Expert: Marilyn - 2/22/2010

Question
I just read an article by "Shawn" on the topic of *Theist* String Theory, Multiple (sub)-Universes, and Higher Dimensions from the Bible.
Is it not reasonable to deduce that strings have a finite range of frequencies which enables us to percieve only those dimensions within that range ? Therefore, beings who are composed of strings with different frequencies (i.e.God) could have the ability to influence our strings but not visa versa.

Answer
Hello Glenn;

That's a good point.

I think Shawn touched on the idea that we cannot perceive God unless He shows Himself. Humans in general seem to have a craving to know God. We might reason He exists, but wouldn't necessarily have any understanding of Him--as witnessed by all the peculiar ideas people have developed about gods through time.  

Philip Yancy asks how a person can interact with a fish in a fish bowl. The fish cannot conceive of our world, we'd have to become a fish in order to interact with the fish. God had to enter a human body in order to really show Himself to us. But until He did that, we were mostly clueless.

Yep I think you're right. God can influence our material universe, but under normal circumstances we can't influence His. If we operate on His terms we can influence Him: faith is the substance that crosses the barrier giving us influence in His realm. But without it, we can't influence Him one iota.

Living by faith, not by sight is quite a challenge for us because we are so wedded to our material universe and our senses--our "strings" have limited frequencies. He has to first show Himself to us, then we can hope to have faith.

Sincerely,

Marilyn