Episode Sixty One: An Unusual Metaphor that Explains the Rift Between Atheists and Christians

So once again the old wounds between the "logical" atheists and the "spiritual" Christians were ripped open by the break through discoveries with the long sought-after "God Particle".  I've never understood how evidence supporting the theories of evolution and the big bang disproves the existence of god- (though it does interfere with a literal interpretation of biblical timeline).  As a Christian and someone who does take quite a shine to logic I've never seen why we must consider science and Christianity mutually exclusive. 

I like to think of it as lego blocks and the kid playing with the lego blocks.  Some factions of atheists believe that the existence of the building blocks of the universe disproves the existence of God--- sort of like saying because there are lego blocks building a lego house therefore there is not a child who constructed the house.  Some factions of Christianity seem to take the same argument, in a different direction- they try hard to disprove things such as evolution for the same reason.  Because there is a kid playing with toys- and the kid made the house.  The house of legos was generated solely from the mind of the child- and no blocks were used in the process. 

I'm not saying Christians and Atheists are wrong- but rather, there seems to be a fallacy in the philosophy of the extremists.  They say God made man in his image- and it is a known fact human kind was able to differentiate from other animals because of our use of tools.  Therefore, it is not unreasonable that God fashioned the universe itself in an elegant way- in a way that provided a framework and foundation to work from.  God made tools to aid him in the creation of the universe.  You can build a toy house out of many materials- but nothing works quite as easy or brings as much joy as snapping together a couple of legos.