Naol's Perspectives | የናኦል ምልከታዎች

Okay . Yeah. I am a medical studen t fortunate or unfortunate (take a time and say it whichever you want). I like medicine. I really do. I think. One of the easy question in medical school goes like this, “How many time does the normal human heart beat per minute?” It’s a very easy and an elementary one. Try this if you’ve not come across this area of study. 100? 200? 60? Or 30? (Don’t do the count now. Just guess!) I just asked my mom this question and her answer was “150”. I know how the med student feels hearing this (Maybe my mom was a kind of hype most of the time). Another good friend of mine said “40”. This tells me we don’t even give attention to the most vital organ in our body. Normally the human heartbeat is between 60 to 100 per minute. Any deviation from this range would be considered as abnormal. Heartbeat can go up and down depending on so many factors such as drugs, diseases, emotions and etc. There are drugs that depress the heartbeat count and...

I wonder how many of us have ever asked “Are there things God can’t do?” I mean if you are well interested in theology and divinity I hope you have faced such questions. This question came to bother me some years back and I still ask “Are there things God can’t do?” Classical theology at best defines God’s omnipotence as God’s attribute of doing everything in the logical and moral realm. Hence, God cannot do an illogical and non-moral thing. For instance, God cannot sin. (non-moral) God cannot lie. (non-moral) God cannot commit suicide. (Illogical) God cannot kill God. (Illogical) These are some of the things God cannot do. Why do I want to talk about this today? I have come across a new “Can’t, “and “Couldn’t” about God and humanity. Listen up friends, this is something serious. The Gethsemane Dilemma As much as I am thrilled and emotional to read the Gethsemane story of Christ, I also love to read it. There I see a Messiah who couldn’t. I see a messiah who wouldn...