ClubTread
I joined a hiking club here in SouthWest BC, and now there should be no shortage of people to go hiking with. I've gone on two hikes with people from there so far. The first time it was rainy and cloudy and there were 13 of us. Unfortunately we were socked in by the clouds so we decided against going to the summit, and since the trail was overgrown. The second hike there were only four of us, which is a better number, and we hiked up Mt. Rexford in Chilliwack. The weather was ok, but it would have been nice to have clear weather to see the views. We were teased all day by the clouds moving in and out, and we never did see the summit of Mt. Slesse across the valley.
To get to a lot of these hikes out in Chilliwack you need a vehicle with a fair amount of clearance and also 4WD. It makes me want to get a Landcruiser or Land Rover even more.
Science
"When we see a new phenomenon we try to fit it into the framework we already have...It's not because Nature is really similar; it's because the physicists have only been able to think of the same damn thing over and over again." - Richard Feynman (For those of you who don't know, Richard Feynman was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century).
I really like this quote because it puts into perspective how dull we are compared to God. Some of the most brilliant minds have and are theorizing, trying to classify and understand this incredibly complex universe that has been created. One of the best examples is the human body itself. I was talking to my friend Dave who is going to med school, and as he learns more about how the body functions it continues to amaze him more. Something that sticks out to me is the complexity of the earth itself. The interdependencies of different things, and the balance that exists is one example. Also the fact that God knows what is happening to that tiny flower that was crushed under that rock that just rolled off the cliff in the forest. And if he knows that, he knows every detail, much more than knows - cares about, of our lives. Since he created this complex universe, as well as us complex beings in it, think of what he can do in your life.
It seems that during my time in university I developed a cynical attitude towards scientific study. I developed the view that I don't think science ever really
proves anything, the results are just theories of how things work. Just because we understand something to work the way it does, doesn't mean that's really what is occuring. We are attempting to explain something in words and symbols that we can understand. In all reality, the way it works could be concept that is entirely impossible for us to understand. I think it would be really interesting if a new phenomenon was discovered that completely shot to pieces the fundamental principles of physics (or one of the other major fields of scientific study - I chose physics since I have studied it the most).
Don't get me wrong, I don't think research and trying to understand the world around us is useless. I'm just stating that all the theories and understanding could be completely wrong. That doesn't make the study of science itself wrong. Our desire to explain how things work has led to many beneficial results, some of those being vaccines, cures for diseases, medical treatment, and overyday things we take for granted.
