MIT
February 26
What Is Veritas?
The 2008 Veritas Forum at MIT seeks to explore how a good God could allow suffering in the universe. How do we reconcile the idea of a loving God with our personal suffering? How could a God who is interested in the well-being of humans allow extreme poverty in third world countries? The forum is an opportunity for the entire MIT community to explore and discuss life's hardest questions together. By asking the pressing questions on campus and answering them with respected voices, we hope to engage the entire Institute in fruitful discussion. We, the planners of the forum, are inspired by the idea that Jesus Christ has something relevant to offer our modern university in its search for knowledge, truth and significance. We welcome and honor skeptics and their questions, and even bring some of our own. The Forum is not meant to be a typical academic exchange of abstract and unembodied ideas. Rather, it should come out of real community earnestly exploring questions of real importance.
We have invited presenters who have wrestled with our questions to challenge us, connect disconnected ideas, and put forth their answers and objections in light of our beliefs and doubts. We believe the events will draw participants into real conversations, questions, discussions, stories, and friendships.
The forum is sponsored by a collection of campus and community groups and created by a group of undergraduate and graduate students, professors, university chaplains, local community members and alumni.