Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

The other night I was out with a group of people, and, as usually happens in those situations, a friendly debate started. The topic was how all mankind started. The Evolution crowd stated the Theory Of Relativity. That there was the Big Bang and everything that we have now has evolved from this. The Religious section of the table stated their point: God created the world, Adam and Eve, etc. The debate got quite strong on both ends with some well made points being made on both sides. I listened quietly. This was noticed by the other people and commented upon [ those of you know I am not afraid to share my opinions ] and I was asked what I thought. I took a moment to answer. Then I said ''I don't know the answer''... This didn't seem to satisfy anybody. How come I didn't have an opinion? How could I not?...'' Simple. I don't know... and neither does anybody else living''.... I stated that we all have thoughts and deep emotions about living. That is good-- we all should have a passion for life. But, to assume that all the answers to life are easily explained or to perceive to know  the truth of how life was created is not rational. Nobody knows how all this started-- at which point I was interrupted by the Theory of Relativity group with explanations. I politely asked them to remember that what they believe is under the headline of ''Theory of Relativity''-- the key word ''Theory''. A theory, simply point, is just a name for a idea of what possibly it could be. They may be right-- there is scientific information to back up a lot of their thoughts. But, there are holes in their theory. If humans are in fact descendants from monkeys, how come monkeys aren't turning into man now? Why did the evolution stop? If this is the natural process, shouldn't human beings continue to evolve into the next life form? Why does it stop with us?... The Religious wing of the table liked that until I pointed out to them that they also have a ''theory''. Wrapped around God. Blaming or praising God for everything that goes on, with the Bible as the main source. I said the Bible could possibly be all true-- but, not likely. Have you all tried the telephone game? I'm sure you have, that is where I tell someone a story, that person tells the story to someone, etc. And, by the time it reaches back to me, it is a completely different story entirely. I approach the Bible like that-- it is hard for me to believe that EVERYTHING in the Bible happened like it is presented, for instance the story of Jonah and the whale... That started both sides either accusing me of  ignoring nature or being anti God.... My last salvo at all of them was this: why must we know? Obviously, this life was set up to NOT KNOW. I am comfortable with that. I don't have to know until the moment I die. I respect people and their thoughts, please respect mine... Thank goodness these people were not friends of mine. My friends have open minds... And,  I'm glad I stuck them with the bill!!!... A quick sidebar: I do believe in God and Heaven. I believe that you do continue the journey to another place where you are reunited with your loved ones. I have no proof of this, just an innate feeling. I could be very wrong--- but, I am quite willing to live and believe and be wrong, then to live and disbelief and be right. But, it all does come back to the fact I don't know....