Tower of Babel: Why Humans See the World Through Different Lenses
For centuries, science and faith discussions tried to explain beginnings. The Big Bang sounded too much like, “In the beginning, God created…” (Genesis 1:1), so some scientists clung to the idea of a universe with no start—the Steady State theory.
But the evidence kept piling up: the universe had a beginning. And it wasn’t random chaos. It was finely tuned. Suspiciously organized. Even Stephen Hawking admitted it looked “designed” (See more at Y-Origins).
Science and spirituality are slowly circling back to what faith has always said: there is a Creator. So why don’t we all see the same thing? Why so many religions, philosophies, and worldviews?
Think of it this way: God gave humanity spiritual sunglasses—but purposefully different shades. Some see the sky pink, others green, others normal blue. How can we convince each other that the colors are the same? Only by taking off the spiritual lenses.
That’s the Tower of Babel. Humanity, in arrogance, tried to build a tower to heaven—to upstage God. He scattered them and gave them different lenses, different languages, different perspectives:
“Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” (Genesis 11:7)
We’ve been wearing those Babel lenses ever since. Even now, here on earth, we constantly act as if we are on the same team. We pray, worship, and then do things that displease God. And because He doesn’t scream at us directly, we think we’re getting away with it.
But imagine if God actually showed up. Not a gentle cloud or a whisper, but full-on, raw, Spirit-of-God presence. You would have one of the most terrifying days of your life. Probably run screaming from your house, yelling, “I just met God!” Ask John the Baptist or Moses—they know. You wouldn’t be the same ever again. Probably go a little mad. Thankfully, God is spirit.
The point? Those sunglasses and lenses—differences, languages, beliefs, and biases—exist for a reason. They prevent us from thinking we can outsmart or upstage the Creator. To truly unite, we must take off the lenses, step out of our arrogance, and see clearly.
Right unity—humble, aligned with God—makes the impossible possible. Global unity, peace, and harmony could be achieved. Poverty, war, disease—gone. Heaven and earth in sync. Jesus could walk back on earth tomorrow. Why? Because the solution is simple. Yet we keep missing it.
Jesus explained why:
“Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.” (Matthew 13:13)
So heaven keeps the placards:
“Not Ready.”
“Almost There (But Nope).”
“False Alarm.”
The challenge isn’t whether God is real. Science, faith, and biblical history already shout that He is. The challenge is whether humanity will finally take off the spiritual sunglasses—and see clearly. Only then will the placards change to: “At Last.”
Meanwhile, earthly trials and lessons will continue knocking us around left, right, and center, to shape us right. Just like the Israelites in the desert during the Exodus journey, we shall continue wandering until we finally get it right.
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