I believe that it’s perfectly acceptable to question anything. The only wrong is that which tells us not to question. God gave us an open mind, and it is a human failing that we’re often persuaded to close it.

Lately I’ve been asking a lot of questions, such as, if the universe extends into infinity, is that going to make it even harder to find my car keys? And if the universe is finite, does what lie beyond have an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet?

When you question the universe, you can’t help but question mortality. They say that our sun is scheduled to fizzle out in 5 billion years (on a Tuesday around five-ish). While some estimate this to be the end of human kind, I would imagine that by then humans will have long since constructed low-income housing on other planets. Just consider the technological advances we’ve made just in the last decade: the mapping of the human genome; the creation of the World Wide Web; and the invention of George Foreman’s Lean, Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machines.

While a wealth of questions remain, this I know: regardless of what challenges new worlds will bring, they’re sure to offer better health care coverage. I also believe that in 5 billion years they will have cut the time it takes to get your driver’s license renewal by nearly 10 minutes.

In "A Brief History of Time," Dr. Steven Hawking writes … well, it was something to do with time—and history —but to be honest I couldn’t make heads or tales of it, so never mind.

The trouble with questioning the universe is that it extends far beyond rational thinking. How can we begin to find an answer when the question is so huge?

I wish I could blame my inability to comprehend such concepts on the myth that I and all humans only use 10 percent of our brains. Now scientists are saying that this is not true, and that we do indeed utilize our entire brain. My dreams of one day tapping into that other 90 percent and finally being able to cook the perfect omelet are gone.

When you think about it, it makes sense. A sheep’s brain is about 10 percent the size of ours. So logically, if we really only use 10 percent of our brain, we’d all be out grazing somewhere.

Among the many questions I have is not that of God’s existence. It makes no sense that there isn’t some grand artist behind this incredible tapestry. Besides, if there’s no God, how do you explain Shania Twain? I’ve convinced many an atheist of the divine glory of God by uttering those two words.

God is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. But is he, as they say, so powerful that he could create an object so immense that even he couldn’t move it? The Bible provides that answer. When asked this question by Jared, God responds, "You need to get out more." If you remember, Jared lost 250 pounds after receiving a plague of submarine sandwiches and a side of chips.

To me, questions of God and the universe go hand in hand. I used to think that if you traveled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, a prayer would have to travel all the way back to Earth before it reached God. I just figured Earth was sort of like God’s base of operations. It’s so difficult to imagine any being stretching their grasp across the limitless miles of space. And yet, the size of the universe may be to God what the size of an amoeba is to us. And while we need a microscope to see an amoeba, God can see us with crystal clarity. Granted, he may have to squint.

In "A Brief History of Time," Dr. Hawking did manage to write a few graphs that I understood: "…Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. They have craved an understanding of the underlying order in the world. Today we still yearn to know why we are here and where we came from.

"... If we do discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable in broad principle by everyone, not just a few scientists. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people, be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason - for then we would know the mind of God."

What Dr. Hawking doesn’t take into account is that we do indeed know the mind of God, at least as far as it extends to us, his children. It was brought to us through his son, Jesus Christ.

While it’s perfectly acceptable to ask questions, the important stuff we already know.