Monday, June 20, 2011

Shortfalls of Human Arrogance

While charity is a good exchange in which I engage with Father, capitalism has clothed more, fed more, helped more individuals and families in all ways than charity ever has, not to mention than tax dollars at work.  Why?  Capitalism requires no faith.
    Regarding faith, it is belief in things which are not seen which are true. Are there not scientific theories, parts of which must be taken in faith? What about inter-species evolution? Where is the proof? There may be evidence that leads us to certain conclusions, but such is the evidence of God’s existence. Neither science nor religion gives us all of the answers, all of the explanations. To make a blanket statement like, “Nature is all that there is;” is true, from a certain point of view. But the way some appear to use such statements is that there is nothing knowable but it is known to us humans. All things in the universe, in “Nature” including God are knowable. It’s just that much is yet to be revealed. Again, when you “lean unto your own understanding” you sound like a teenager who already knows everything, so why listen to dad? Words like universe and nature are merely man’s attempt to feel as if he understands, knows everything. The truth is, God is just a guy. Heaven is just a place. I’ve never been to New Zealand or met Peter Jackson. Should I doubt their existence or claim I know more about directing movies than he?
Life goes on after death. It just does. Prove it doesn’t. Yet I can’t prove it does. What, then is the purpose of life? It ends at death? Really? I’m supposed to fully express my potential, produce, etc. and it all lasts only a tiny fraction of the time scientists believe the earth has lasted? There’s really no truth beyond what has already been discovered?
    “The laws of identity, causality and non-contradiction are not rationally debatable.” Agreed. But check your premises. Is man really aware of the totality of each of these laws? “These laws are self-evident, immutable and absolute.” They are…as far as we know. Does God have more reason than we? Does anyone?
    Is space travel possible, beyond what we’ve achieved? How about this: is there life on other planets and if so, are those people more advanced than we? Is anybody more advanced, does anybody know more than we?

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