper with you, but somehow I think God will make it possible for you to bring them to mind. Also be aware that will just be the kindergarten level of questioning. We can look forward to multiple advance degrees.
Maranatha!
homo unius libri
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Opus 2025-087: The Why Game Again
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