When Science Explains Everything... Except What Matters Most
What If God Is the Only Cause?
Ever had that moment when you're reading about quantum physics or neuroscience and think, "This explains so much... and yet explains nothing at all"? That gap between what conventional thinking tells us about reality and what we've actually experienced is where the most interesting questions sit.
We live in a world that can map every neuron firing in your brain but can't tell you why music makes you cry. We can track every atom in your body but can't explain why some people heal in ways medicine doesn't predict. Maybe it was that healing that shouldn't have happened. Or that moment of insight that came from nowhere.
The conventional thinking goes something like this: either accept the material world as the complete picture (and dismiss those unexplainable moments as coincidence or delusion), or reject science entirely and retreat into blind faith. But what if that's a false choice? What if there's not a cosmic chain reaction of molecules and electrical impulses, and not some unknowable man in the sky making decisions about our life. But that there is actually a single, intelligent, creative principle at the foundation of all reality - one cause for everything?
Let’s start at the beginning, like, we can trace back effects to their causes pretty easily - the ball moved because I kicked it, I kicked it because I wanted to score a goal, etc. But at some point, don't we hit a wall? Where did all this stuff come from in the first place? Science is brilliant at explaining the how of things - the mechanical relationships between neurons, the elegant equations of physics, the dance of chemicals. But there's a nagging question it can't quite answer: why is there anything at all rather than nothing?
Look, I'm not knocking science here. I love science! But there's a difference between understanding the mechanics of something and grasping its fundamental source. It's like the difference between knowing how a painting was created (brushstrokes, pigments, techniques) and recognizing the consciousness that conceived and executed it. Both matter, but they're different kinds of understanding.
When we talk about God as "the only cause," we're not playing some word game to sneak religion into the conversation. We're pointing at something that transcends the chain of physical causes we observe. Let's be honest - a lot of us grew up with this weird cosmic vending machine idea of God. Insert prayer, receive blessing. Do good, get reward. Break rule, get punishment. But what if that misses something fundamental? What if what we're calling "God" or "The Divine" isn't some separate being pulling levers and pushing buttons, but the very intelligence and creative principle that is reality?
When I say God I’ll never be talking about some bearded dude in the sky causing the wind to blow and the cars to crash. I’m talking about the primary intelligence that makes any of this possible at all. Think of it this way: the painter is the cause of the painting, not the brushstrokes. The brushstrokes are just how the cause expresses itself. So when I say "Divine Mind is the only cause," I’m suggesting that this fundamental intelligence is the sole genuine power at the root of everything. Everything else we perceive as "causes" (physical events, human actions) is actually an expression or manifestation of this primary, intelligent cause.
I know this sounds abstract, but it has surprisingly practical implications. If there's truly one fundamental cause behind everything, then maybe what looks like separate, conflicting powers in our lives is actually part of a deeper harmony we haven't fully recognized yet.
Does this actually matter? Fair question! And I've wondered the same thing. How does pondering "ultimate causes" help with my actual life? Here's one possibility: if we see everything as stemming from multiple, competing causes, we might constantly feel pulled in different directions or at the mercy of random forces. But if there's truly one intelligent cause behind everything, even things that appear discordant or chaotic might actually be part of a deeper harmony we're not seeing yet. This perspective doesn't mean ignoring the apparent mechanics of cause and effect in daily life. It just means seeing them in a broader context, as expressions rather than ultimate powers.
I get it if this sounds sketchy. I've been there – being the sceptic that only feels safe seeing reality in what can be measured in a lab and walking away from rigid religious frameworks. But I’ve experienced healings that made absolutely no sense within a materialist framework. They weren’t always dramatic—just a persistent pain that disappeared while working through some spiritual concepts—but it was enough to give me the sense that consciousness has more impact than those frameworks allow. I once heard it described it perfectly: "It's like I've been trying to understand the ocean by collecting water samples, when what I really needed was to learn how to swim in it."
If you're curious about exploring this perspective, start by questioning your assumptions about cause and effect. When something good happens in your life, try considering it not as random luck or even your personal achievement, but as an expression of the fundamental harmony that underlies reality.
What would shift in your experience if intelligence wasn't something contained in your brain, but something you express because it's the very fabric of existence? If you've ever felt there's something more going on beneath the surface of everyday experience – if you've ever sensed that consciousness might be more fundamental than matter – maybe this isn't as strange as it first appears.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Not your certainties or your learned positions, but your actual lived experience. Have you ever witnessed something that made you question the standard material explanation of cause and effect?
We're exploring these ideas every week in our discussion group. Some of us come from Christian Science backgrounds. Others found these concepts later. All of us are more interested in honest questions than easy answers. You're welcome to join us – to speak up or just listen. Both matter.
