Recognized as the foremost mathematical physicist and engineer of his day Lord Kelvin was a true titan in Victorian Britain.
Born in 1824 his life spanned the period of England's greatest industrial and territorial expansion.
Students flocked to his lectures at Glasgow University where he was senior professor of applied science.
Kelvin has his name impressed forever in the term :
"Absolute Kelvin", -273 centigrade, the lowest any temperature can ever reach. He worked that figure out theoretically over 150 years ago. It was only confirmed by experiment last year in Switzerland.
Listen to what this towering figure said concerning his faith.
"The more thoroughly I conduct scientific research, the more I believe that science EXCLUDES atheism."
"Do not be afraid of being a free thinker. If you think STRONGLY enough you will be forced BY SCIENCE to believe in God."
Two thoughts stand out in those statements:
"Think strongly" and "Thorough research"
Neither are popular pursuits in a culture of superficial values and shallow mindedness.
May I exhort you to follow Kelvin's counsel and seek the truth in Christ with all your heart, for outer darkness is an awful cold place: about -273 Celsius.
Jubilate.
Ian
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