It’s possible some entity which cannot be detected,
Outside of our experience despite how we’ve inspected,
Was the first cause of the universe, and first began to move it
It’s possible, by which I mean that no one can disprove it.
And that’s why I, specifically,
Believe in Christ of Galilee
Beyond the grasp of scientists, beyond our poor sensations
Beyond the reach of telescopes, which all have limitations
Before the birth of matter, and of energy’s first pulse
There may have been intelligence—you cannot prove it false.
Believing in the Christian God
Is, therefore, not the least bit odd
The beauty of the universe holds all of us in thrall
No scientist would be so bold as claim we know it all
The open-minded person will admit that, just perhaps,
Some unseen causal entity lies hidden in the gaps
It cannot, therefore, be denied
It’s for our sins that Jesus died
A bit of bread, a sip of wine
Are flesh and blood, by will divine
A savior-king, of virgin birth
Who holds dominion over Earth
Belief in whom must hold the key
To heaven and eternity
Without whose love and magic spell
You’ll spend forever, trapped in hell
A god so strong, and so complex
He cares with whom we might have sex
We’ve never seen the evidence, and frankly never will
Another gap will open up for every one we fill
The less a god is visible, the more that god is strong:
As long as God does nothing, why, you cannot prove Him wrong.
I love it when they prove a god
Can technically have been and done.
I answer, with a knowing nod,
“Your logic’s sound, but pray, which one?”
Brilliant from the title on!
The Cuttlefish has had his say
It’s true, we cannot win the day
With scientific evidence
That a specific God does not make sense
Even so we soldier on
Responding to the christicon
Providing proof that nothing’s proved
And so our movement remains moved
The Cuttlefish inspires and charms
Shows there’s no need to take arms
We should take up words instead
‘Twill make the skeptics more widespread!
Natural beauty is so much more awe inspiring when you posit a boogieman in the sky. :)
And two more gaps will open up for every one we fill
Gotta get the math right before you submit to professional journals!
Two or more gaps, depending on the fact-plane we’re describing. A little more difficult to fit into the rhyme, though.
Question… has anyone ever put your stuff to music? I very much want to try and make a song out of this and much of your other stuff, which is amazing… with permission and proper credits, of course…
NateHevens–
There have been a few attempts–some better than others, all better than I could have done myself!
https://proxy.freethought.online/cuttlefish/2013/11/26/robert-and-larry-theyre-just-fine-guest-song/
https://proxy.freethought.online/cuttlefish/2012/07/18/the-mitt-romney-drinking-song/
I know I am missing some. Anyway, as you might expect, you are more than welcome to give it a go; if you end up making a bunch of money on it, we gotta talk.
That will likely never happen… but if it does, don’t worry, we’ll talk, because you should get most, if not all, of the money. Your lyrics are awesome.
I’ll give it a shot tomorrow ’cause I’ll have all day…
Scratch that. I figured it out. Now the question is recording it, which will be a bit harder. It’s a nice solo acoustic dirty blues rock… I may even manage to throw in a short solo… :D
So now to figure out recording… hm…