Did you know now that science has the ability to study genetics it finds that the “gene pool” for many plant and animal species are actually eroding? This means that the concept of Darwinism where biological change increases the amount of diversity of life on the planet is actuality in contrast with the evidences of science. This environment is not gaining genetic information, it is loosing genetic information. We are, in essence de-volving through genetic erosion.
I watched Bill Maher on Huckabee night before last. He’s another one of those people who says that religion is the cause of all evil in the world. At the root of his argument, of course, is the whole “we’ve outgrown” the need for a god thought. Strangely enough the thought hit me, he’s right. Religion is the cause of all evil in the world. Bill’s problem is he fails to recognize that Atheism is a religion too, and that any religion that seeks to dominate men with use of a false sense of superiority is really a small group of men who seek dominance over all other men.
“A little learning is a dangerous thing.” That “proverb” amplified by an another often misquoted one, “ignorance is bliss,” is a good example.” Most people that quote it are not aware of the entire quote. It goes, “Where ignorance is bliss ‘tis folly to be wise.” A little googling on the internet brings up with a little more information about the quote. It is often attributed to William Shakespeare; but, Thomas Gray is the author. He was born on 26 December 1716 at 41 Cornhill, London, England.
It is easy, almost second nature to fall into a false concept of salvation. Conversion, justification, regeneration and sanctification are not the result of belief, dedication, worship or devotion. It is human nature to believe one or more of these events, if you will, save us, sanctify us and preserve us.
An erroneous view of the death of Jesus is that it was out of sympathy for mankind that He died for our sins. This view comes from putting the New Testament on a doctrinal island, and out of the historical context of what we know about God. Jesus, as the Christ willingly “took our sin on Himself” (Hebrews 1: 3). This was not an act of sympathy for us, God purposely made him “to be sin for us, who knew no sin.” This is the unconditional love of God for mankind!
… there is no such thing as absolute truth, ask them; “Are you absolutely sure about that?”
There is expectation and there is reality; often they are the same as the law of parallel lines, “never the twain shall meet.” Therefore that situation is a foundation for discontentment. The reason at the bottom of depression is that this condition exists and there is little or nothing to be done about it. Therefore it would behoove one always to keep a good grip on reality and avoid false expectations.
Hate is not the opposite of love. Hate is a condition of love. Hate, true hatred, comes only when the thing you love is being harmed. It is then that you will find yourself hating the thing that harms what you love. The opposite of love is apathy; a lack of commitment in any sense.
Conservative:
Those who see the possessions of others and think; “I can adjust my priorities to bring my desires in line with reality, increase my education to find more profitable employment to better afford those things in order to have a more satisfactory life.”
It is ingrained in us by “religious teaching” that we must do exceptional things for God or our spirituality may be in question. (As one mother of four put it, “At times I serve as many meals at church, it seems, as in my home).” The opposite extreme are those who must consider it incumbent upon them only to appear at worship service once a week to discharge their duty to God.
From the earliest records of humanity we can see that, as a race, we have always accepted the concept of the existence of some form of “higher power.” That is, until very recently in history. For sure there have been those who deny the existence of God, and certainly there have been battles over which God is “the” God, but lately a very vocal minority of men have managed to capture a large audience with the message “grow up, there is no God!” I am referring to the latest atheist movement, spearheaded by authors Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins.
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