The Miracle Of God And The Truth Of Science

Have you ever been stranded in the middle of the ocean with a 450-pound adult bengal tiger? Well according to Pi Patel he has and survived nearly 300 days in that predicament. In the book Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s character Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel survives a shipwreck and ends up on a lifeboat with a variety of animals one of which being a bengal tiger. The story starts out with Pi telling the author he can make him believe in God with his story. Throughout the story Pi tells a great tale of his experiences on the lifeboat with the tiger but the only thing is that’s exactly what it is, a tale. The real story comes at the end of the book when two Japanese men question Pi about the sinking of the Tsimtsum and Pi tells a different story because the men did not believe the animal one. The second story has humans instead of animals therefore making it the more reasonable story. So the human story is real because it is the more feasible option, being alone for a very extended amount of time can cause a person to lose their sanity, and some of the things that Pi mentioned were a little far fetched.

“The Real Story in Life of Pi
The difference between fiction and reality is not always evident to those who are unable or unwilling to recognize the difference.”

The Life of Pi is a book filled with many fantasy adventures that will have an excellent impact on what you may or not believe in. This novel was published in 2001 by author Yann Martel. Yann Martel is a writer who is trying to make sense of life, just like any other human being trying to deal with everyday obstacles. In this book we see that the protagonist, Piscine Molitor also known as Pi takes us through an adventure that will question our faith in religion. Pi is not pleased by only following his ancestors’ beliefs; he believes that there is much more to religion. In The life of Pi we see that Pi argues amongst his family in what he wants to believe in. His father is not at all religious and Pi has taken up religion as a hobby. Now Pi is a Hindu, Muslim and a Christian and he undergoes a tragedy, a shipwreck with his family on voyage to Canada from India. As he goes through this process it puts his faith to the test. At the time of this voyage he is a teenager exploring different beliefs and he sees nothing wrong with believing in three different religions. We can argue that there is a war between religion and science. Pi on the other hand does not argue with those of other beliefs, he calls the atheists his brethrens as well. “It was my first clue that atheist are my brothers and sisters of a different faith, and every word they speak speaks of faith. Like me, they go as far as the legs of reason will carry

Pi knows that science and research cannot fully explain the spiritual beauties he discovers throughout his life. He also knows that religion cannot substantiate scientific truth. Pi must understand the two subjects together in order to comprehend the complexity of the world.

On its surface, Martel’s Life of Pi proceeds as a far-fetched yet not completely unbelievable tale about a young Indian boy named Pi who survives after two hundred twenty-seven days on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. It is an uplifting and entertaining story, with a few themes about companionship and survival sprinkled throughout. The ending, however, reveals a second story – a more realistic and dark account replacing the animals from the beginning with crude human counterparts. Suddenly, Life of Pi becomes more than an inspiring tale and transforms into a point to be made about rationality, faith, and how storytelling correlates the two. The point of the book is not for the reader to decide which

Amazing things have been accomplished in the name of God. In the Life of Pi, sixteen-year old Pi survived seven months on a lifeboat with only his faith in God to guide him. Pi had always been a big believer in God. In fact, he practiced three religions, claiming that, “All religions are true.” (ch.23 pg.69). Even while stranded on a lifeboat, Pi found a way to believe and pray. This unwavering devotion was what led Pi to land and civilization after seven long months at sea.

Through Pi’s many triumphs and struggles, it is made clear that a close relationship with God can bring strength and hope to deplorable situations. When Pi was a young boy, he began extensively reading about and researching different religions and their beliefs. This child’s interest in multiple faiths began to develop when he noticed that all of their potent narratives have the capability to add meaning and truth to life. One afternoon, while in conversation with his

Provided that science still requires repeatable and measurable outcomes, the thought that eukaryotes produced sophisticated human life capable of high functioning individuals when they could not even develop the most basic features is preposterous.

Throughout time, humans have written books based on various genres in an effort to tell a story, whether it is fact or fiction. Storytelling is one of the most beautiful ways to express ideas, and creative thoughts, involving characters, settings, to create a plot. Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, cleverly incorporates ambiguity from the omission of information, and lack of resolution. These aspects in turn, create the ambiguity, which leaves the reader to interpret the text in anyway. The ambiguity formed develops the significance of Pi’s storytelling, to the author and the readers. The post-modern aspects in Life of Pi, leave many things open to interpretation based on Pi’s storytelling ability.

Pi’s story is not only about the beauty of religion and how everyone need to be religious to survive but, how all people are entitled to love the world how they see it. During his religious exploration as an adolescent he discovers atheism through his science teacher, Mr. Kumar. Pi holds Mr. Kumar in very high esteem, calling him his favorite teacher, however Pi is uncomfortable exploring the concept of atheism, its beliefs, and or how science can hold such beauty without the need of a god. He came to terms with the fact that atheists are his "brothers and sisters of a different faith", however he choose not to explore it in his studies. The concept frightens him so much that Pi, who is usually full of questions, is scilent when Mr.Kumar speaks

At the end of the story he ask “Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?” These two men respond and admits that the animal story is the better one and through this readers can get a major theme of the book, faith. Through the whole story Pi’s survival is mainly because of faith in his religion. Although religion can not be proven he has faith that it is real. Likewise the realness of Pi’s story is the same as religion and readers will have to have faith in Pi’s journey of faith that the story is

During Pi’s journey in the first story, he does not spend a lot of time thinking on and expressing his religious beliefs. There is more of a focus on the energy he has going towards basic human survival. Though God seems to be a presence in life as he thanks God for his survival, “ Vishnu preserve me, Allah protect me, Christ save me,” he cries out shortly after he finds himself in the lifeboat ” ( Martel 108). There doesn’t seem to be a presence of God in the second, realistic story. There is mention of God, “God is notably absent throughout the events narrated, leaving human beings alone in the material universe, living in a state of exile from

The Life of Pi is a story about a young boy named Pi Patel, short for Piscine Patel. Pi was born and raised in India as the son of a zookeeper. At school, Pi was bullied because of his name. Kids thought it was funny because when you pronounce his first name sounds like you’re saying “pissing”. But that doesn’t stop him from learning and discovering new things. Being very curious, Pi begins to study many different religions, such as Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism; Even though his father says “Believing in everything at once, is the same thing as believing in nothing.”

When children are little they ask simple questions like “Why is the sky blue?”, but as they grow older they ask tougher questions like “Does God exist?” and if so “Why have I never seen him?” Parents easily brush these questions off with “You don’t have to see him to know he exists”, but that only makes the child more frustrated. That’s where parents are wrong though in order to believe then God must be seen; it’s the only logical way that people understand things. That’s where the science of it all comes into play. Evolution is an analytical conclusion to how the world began and developed to become what it is today, gives people a general idea where they derived from, and physical evidence that proves