Instead of invoking mystery concerning God, the
world, and humanity, we make up a story. In good human primate fashion we long
for, even demand, clarity and explanation for life. Yet, even at the best of
times, this escapes us, so story telling becomes a vehicle for diversion and
catharsis, which appropriately takes the place of the frustration with the
unknown.
But stories are stories, they are not to be proved or disproved in
fact like fashion, though they can and sometimes should be believed or
disbelieved, depending on their informative and illuminating caliber or the
lack of it. Thus, while the biblical, natural world, and other stories may
offer us directions and possibilities, trying to figure things out will still leave
us with plenty of ambiguities. I’d wager that’s ok, and perhaps is the way it’s
supposed to be.
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