Another "Matrix"

Last night I went to a late showing of Will Smith's new movie, "I, Robot."  Having read the book in high school, I was skeptical.  The book is really a good examination of "logical end" of...well...logic and how it can be manipulated toward an end that may not be desired.  While the movie is much more action-packed than the book was, to satisfy a broader audience no doubt, it still deals with the issue of Asimov's book and leaves you wondering about life just a little bit.

For me, it struck a blow at the creeping idol of Logic.  It's a movement that is growing more and more prominent and accepted in this Post-Modern Age.  It says that, because I can't understand something, it cannot be true.  It's a movement that puts the ultimate authority in individual understanding and logical progression.  Creativity, faith, hope are things that are not welcome in such a world.  Nor are things like skepticism, suspicion, and wonder.  In a world ruled by Logic, these things are not welcome or wanted because they are unfounded, unproven, and impossible.  If it cannot be proved, then it cannot be possible, which is a statement that sums up most people's concept of God and faith.

I cannot see Him, touch Him, or prove Him, therefore He must not exist.  He is not predictable, producable, or prudent, therefore He is not to be trusted.

While I would like to generalize people without faith in this way, it too often applies to people OF faith as well.  So many people get upset when God doesn't make sense with their logical expectations.  "Why doesn't God do things my way?  Doesn't He see how much sense it makes?"  Yeah, He probably does, but He's got a plan that goes beyond our logic.  His ways are higher than ours.

A long time ago, I figured out that God doesn't make sense; He's not logical.  And that has made life so much more fun.