I wanted to pick a dramatic(ish) title for today. It seems I'm taking a temporary leave from the deep, philosophical stuff for a little while and going onto the simpler stuff.
Winter's coming. My least favorite time of year. Why is that? The cold. I really, really do not like the cold. The part that makes it worse is that I adjusted to the Texas summer a little to well. Anything below 70 degrees felt a little chilly at first, once things began to cool off. It will get much colder now. And since I prefer to sweat as opposed to shiver if I have the choice, this will not be fun or easy.
Oh, but it gets better! I actually mean that too. Bova's back! If you don't know who that is, don't worry. Check out my last post. Anyway, because of this I've been inspired to spend the next little bit of this year getting in tip top shape! That means, however, that not only will I be continuing training during the time of year where most people slack off and when it's coldest, I will actually be training harder and being more strict. I also train in my backyard, which will suck. No heating, just winter's cold bite. So that means if I want to keep warm, I gotta dress it. But I still have to work. And... the barbell will be really freaking cold.
So, that's the reason I named this post "Cold Steel of Winter's Fury". I will be lifting cold steel out in cold of winter's "fury". When pretty much the entire world will be slacking off because of the cold and the holidays, I will be trying to ramp things up. If I can keep it up, New Year's will come around and I'll be in the best shape of my life, and everyone else will be recovering from their holiday binge and starting their New Year's resolutions. From there, I can just sit back and watch everyone else mess around for a few days/weeks/months until they give up.
Beyond that news, about the love/hate relationship I will be having with my weights, there are a couple other things:
One, Bova's back! I'll probably be mentioning him in almost every post from now on as well.
Oh, and Tried and True Fitness has made a new book that I would really like as well: http://www.getaclassicbody.com/ (to a certain few people reading this, that's one of my Christmas wishes ;).
Jackie is coming with a new cd on the 1st, waiting for that. Also listening to a pre-released single from the cd as I work on this post (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwk2lQOdE7I) Can I go a single post without mentioning her?
Skyrim! On the 11th, one of the best games ever will come out. I am also hoping to get in great shape for that so I can take a week off training for "recovery" as I play a barbarian in the snow topped mountains hunting dragons. My plan is to be as muscular as my character.
So, I think that's it for now. One more thing though! Don't slack off on a healthy life style just because it's cold and it's the holidays. Be better then everyone else, and push through. If you don't want to be weak like everyone else, you can't live like everyone else. If you want to be strong and healthy in a way normal people aren't, you can't live like normal people. Want to be better then everyone you know? Live better then everyone you know. Don't want to feel sick this year like everybody else? Don't be like everybody else!
May you join me in feeling the Bite of Cold Steel and Winter's Fury!
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Friday, October 28, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
"Here's my money. Take it, PLEASE!"
There are times where I wish I had the money to actually say that. That is because, there are times where I know my money will be so well spent, I don't even have to think about it. There are two reasons I'm talking about this right now; two people who sell things that I enjoy and use so much I don't even need to know what it is they are selling. Tell me they're selling something new, and take my money.
Of course, there are many others out there who sell stuff I trust and use, but not quite on this level. So these two people I'm talking about, they are Anthony Bova and Jackie Evancho. The reason I am willing to buy what they sell? I trust them, and know that anything I buy from them will change my life and will be used until the day I die.
Why am I even talking about this? Well, to promote the names (I want people to hear about what they do and sell), and to tell you a bit more about me.
So first off, Anthony Bova. I only know of one, maybe two people who read this blog who might know what that is (Specialist, if you read this, "Remember us", don't let them down ;). For everyone else, Bova is the author of the "Spartan Health Regimen". If I were to describe anything as the "bible" for physical health, this would be it.
What I mean by that, is it teaches you the basic principles of health and how to apply them in such a simple, down to earth way that you can always refer to it. This program doesn't tell you what you should eat for each meal, how many carbs you should have on Tuesday, or how often you should train biceps. It does, however, tell you the simple truths behind health.
After reading it, it became very easy to understand what food is truly healthy. And by healthy, I mean real health. Health that keeps you lean, strong, fast, active, and NOT sick. A healthy that radiates from your skin, eyes, hair, attitude, etc.
Bova tells you what past civilizations did to achieve this type of health, and also some experiments he has done on himself (with real world results) with how foods work and simple, effective ways to stay fit. He tells you some exercises and basic routines that can be used to achieve great strength and power (along with a well chiseled body), and these work too.
But of course, it's the principles he teaches that are most important. The recipes, exercises, etc. he outlines are just examples of how to apply these principles (examples that, in many cases, he has spent years refining). After getting his Spartan Health Regimen for my 15th birthday, I've been healthier and stronger then I ever have been (and healthier then probably everyone else I know). The only times I've gotten "sick" at all has been when I walk off the Spartan "path" and eat normal food. After seeing, and experiencing, the effectiveness of his program, I wouldn't have a problem shelling out money for anything new he has to sell.
To be honest, the entire reason I'm writing this article is because he recently sent out an email saying he's back into action and promoting his stuff again (along with making new programs, answering emails, etc.) I was so excited when I got his email that my first two responses were "BOVA'S BACK!" and "If only I had some money". That last response, of course, would have been "Here's my money. Take it, PLEASE!" if I had actually had any cash to spare. But alas, the world is a cruel place.
Now, Jackie Evancho. Take one click glance at my blog and you will see numerous articles about her. It's pretty obvious I enjoy her music. I believe I have even stated on here that she is my favorite artists. If I haven't before, I have now! Even my last post before this one was about her. In that post I talked about her Christmas cd being released. As has become my custom with any of her music, my reaction when I heard about it was "take my money". But once again, actually having money to hand over is a problem, but for 10 bucks, I think I'll manage.
This post is already probably long enough, and I've spoken so much about Jackie before, I don't believe I need to say much. So now I have a little question for you all. Are there any people out there who sell stuff you like and trust so much that when you hear they are selling something new, your reacting is "Here's my money!"? Tell me in the comments! Also tell me if you have ever bought any of Jackie's or Bova's stuff, and what you thought of it!
Of course, there are many others out there who sell stuff I trust and use, but not quite on this level. So these two people I'm talking about, they are Anthony Bova and Jackie Evancho. The reason I am willing to buy what they sell? I trust them, and know that anything I buy from them will change my life and will be used until the day I die.
Why am I even talking about this? Well, to promote the names (I want people to hear about what they do and sell), and to tell you a bit more about me.
So first off, Anthony Bova. I only know of one, maybe two people who read this blog who might know what that is (Specialist, if you read this, "Remember us", don't let them down ;). For everyone else, Bova is the author of the "Spartan Health Regimen". If I were to describe anything as the "bible" for physical health, this would be it.
What I mean by that, is it teaches you the basic principles of health and how to apply them in such a simple, down to earth way that you can always refer to it. This program doesn't tell you what you should eat for each meal, how many carbs you should have on Tuesday, or how often you should train biceps. It does, however, tell you the simple truths behind health.
After reading it, it became very easy to understand what food is truly healthy. And by healthy, I mean real health. Health that keeps you lean, strong, fast, active, and NOT sick. A healthy that radiates from your skin, eyes, hair, attitude, etc.
Bova tells you what past civilizations did to achieve this type of health, and also some experiments he has done on himself (with real world results) with how foods work and simple, effective ways to stay fit. He tells you some exercises and basic routines that can be used to achieve great strength and power (along with a well chiseled body), and these work too.
But of course, it's the principles he teaches that are most important. The recipes, exercises, etc. he outlines are just examples of how to apply these principles (examples that, in many cases, he has spent years refining). After getting his Spartan Health Regimen for my 15th birthday, I've been healthier and stronger then I ever have been (and healthier then probably everyone else I know). The only times I've gotten "sick" at all has been when I walk off the Spartan "path" and eat normal food. After seeing, and experiencing, the effectiveness of his program, I wouldn't have a problem shelling out money for anything new he has to sell.
To be honest, the entire reason I'm writing this article is because he recently sent out an email saying he's back into action and promoting his stuff again (along with making new programs, answering emails, etc.) I was so excited when I got his email that my first two responses were "BOVA'S BACK!" and "If only I had some money". That last response, of course, would have been "Here's my money. Take it, PLEASE!" if I had actually had any cash to spare. But alas, the world is a cruel place.
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Now, Jackie Evancho. Take one click glance at my blog and you will see numerous articles about her. It's pretty obvious I enjoy her music. I believe I have even stated on here that she is my favorite artists. If I haven't before, I have now! Even my last post before this one was about her. In that post I talked about her Christmas cd being released. As has become my custom with any of her music, my reaction when I heard about it was "take my money". But once again, actually having money to hand over is a problem, but for 10 bucks, I think I'll manage.
This post is already probably long enough, and I've spoken so much about Jackie before, I don't believe I need to say much. So now I have a little question for you all. Are there any people out there who sell stuff you like and trust so much that when you hear they are selling something new, your reacting is "Here's my money!"? Tell me in the comments! Also tell me if you have ever bought any of Jackie's or Bova's stuff, and what you thought of it!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Questions to ponder
So the name of this blog is "De' Tinker's Thoughts" which is slang (or whatever the term is) for "The Thinker's Thoughts". And since I'm De' Tinker, it naturally implies I do some thinking. I have many posts already on here about my thoughts on matters. But this post will be different. I will simply ask you some of the questions I've been asking myself, and see what kind of answer you have; or just let you continue to think about them. I will also have a couple of statements in here, please tell me your response to those as well.
The borrower is slave to the lender. And America is called the "Land of the Free". So why is America over 14 trillion dollars in debt?
Why is it that someone who kills a pregnant woman can be convicted of double murder, but if that same woman has an abortion she was just exercising her rights over her body and did not commit murder?
Evolutionists say that they don't allow religion to effect science. Science, real science, the type of science that allowed us to walk on the moon, go to the bottom of the sea (parts of it), fly around the world in a single day, and so much more, is all observable and repeatable. Evolution involves something in the past that can't be repeated or observed, but instead have faith in their beliefs of the past. Does that sound like a religion to you?
Many Christians put so much effort into the latest health fads or whatever the worlds says is the right way to become healthy. Why do they try to use man's methods to achieve a God given potential for health? Why not use the Creator's methods to achieve the potential for health He gave us?
People who don't believe in a higher authority often talk about morals. Without a higher authority, there is no absolute for morals. So why do they punish people for what they believe to be wrong?
Why can kids no longer play games like tag or hide and seek (amongst many others)? These were staple games amongst kids when I was younger. Are they really "unsafe", or have the kids and their parents just become to soft?
In Evolution, it is said there's a chance for anything to happen given enough time and chance. I have come to realize that Time and Chance are the chief gods of Evolution. The third being, Imagination.
There is a multi-million (probably billion) dollar industry in health and fitness. They try to sell you all these fancy equipments, meals, and routines. However, it doesn't matter how fancy, simple, cheap, expensive, complicated, well thought out, easy, hard, etc your routine/diet/or whatever is. If you don't do you or use it, it just plain sucks. It's even worse when you use it/do it and it sets you back.
Why is it that decades before steroids people were setting verifiable strength records that have gone unbroken today with all of our "knew knowledge" in techniques and technology today? Some of these even being from the late 1800's.
If the Old Testament takes up over three quarters of the Bible, why do so many people talk about it less then one fourth of the time?
If mankind truly started out dumb and has gotten smarter, as atheists and evolutionists like to believe, then why have we found batteries several thousand years old? Or temples designed to have their own natural air conditioning requiring no power or maintenance for several millennium? Or pyramids that are thousands of years old yet built in such an advanced way that we couldn't repeat it today?
Why in America is it okay to question the government but not Darwin, when in many other countries you can question Darwin but not the government?
Why does America believe that teaching people to rely on the government will make them more productive and boost the economy?
Why is it people used to care for each other, help the sick, and feed the poor because they wanted to help, and now that the government is in charge of all that, no one helps (for the most part)?
The majority of people's food comes from some kind of grain (I won't even talk about all the processing). However, our digestion system isn't designed to digest grains and such, nor I body to process it. Our digestive tract is of more a medium length, suited more towards meat or ideally fruit (and vegetables). Our teeth range from blunt molars to sharp canines. We are omnivores, and are best suited for a majority fruit diet. I wonder why people are fat these days...
When America was founded, it was believed that the more kids you had the better off financially you would be. Why has that belief been reversed? Why do people assume that the more kids you have means the less money you will get?
In a letter penned by Thomas Jefferson was the famous quote "separation of church and state". What people don't realize is that it is often misquoted. In context, Jefferson was saying that the Constitution had built that wall of separation by saying that the government could not declare an official religion, therefore protecting people's right to freedom of religion. People now use the quote to get prayer out of schools.
The only type of person who is completely safe to pick on (the list is building) is a Christian adult white heterosexual male with no deformities or mental problems. If you choose to pick on anyone else, you are either a racist, sexist, bully, heartless, homophobic, non tolerant, or are discriminating in some other way. Why is this?
Praying in schools has been banned in schools and the workplace because it is considered unconstitutional and offensive, yet it is still just fine to curse in those same places? Cursing is offensive, but still part of our right to free speech all the same as praying.
It is taught these days that fat is bad. However, it is also taught that without fat we would die. How is this?
It is considered conventional wisdom or whatever that eating raw meat is bad (and will kill you). Show me a lion, bear, ape, shark, eagle, maggot, or any number of other animals that get sick from eating raw meat.
That's all for now, I may write another post like this sometime or write posts about one of these questions/statements. Please tell me your thoughts on these, even if you pick one and say a quick one sentence reply (I would like a lot more though).
The borrower is slave to the lender. And America is called the "Land of the Free". So why is America over 14 trillion dollars in debt?
Why is it that someone who kills a pregnant woman can be convicted of double murder, but if that same woman has an abortion she was just exercising her rights over her body and did not commit murder?
Evolutionists say that they don't allow religion to effect science. Science, real science, the type of science that allowed us to walk on the moon, go to the bottom of the sea (parts of it), fly around the world in a single day, and so much more, is all observable and repeatable. Evolution involves something in the past that can't be repeated or observed, but instead have faith in their beliefs of the past. Does that sound like a religion to you?
Many Christians put so much effort into the latest health fads or whatever the worlds says is the right way to become healthy. Why do they try to use man's methods to achieve a God given potential for health? Why not use the Creator's methods to achieve the potential for health He gave us?
People who don't believe in a higher authority often talk about morals. Without a higher authority, there is no absolute for morals. So why do they punish people for what they believe to be wrong?
Why can kids no longer play games like tag or hide and seek (amongst many others)? These were staple games amongst kids when I was younger. Are they really "unsafe", or have the kids and their parents just become to soft?
In Evolution, it is said there's a chance for anything to happen given enough time and chance. I have come to realize that Time and Chance are the chief gods of Evolution. The third being, Imagination.
There is a multi-million (probably billion) dollar industry in health and fitness. They try to sell you all these fancy equipments, meals, and routines. However, it doesn't matter how fancy, simple, cheap, expensive, complicated, well thought out, easy, hard, etc your routine/diet/or whatever is. If you don't do you or use it, it just plain sucks. It's even worse when you use it/do it and it sets you back.
Why is it that decades before steroids people were setting verifiable strength records that have gone unbroken today with all of our "knew knowledge" in techniques and technology today? Some of these even being from the late 1800's.
If the Old Testament takes up over three quarters of the Bible, why do so many people talk about it less then one fourth of the time?
If mankind truly started out dumb and has gotten smarter, as atheists and evolutionists like to believe, then why have we found batteries several thousand years old? Or temples designed to have their own natural air conditioning requiring no power or maintenance for several millennium? Or pyramids that are thousands of years old yet built in such an advanced way that we couldn't repeat it today?
Why in America is it okay to question the government but not Darwin, when in many other countries you can question Darwin but not the government?
Why does America believe that teaching people to rely on the government will make them more productive and boost the economy?
Why is it people used to care for each other, help the sick, and feed the poor because they wanted to help, and now that the government is in charge of all that, no one helps (for the most part)?
The majority of people's food comes from some kind of grain (I won't even talk about all the processing). However, our digestion system isn't designed to digest grains and such, nor I body to process it. Our digestive tract is of more a medium length, suited more towards meat or ideally fruit (and vegetables). Our teeth range from blunt molars to sharp canines. We are omnivores, and are best suited for a majority fruit diet. I wonder why people are fat these days...
When America was founded, it was believed that the more kids you had the better off financially you would be. Why has that belief been reversed? Why do people assume that the more kids you have means the less money you will get?
In a letter penned by Thomas Jefferson was the famous quote "separation of church and state". What people don't realize is that it is often misquoted. In context, Jefferson was saying that the Constitution had built that wall of separation by saying that the government could not declare an official religion, therefore protecting people's right to freedom of religion. People now use the quote to get prayer out of schools.
The only type of person who is completely safe to pick on (the list is building) is a Christian adult white heterosexual male with no deformities or mental problems. If you choose to pick on anyone else, you are either a racist, sexist, bully, heartless, homophobic, non tolerant, or are discriminating in some other way. Why is this?
Praying in schools has been banned in schools and the workplace because it is considered unconstitutional and offensive, yet it is still just fine to curse in those same places? Cursing is offensive, but still part of our right to free speech all the same as praying.
It is taught these days that fat is bad. However, it is also taught that without fat we would die. How is this?
It is considered conventional wisdom or whatever that eating raw meat is bad (and will kill you). Show me a lion, bear, ape, shark, eagle, maggot, or any number of other animals that get sick from eating raw meat.
That's all for now, I may write another post like this sometime or write posts about one of these questions/statements. Please tell me your thoughts on these, even if you pick one and say a quick one sentence reply (I would like a lot more though).
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Man's "Perfection"
The name of this post might imply another rant, but that's not what it's actually about. Here I'm just talking (or thinking aloud) about the closest to perfection that man (as in, mankind) can reach, and my experiences in that. I once heard a quote to the effect of "perfection is right in front of us, yet always out of reach". Basically that means we can always find something to do/add/remove/change/etc to improve something, make it a little closer to perfect, but it will never achieve that perfection. This is the only way man can move towards perfection. And this is what I'm doing.
I've been doing just that with my workouts. I remove some stuff, add others, and am otherwise refining it. I keep on taking steps to make my workouts, and there for myself, a little more perfect, even though I will never actually get there on my own. This will be a continuation, in a way, of a previous post, "The perfect workout".
The basic premise I outlined in that post for making the perfect workout was:
1) make it simple and
2) DO IT!
Just those two steps. It may sound simple, and that's because... it is. I don't want to repeat that post, so if you want more info read it yourself. I will just be explaining how I have been "perfecting" my own personal routine.
Right now the routine I'm trying to work with (meaning use and refine) is in two parts, routine A and routine B, used on alternate workout days. I workout Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and alternating between A and B would look like this over two weeks:
Monday: A, Wednesday: B, Friday: A
Monday: B, Wednesday: A: Friday: B
This allows me to work very hard on the selected exercises, lift heavy weights, workout the entire body throughout the week, and exercise three times a week, while still getting plenty of rest. Now to tell you what each routine actually is (mind you, I'm still refining it).
Routine A:
Moderate weight (enough for at least 5 reps) cleans
Heavy weight (enough for about 3 reps) power cleans
Light (enough for usually 8-12 or more reps) overhead press
Moderate-light behind the neck press
Heavy Dumbbell overhead press
Light Barbell curl
Light Good morning
Routine B (this is the one that's really under construction):
Light weight Front squat
Light weight Overhead squat
Light weight bench press
Light (might try moderate) weight incline dumbbell bench press
Light weight squat
So in theory, I should have plenty of time to recover so I can always see improvement without risking over training. This has gone through some work, for instance I was originally planning on one routine I did three times a week, but some of the exercises (mainly the cleans) required more resting time. I also have taken out a couple exercises I didn't enjoy (therefore wasn't putting lots of effort into, wasted energy on, and might have one day made me not do the workout), mainly the bent over row (barbell).
I decided to do the two alternating routines after I had done the first part (A) and was very sore on the next workout day. I had still wanted to workout, but I knew if I did it would be over training. So instead I did different exercises that for the most part left alone the muscles that had been heavily stressed before.
Now I have in set up so that routine A hits mainly the arms, shoulders and back while routine B hits mainly legs, chest and core. Of course since these are compound movements, every exercise uses nearly every muscles, but only certain ones are stressed heavily enough to worry about. I don't know how much this routine of mine will change, but I will be sticking with it for at least this month. Who knows what it will be like next month?
Anyway, this is just me learning and gaining experience. This is how man's "perfection" works in everything. Adding, removing, changing things to try and (hopefully) improve them and move towards perfection. And for right now, this workout routine is pretty close to perfect as far as I'm concerned.
I've been doing just that with my workouts. I remove some stuff, add others, and am otherwise refining it. I keep on taking steps to make my workouts, and there for myself, a little more perfect, even though I will never actually get there on my own. This will be a continuation, in a way, of a previous post, "The perfect workout".
The basic premise I outlined in that post for making the perfect workout was:
1) make it simple and
2) DO IT!
Just those two steps. It may sound simple, and that's because... it is. I don't want to repeat that post, so if you want more info read it yourself. I will just be explaining how I have been "perfecting" my own personal routine.
Right now the routine I'm trying to work with (meaning use and refine) is in two parts, routine A and routine B, used on alternate workout days. I workout Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and alternating between A and B would look like this over two weeks:
Monday: A, Wednesday: B, Friday: A
Monday: B, Wednesday: A: Friday: B
This allows me to work very hard on the selected exercises, lift heavy weights, workout the entire body throughout the week, and exercise three times a week, while still getting plenty of rest. Now to tell you what each routine actually is (mind you, I'm still refining it).
Routine A:
Moderate weight (enough for at least 5 reps) cleans
Heavy weight (enough for about 3 reps) power cleans
Light (enough for usually 8-12 or more reps) overhead press
Moderate-light behind the neck press
Heavy Dumbbell overhead press
Light Barbell curl
Light Good morning
Routine B (this is the one that's really under construction):
Light weight Front squat
Light weight Overhead squat
Light weight bench press
Light (might try moderate) weight incline dumbbell bench press
Light weight squat
So in theory, I should have plenty of time to recover so I can always see improvement without risking over training. This has gone through some work, for instance I was originally planning on one routine I did three times a week, but some of the exercises (mainly the cleans) required more resting time. I also have taken out a couple exercises I didn't enjoy (therefore wasn't putting lots of effort into, wasted energy on, and might have one day made me not do the workout), mainly the bent over row (barbell).
I decided to do the two alternating routines after I had done the first part (A) and was very sore on the next workout day. I had still wanted to workout, but I knew if I did it would be over training. So instead I did different exercises that for the most part left alone the muscles that had been heavily stressed before.
Now I have in set up so that routine A hits mainly the arms, shoulders and back while routine B hits mainly legs, chest and core. Of course since these are compound movements, every exercise uses nearly every muscles, but only certain ones are stressed heavily enough to worry about. I don't know how much this routine of mine will change, but I will be sticking with it for at least this month. Who knows what it will be like next month?
Anyway, this is just me learning and gaining experience. This is how man's "perfection" works in everything. Adding, removing, changing things to try and (hopefully) improve them and move towards perfection. And for right now, this workout routine is pretty close to perfect as far as I'm concerned.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Image
I don't know why I didn't think of making a post about this sooner. It's one of my areas of study and interest. What am I talking about? Physical training. There was a time where it was called bodybuilding, but that word has been marred by lust for money and by the use of steroids and other chemicals (just to name two reasons).
Now, there have been other names throughout history (even recent history) for keeping the body in good running order, but for simplicity's sake I will call it either physical training or bodybuilding here. All physical training means is... physically training yourself. Your body, keeping it running good and all that stuff. There can be different extents (keeping the belly off for a desk job to being an Olympic athlete), but the same basic principle. Same thing with bodybuilding, it simply means building a better body, inside and out. Not a bigger one, per se, but a better one; meaning healthier, faster, stronger, more energy, etc.
Let's go back to the beginning. You should know what I mean if you've been reading my blog for any amount of time. Back to the very beginning.
A quick warning. This will be a rant of sorts, and I'm not entirely sure where I'll end up. I have several points I want to make, but they are along different paths. Just keep reading and see what happens. This is how I think when I am out pondering things.
Okay, in the beginning the Creator... created... creation. Seems kinda obvious, but there are still people out there who can't see it (not gonna get started on here). During the creation week, man was made it the image of the Creator Himself. This Creator was perfect, and His creation up to this point (before the fall) was perfect as well. So naturally, the man He created in His image would be perfect. Perfect in mind and body. I believe I have discussed a bit about the mind in other posts, now for the body. 6,000 years ago, the average man (and women) actually looked good. Even after the fall.
If you've read my first post, you should have read about how everything ran much more efficiently in the past (I mentioned it in other posts as well I believe). Also, since we had the proper nutrients from our food, we were likely in very good condition all the time. We also likely did a little bit more physical jobs as well (the understatement of several millennium possibly). Since our genetics were also better, and had more protection from outer space, and better atmosphere, and many other reasons, our bodies would be much more fit. Here is a picture from the Greeks, thousands of years after the time period I'm talking about:
Not huge or anything, but still looks very strong and healthy. If the Greeks could get the idea, why can't we now? The point I'm trying to make right now? I'm not sure, I got three of them stuck in my head and they are competing for room here. I can only talk about one, maybe two. So... I'll choose to talk about vanity and how the Almighty has been removed from cultures view of the body (yes, those are both one point).
My fist section, talking about vanity, is the biggest part of the rant I might have on this post. It deals with the fact that many people assume if you care about taking care of your body (exercising, healthy diet, etc.) it means you are vain. If you are being vain, it means you are therefore sinning. My response to people who think this (one of many responses) is "so it is better to let our bodies waste away? That is how we should treat the temple of the Lord". Of course, we don't want to focus completely on the temple and forget the Lord of the temple, but my point stands.
The reason I'm discussing this is the fact that I've been told by many Christians that I shouldn't think about my body so much, that I was created this way for a reason, and I should accept myself the way I am. And honestly, I'm a little sick of that answer. I personally see it as a weak person justifying why they are either underweight or overweight (amongst many other health related things). I've been told different variations of that, to different extents, and I am tired of it. Now I must confess, in the past I often did put bodybuilding ahead of the Creator, but many things happened and now the Creator is such a higher priority now that I am actually falling behind on training. So I've gotten past that phase. No one can pull that trick off on me anymore.
That "vanity" excuse is one reason, I believe, why Christians today are in such poor health. Yes, many are very happy and because of the joy within, they have lots of energy and such, but why let that compensate for poor physical lifestyle? I say it is better to have the Almighty give you power from within, as you take care of the body He fuels, and take care of the mind that controls it all. Pretty much, have a strong body, mind and soul.
Instead, people choose to rely completely on the Almighty in a bad way. He can take care of our bodies for us, and keep them in perfect running order, but He has chosen to give that responsibility to us. Others just can't seem to see that. Yes, the Creator made us the way we are. And you know what that means? It means we were made to adapt, whether that be for good or bad. So if you never exercise, eat crap food, and think just taking care of your mind and soul will do you good, well, you're only partially right. Sure, you'll go to Heaven, but probably prematurely. If you live like that, you're body will adjust and become weak and frail.
However, if you choose to train your body, give it time to rest, and feed it properly, guess what? Your body will adjust to become stronger, healthier and more athletic. How does this happen? The Almighty made you this way.
I personally believe that the way Christians disregard their bodies today is a poor representation of Christ. In the Bible, Christ's physical condition was never mentioned except in cases where He fasted or was beaten, and that's because in the end, it doesn't matter. However, do you really think He was given a weak body? Or that He didn't take care of it? Do you really think man was originally made in such horrid shape if we were made in the image of the Almighty, Perfect Creator? So then why, I ask, do we choose to take such poor care of our bodies, whether or not we are taking good care of our minds and souls? A man functions best when all three parts, mind, soul and body, are in top working order.
So, why has this happened? Because, slowly but surely, the Creator has been taken out of physical training. Now, it has become a money game by large corporations, and by ordinary people a matter of "just accept yourself the way you are". Now, if you can't be accepted into Heaven the way you are (or were if you accepted Christ), and have (had) to change, why should we just let our bodies rot away however they please? We have been given the knowledge to do otherwise! But no, most of that knowledge has been distorted. Just as our concept of food has been warped and has had the Creator taken out of it, so has our knowledge of training.
As I said, the corporations have made it a money game. They have made things much more complicated then they really are, in an attempt to confuse people and make them believe they must buy stuff to be fit. Supplements, pills, pre-made meals, fancy machines, special workout clothes, pretty gyms, steroids, boring cardio, etc, etc, etc.... NO! All you need is the ground and the food you can acquire yourself from nature, minimum. From there you can use rocks, logs, climbing things, swimming, or even start making tools such as metal man made weights. There are several very basic, very effective and very simple ways of staying in good health.
Another thing. We are being lied to that it is easy to have good health, well, it's not! We are being told being healthy is complicated, it's not! Being healthy is simple and hard. That's the truth. Just as with our souls, either you are perfect or you are not. Either you are going to Heaven or to Hell. Simple. Dead simple. Health is no more complicated. Us, as humans, have made it complicated. Same thing with these "religions" we keep making up.
So if you want a healthy body but don't want to work for it or change your lifestyle, well guess what? You are going to stay in the same condition you're in, or just get worse! Choosing to go to Heaven is easy, but your time on earth is not, same with health. Choosing to be healthy is easy, but the time spent doing it is not! Ah, hypocrites! You encourage people to change their lives to live for the Creator, yet you ignore our God given responsibility it take care of ourselves! We were given the earth and the creatures to take care of, and we put so much time and effort into that, but before we had that responsibility, we had our own bodies!
I'm going to pull back here, because I'm on the edge of a screaming rant. I am really disgusted by the way we have let our bodies, which were fearfully and wonderfully made by the Creator, rot away. Yes, they have been cursed to die, but it doesn't mean we just take it lying down (pun intended). Just as our morals have rotted away, our bodies have as well. We have degenerated so much since creation, it is appalling. Our health is only one small aspect!
That is all for now. I lost my original points, but I did express my inner thoughts, no holds barred. That's what this blog is for.
Now, there have been other names throughout history (even recent history) for keeping the body in good running order, but for simplicity's sake I will call it either physical training or bodybuilding here. All physical training means is... physically training yourself. Your body, keeping it running good and all that stuff. There can be different extents (keeping the belly off for a desk job to being an Olympic athlete), but the same basic principle. Same thing with bodybuilding, it simply means building a better body, inside and out. Not a bigger one, per se, but a better one; meaning healthier, faster, stronger, more energy, etc.
Let's go back to the beginning. You should know what I mean if you've been reading my blog for any amount of time. Back to the very beginning.
A quick warning. This will be a rant of sorts, and I'm not entirely sure where I'll end up. I have several points I want to make, but they are along different paths. Just keep reading and see what happens. This is how I think when I am out pondering things.
Okay, in the beginning the Creator... created... creation. Seems kinda obvious, but there are still people out there who can't see it (not gonna get started on here). During the creation week, man was made it the image of the Creator Himself. This Creator was perfect, and His creation up to this point (before the fall) was perfect as well. So naturally, the man He created in His image would be perfect. Perfect in mind and body. I believe I have discussed a bit about the mind in other posts, now for the body. 6,000 years ago, the average man (and women) actually looked good. Even after the fall.
If you've read my first post, you should have read about how everything ran much more efficiently in the past (I mentioned it in other posts as well I believe). Also, since we had the proper nutrients from our food, we were likely in very good condition all the time. We also likely did a little bit more physical jobs as well (the understatement of several millennium possibly). Since our genetics were also better, and had more protection from outer space, and better atmosphere, and many other reasons, our bodies would be much more fit. Here is a picture from the Greeks, thousands of years after the time period I'm talking about:
Not huge or anything, but still looks very strong and healthy. If the Greeks could get the idea, why can't we now? The point I'm trying to make right now? I'm not sure, I got three of them stuck in my head and they are competing for room here. I can only talk about one, maybe two. So... I'll choose to talk about vanity and how the Almighty has been removed from cultures view of the body (yes, those are both one point).
My fist section, talking about vanity, is the biggest part of the rant I might have on this post. It deals with the fact that many people assume if you care about taking care of your body (exercising, healthy diet, etc.) it means you are vain. If you are being vain, it means you are therefore sinning. My response to people who think this (one of many responses) is "so it is better to let our bodies waste away? That is how we should treat the temple of the Lord". Of course, we don't want to focus completely on the temple and forget the Lord of the temple, but my point stands.
The reason I'm discussing this is the fact that I've been told by many Christians that I shouldn't think about my body so much, that I was created this way for a reason, and I should accept myself the way I am. And honestly, I'm a little sick of that answer. I personally see it as a weak person justifying why they are either underweight or overweight (amongst many other health related things). I've been told different variations of that, to different extents, and I am tired of it. Now I must confess, in the past I often did put bodybuilding ahead of the Creator, but many things happened and now the Creator is such a higher priority now that I am actually falling behind on training. So I've gotten past that phase. No one can pull that trick off on me anymore.
That "vanity" excuse is one reason, I believe, why Christians today are in such poor health. Yes, many are very happy and because of the joy within, they have lots of energy and such, but why let that compensate for poor physical lifestyle? I say it is better to have the Almighty give you power from within, as you take care of the body He fuels, and take care of the mind that controls it all. Pretty much, have a strong body, mind and soul.
Instead, people choose to rely completely on the Almighty in a bad way. He can take care of our bodies for us, and keep them in perfect running order, but He has chosen to give that responsibility to us. Others just can't seem to see that. Yes, the Creator made us the way we are. And you know what that means? It means we were made to adapt, whether that be for good or bad. So if you never exercise, eat crap food, and think just taking care of your mind and soul will do you good, well, you're only partially right. Sure, you'll go to Heaven, but probably prematurely. If you live like that, you're body will adjust and become weak and frail.
However, if you choose to train your body, give it time to rest, and feed it properly, guess what? Your body will adjust to become stronger, healthier and more athletic. How does this happen? The Almighty made you this way.
I personally believe that the way Christians disregard their bodies today is a poor representation of Christ. In the Bible, Christ's physical condition was never mentioned except in cases where He fasted or was beaten, and that's because in the end, it doesn't matter. However, do you really think He was given a weak body? Or that He didn't take care of it? Do you really think man was originally made in such horrid shape if we were made in the image of the Almighty, Perfect Creator? So then why, I ask, do we choose to take such poor care of our bodies, whether or not we are taking good care of our minds and souls? A man functions best when all three parts, mind, soul and body, are in top working order.
So, why has this happened? Because, slowly but surely, the Creator has been taken out of physical training. Now, it has become a money game by large corporations, and by ordinary people a matter of "just accept yourself the way you are". Now, if you can't be accepted into Heaven the way you are (or were if you accepted Christ), and have (had) to change, why should we just let our bodies rot away however they please? We have been given the knowledge to do otherwise! But no, most of that knowledge has been distorted. Just as our concept of food has been warped and has had the Creator taken out of it, so has our knowledge of training.
As I said, the corporations have made it a money game. They have made things much more complicated then they really are, in an attempt to confuse people and make them believe they must buy stuff to be fit. Supplements, pills, pre-made meals, fancy machines, special workout clothes, pretty gyms, steroids, boring cardio, etc, etc, etc.... NO! All you need is the ground and the food you can acquire yourself from nature, minimum. From there you can use rocks, logs, climbing things, swimming, or even start making tools such as metal man made weights. There are several very basic, very effective and very simple ways of staying in good health.
Another thing. We are being lied to that it is easy to have good health, well, it's not! We are being told being healthy is complicated, it's not! Being healthy is simple and hard. That's the truth. Just as with our souls, either you are perfect or you are not. Either you are going to Heaven or to Hell. Simple. Dead simple. Health is no more complicated. Us, as humans, have made it complicated. Same thing with these "religions" we keep making up.
So if you want a healthy body but don't want to work for it or change your lifestyle, well guess what? You are going to stay in the same condition you're in, or just get worse! Choosing to go to Heaven is easy, but your time on earth is not, same with health. Choosing to be healthy is easy, but the time spent doing it is not! Ah, hypocrites! You encourage people to change their lives to live for the Creator, yet you ignore our God given responsibility it take care of ourselves! We were given the earth and the creatures to take care of, and we put so much time and effort into that, but before we had that responsibility, we had our own bodies!
I'm going to pull back here, because I'm on the edge of a screaming rant. I am really disgusted by the way we have let our bodies, which were fearfully and wonderfully made by the Creator, rot away. Yes, they have been cursed to die, but it doesn't mean we just take it lying down (pun intended). Just as our morals have rotted away, our bodies have as well. We have degenerated so much since creation, it is appalling. Our health is only one small aspect!
That is all for now. I lost my original points, but I did express my inner thoughts, no holds barred. That's what this blog is for.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
The perfect workout
I haven't talked much about my interest in bodybuilding, but here's a little lesson I learned just the day before writing this regarding it. Now quickly let me explain what I mean by "bodybuilding". To me, bodybuilding is building a strong, healthy and attractive body inside and out that can function fully as a whole. And by inside and out, I mean mind, body and soul.
Anyway, I have recently narrowed my workout down to just three exercises. The squat, overhead press and weighted chinup. In no particular order, just whatever order I feel like that day. However, because I don't have lots of weight (125lbs at most) I have to do very high reps (repetitions) for squats. I usually load the barbell up to approximately half my bodyweight and squat it as many times as I can, taking all the breaths I need between reps. This takes a lot of energy and concentration though. So much, in fact, that it caused me to not workout for nearly two weeks in a row because I knew what would come. So instead, I dropped the squats and just did overhead press and chins.
Recently though, I decided to incorporate additional bodyweight exercises into my lifestyle. So I have it out that I do either some Hindu squats and pushups everyday or some ab exercises, along with the days that I weight train.
Many people, including possibly most of those who are reading this, have heard that keeping in shape has to be complicated and maybe even boring. I call whoever says that either stupid or ignorant, depending. It is completely untrue. I also see lots of advertisements for the "perfect" workout and all that crap. Well, let me tell you the two steps to the most perfect workout that man can make.
Step 1: make is simple, after all, "Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away" That is way I brought my workout down to three, and now two, exercises. I picked those I needed the most, and the ones that would benefit me the most. That way I can go all out on those two.
Step 2: make it something you will do. This is the most important step. It doesn't matter how great, long, short, easy, hard, complicated, simple, fat burning, muscle building, cheap, expensive, elaborate, boring, entertaining, or whatever type of workout you have. If you will not do it, the workout sucks. The perfect workout, for whoever's doing it, is the one that is as simple as possible and one they will do. It should be a given that it works to, therefore put together smart and done properly (with intensity and intelligence).
So for me, right now, I have found the perfect workout. Just two exercises, and I do them. I do them hard, with proper form, and I go all out. Hopefully when summer is done, and I have grown stronger and accustomed to more heavy lifting (and maybe have more equipment) I can gradually move up to six exercises, overhead press, bench press, deadlift, squat, weighted dips, and weighted chins. These are all big, compound movements. They will allow me to build strength, size and speed. But right now, I'm sticking to my "perfect" workout. One day this six-exercise workout may be perfect, but not right now. It's still plenty simple, but I wouldn't do it. That screws over step two, the most important step in my book (which I should probably write).
And I still train my legs because of the bodyweight Hindu squats I do, I just don't hit them nearly as hard as I did with the rest/pause weighted squats I did before. I also don't have quite as much testosterone and growth hormone flowing through my veins... but that's my choice for being a wimp. And I'll still be a bit of a wimp until I can be doing all six of those exercises at full intensity, meaning to where I push myself so hard that I possibly even throwup in the middle of a workout.
So, once again, how to achieve the perfect workout. It first must have the base of being put together smartly and you (or whoever's doing it) being willing to actually do it, with proper intensity and form, but that's all wrapped up in step one. To make any workout perfect for the person working it, you must:
1) make it simple and
2) DO IT!
I think this was one of my most simple posts yet. So by definition... or at least the one I'm using... this is nearly a perfect post!
Anyway, I have recently narrowed my workout down to just three exercises. The squat, overhead press and weighted chinup. In no particular order, just whatever order I feel like that day. However, because I don't have lots of weight (125lbs at most) I have to do very high reps (repetitions) for squats. I usually load the barbell up to approximately half my bodyweight and squat it as many times as I can, taking all the breaths I need between reps. This takes a lot of energy and concentration though. So much, in fact, that it caused me to not workout for nearly two weeks in a row because I knew what would come. So instead, I dropped the squats and just did overhead press and chins.
Recently though, I decided to incorporate additional bodyweight exercises into my lifestyle. So I have it out that I do either some Hindu squats and pushups everyday or some ab exercises, along with the days that I weight train.
Many people, including possibly most of those who are reading this, have heard that keeping in shape has to be complicated and maybe even boring. I call whoever says that either stupid or ignorant, depending. It is completely untrue. I also see lots of advertisements for the "perfect" workout and all that crap. Well, let me tell you the two steps to the most perfect workout that man can make.
Step 1: make is simple, after all, "Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away" That is way I brought my workout down to three, and now two, exercises. I picked those I needed the most, and the ones that would benefit me the most. That way I can go all out on those two.
Step 2: make it something you will do. This is the most important step. It doesn't matter how great, long, short, easy, hard, complicated, simple, fat burning, muscle building, cheap, expensive, elaborate, boring, entertaining, or whatever type of workout you have. If you will not do it, the workout sucks. The perfect workout, for whoever's doing it, is the one that is as simple as possible and one they will do. It should be a given that it works to, therefore put together smart and done properly (with intensity and intelligence).
So for me, right now, I have found the perfect workout. Just two exercises, and I do them. I do them hard, with proper form, and I go all out. Hopefully when summer is done, and I have grown stronger and accustomed to more heavy lifting (and maybe have more equipment) I can gradually move up to six exercises, overhead press, bench press, deadlift, squat, weighted dips, and weighted chins. These are all big, compound movements. They will allow me to build strength, size and speed. But right now, I'm sticking to my "perfect" workout. One day this six-exercise workout may be perfect, but not right now. It's still plenty simple, but I wouldn't do it. That screws over step two, the most important step in my book (which I should probably write).
And I still train my legs because of the bodyweight Hindu squats I do, I just don't hit them nearly as hard as I did with the rest/pause weighted squats I did before. I also don't have quite as much testosterone and growth hormone flowing through my veins... but that's my choice for being a wimp. And I'll still be a bit of a wimp until I can be doing all six of those exercises at full intensity, meaning to where I push myself so hard that I possibly even throwup in the middle of a workout.
So, once again, how to achieve the perfect workout. It first must have the base of being put together smartly and you (or whoever's doing it) being willing to actually do it, with proper intensity and form, but that's all wrapped up in step one. To make any workout perfect for the person working it, you must:
1) make it simple and
2) DO IT!
I think this was one of my most simple posts yet. So by definition... or at least the one I'm using... this is nearly a perfect post!
Monday, July 18, 2011
War, Peace, and Medical Care
This post will be a contain two basic subjects I've been thinking about. The first will be a paraphrased quote that's been stuck in my head, the second is something I thought of while in a college class.
So first off, that quote. "If you wish for peace, prepare for war." I can't even remember where I first heard that, but the day of me writing this it has been stuck in my head. I think this is advice that many people need to hear and understand. America would be a far better place if people took this to heart. From interactions between individuals to interactions between nations, things would be better. Let's look down at the smaller levels of things.
Imagine living in a small town where everyone carries a loaded, working gun with them everywhere and is both capable and knowledgable about how to use it. Everybody who visits that town knows before even entering that every town member has a gun. You would have to be a fool to go into that town and commit a crime. Imagine going into rob a store. The cashier may pull a shotgun on you, the old lady getting eggs to make a cake my pull a pistol on you, and who knows what that kid listening to his music might pull on you.
Imagine even farther back, to the pioneering of the west. Not only did people have guns for if they had to use them, they did use them. An eight year old could pick up a shotgun or rifle if he had to, and he (or even she) could use it. If anyone were to commit a crime against people like these, they better be pretty darn sure of themselves or they are just plain fools.
Now imagine today, with people trying to push gun control laws. Imagine another little town where it is extremely difficult to own guns, and it is looked down upon to have on in the first place. In this little town, cops only carry their little pistol with them when there is trouble. Now, everyone who visits knows about the gun situation here as well. If one of these visitors were to commit a crive in this little town, I couldn't quite blame them. The locals, not prepared, left themselves open.
If I were to rob a house, I would look for a town or neighorhood where people didn't own weapons. I would look for a town where people didn't "prepare for war". But let's say I lived in a town where everyone is "prepared for war". Guess what? It would likely be pretty peacefull. Everybody knows they're safe, and if somebody is stupid enough to act up, they know they may not live long enough for the police to even show up. It makes me think of a story I once heard, where a reporter asked a cop if he was expecting trouble because he was carrying his pistol on him, so the cop replied with something to the effect of, "If I was expecting trouble, I would have brought my shotgun!"
That's the way America, as a whole should think. Imagine with me, moving up to a bigger example, that America lived by that idea, "make peace by preparing for war". We (if you're an American like me) as a nation would try to have the biggest, baddest military in the world. And guess what? If we did, every other nation would try to make peace! Or even if every country and nation lived by that principle; then everyone would try everything they could to avoid war because they know that they are all ready to fight.
But no. For some reason I can't understand, we (meaning America) are trying to downsize our military and be nice to people to make peace. That works, don't get me wrong... until someone is tired of nice talk. Without a grenade launcher in your back pocket...
...they have no reason to listen when those peace talks fail. However, if we honestly try to make and keep peace in the foreground, while preparing to dominate any enemies in case things go wrong, we would be much better off. That goes for individual people and countries. If someone tries to mug me, it's all well and good to sweet talk them out of it, but it would be nice to have a backup plan consisting of blackpowder and lead. But no, America is trying to cut spending on the military and defense so they have more money to waste on themselves and to put into other projects that I believe only exist because people are to lazy to take care of themselves.
This brings me to my second part of the thoughts I was thinking of earlier today. That didn't make a lot of sense even while I was typing that last sentence. Anyway, part two!
I'm sure you have heard some about the corruption and such that goes on in jails, and how hard it is in general. The sad part is though, some people actually try to get arrested to get thrown into jail because it means they get to have their medical needs taken care of for them. I have two main points on this section, points I will try to actually stick to. The first is people who are capable of taking care of their medical needs should so that the goverment doesn't have to waste money on their sorry a**es when it could be used to take care of those who can't take care of themselves, and my second point is that people are put into jail who should be put into mental hospitals and such. Basically, I am talking about medical like stuff all around. Sounds appropriate since I was just talking about guns.
The goverment is involved in several health care programs and such. I think that is fine (though I would prefer godly individuals to take up that role, not the goverment), but what I can't stand is people who take advantage of the system. When the goverment stepped in and made Christian charity law, and therefore under their jurisdiction, things went down hill. I even heard of a story where someone robbed a bank of a dollar (I believe it was) just so he could get arrested so his health needs would be met by the goverment in jail.
Now, I understand that there are some people who truly cannot take care of themselves; there are people who do truly benefit from these programs and don't have a reasonable alternative. I am talking about everyone else who uses the system but doesn't really need it. But being such lazy bums, they "force" the goverment to spend money on them when that money could be used on people who really need it. It is our responsibility to take care of ourselves, that way resources could be spared to help others. Because of this, and the fact that the goverment shouldn't be involved so heavily in health care, if at all, it leads to them spending a lot of money they don't have. Leading to debt and trying to cut projects that are part of their job; such as military and national defense. And when I say national defense, I'm not talking against aliens or asteroids, I'm talking against other nations and such. But, because people just don't seem to care, the goverment has to use money to keep those sorry people alive.
Then there is the fact that in America, our solution for everything seems to be to throw people in jail. A man's insane? Throw him in jail. Someone is addicted to drugs? Throw them in jail. Someone killed a man while defending themself? Throw them in jail.
There are people who should be in hospitals instead of jails. Mental hospitals as well. Also, throwing people in jail won't do much good to stop an addiction to drugs. If you want to get someone off drugs, you need to get more personal with them. It requires work; not iron bars.
I think all my energy went into writing the first part of this post, so I don't have much for the second half. Well, at least I got my thoughts down. That was the point of all this.
So first off, that quote. "If you wish for peace, prepare for war." I can't even remember where I first heard that, but the day of me writing this it has been stuck in my head. I think this is advice that many people need to hear and understand. America would be a far better place if people took this to heart. From interactions between individuals to interactions between nations, things would be better. Let's look down at the smaller levels of things.
Imagine living in a small town where everyone carries a loaded, working gun with them everywhere and is both capable and knowledgable about how to use it. Everybody who visits that town knows before even entering that every town member has a gun. You would have to be a fool to go into that town and commit a crime. Imagine going into rob a store. The cashier may pull a shotgun on you, the old lady getting eggs to make a cake my pull a pistol on you, and who knows what that kid listening to his music might pull on you.
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Now imagine today, with people trying to push gun control laws. Imagine another little town where it is extremely difficult to own guns, and it is looked down upon to have on in the first place. In this little town, cops only carry their little pistol with them when there is trouble. Now, everyone who visits knows about the gun situation here as well. If one of these visitors were to commit a crive in this little town, I couldn't quite blame them. The locals, not prepared, left themselves open.
If I were to rob a house, I would look for a town or neighorhood where people didn't own weapons. I would look for a town where people didn't "prepare for war". But let's say I lived in a town where everyone is "prepared for war". Guess what? It would likely be pretty peacefull. Everybody knows they're safe, and if somebody is stupid enough to act up, they know they may not live long enough for the police to even show up. It makes me think of a story I once heard, where a reporter asked a cop if he was expecting trouble because he was carrying his pistol on him, so the cop replied with something to the effect of, "If I was expecting trouble, I would have brought my shotgun!"
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| I should have started this post with this picture! |
But no. For some reason I can't understand, we (meaning America) are trying to downsize our military and be nice to people to make peace. That works, don't get me wrong... until someone is tired of nice talk. Without a grenade launcher in your back pocket...
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| I had this picture sitting around on my computer, I just had to use it! |
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| Just to show that I live what I preach I own all of these, and either carry them on me, sleep next to them or have them hung on my wall And yes, that is a micky mouse blanket. You won't get an explanation because I ain't offering. |
I'm sure you have heard some about the corruption and such that goes on in jails, and how hard it is in general. The sad part is though, some people actually try to get arrested to get thrown into jail because it means they get to have their medical needs taken care of for them. I have two main points on this section, points I will try to actually stick to. The first is people who are capable of taking care of their medical needs should so that the goverment doesn't have to waste money on their sorry a**es when it could be used to take care of those who can't take care of themselves, and my second point is that people are put into jail who should be put into mental hospitals and such. Basically, I am talking about medical like stuff all around. Sounds appropriate since I was just talking about guns.
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| Yes, I'm just looking for an excuse to post these now |
Now, I understand that there are some people who truly cannot take care of themselves; there are people who do truly benefit from these programs and don't have a reasonable alternative. I am talking about everyone else who uses the system but doesn't really need it. But being such lazy bums, they "force" the goverment to spend money on them when that money could be used on people who really need it. It is our responsibility to take care of ourselves, that way resources could be spared to help others. Because of this, and the fact that the goverment shouldn't be involved so heavily in health care, if at all, it leads to them spending a lot of money they don't have. Leading to debt and trying to cut projects that are part of their job; such as military and national defense. And when I say national defense, I'm not talking against aliens or asteroids, I'm talking against other nations and such. But, because people just don't seem to care, the goverment has to use money to keep those sorry people alive.
Then there is the fact that in America, our solution for everything seems to be to throw people in jail. A man's insane? Throw him in jail. Someone is addicted to drugs? Throw them in jail. Someone killed a man while defending themself? Throw them in jail.
There are people who should be in hospitals instead of jails. Mental hospitals as well. Also, throwing people in jail won't do much good to stop an addiction to drugs. If you want to get someone off drugs, you need to get more personal with them. It requires work; not iron bars.
I think all my energy went into writing the first part of this post, so I don't have much for the second half. Well, at least I got my thoughts down. That was the point of all this.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
In The Beginning... Part 2
In this next section of my "In the beginning" theme, I will talk about ancient man more specifically.
Most of the information I used in making my theories can be found in three books, which I have either read recently or am currently reading. These books are:
The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Evidence for Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations
, Donald E. Chittick
The Remarkable Record of Job
, Henry M. Morris
And finally, the Bible. Written by the Author of everything else in existence.
As I said, it was from reading these books that I drew most, if not all, of these conclusions.
Now based off my first section on "In the beginning", it's been established that the Creator made everything perfect in the beginning; and since then things have degenerated. So let me ask you this, when you hear the words "ancient man", what comes to mind? If it happens to be "cave men", or anything like it, I'm not surprised. That's the image that ideas like evolution has given us. You see, evolution, just like many pagan religions of the past, teaches that man has grown better with time. So naturally, they would want you to think that man in the past was less "evolved" than we are today.
However, if when you imagined something far different when you heard the words "ancient man", such as advanced civilizations with electricity, computers, radio, flying machines, precision cutting tools, anti gravity technology, ect. Then you are considered foolish, stupid, ignorant and likely considered an outcast of some sort from the more "scientific" community and such. Just like me.
If you believe the Bible as I do, you should believe that the Creator made everything "very good". When an Almighty, All Knowing Creator makes something "very good", you better bet that thing is impressive! So if He made man and the rest of creation "very good", why would He make us less than we are today? I already, in part 1, discussed how we were likely much taller and healthier in the past. I believe we could reach heights of over 30 feet in the past. That really isn't so unbelievable when you look at the difference in our ages then and now. On average, before the flood, people seemed to live at least 10 times longer. Is it really so hard to believe they grew to be 5 or 6 times as tall?
Also, if the Almighty made their strength, health, age and height (amongst many other things) so extreme compared to today, why not their intelligence? I hear that the average person uses between 5 and 10% of their mental capacity. Why could that not have been better in the past? Imagine with me, once more, about the world in the beginning. Their world is rich with vegetation everywhere you look. The air is thick and invigorating, and everything is very, very close to how it was before the fall. You are standing in a world only a few centuries old, lets say, 400 years to be precise. You are currently 250 years old, and still considered young. Your however many greats-grandfather, Adam, is just days younger than the earth. He was originally made perfect. How much would both Adam and yourself know? You can use your entire mind all at once, you have lived hundreds of years, you were given all the knowledge you need by the Creator, and you are in nearly perfect health. This is what it was like in the beginning. At least, that's how I see it.
Oh yes, and at this point we would all speak one language as well. This is a very important point that I may speak on more some day.
It is believed, if I remember right, that the flood happened 1645 years after creation. I know it was less than 1700 years for sure, according to our estimations based off the accounts given in the Bible. With man, and the rest of creation, in a state so similar to that of the pre-fall world, we could have increased both population and technology very quickly. It is likely that pre-flood man had technology we can't even imagine, as well as population possibly several billion above our current population today.
Here is actually a site I looked at recently that outlines what I'm talking about: http://ldolphin.org/popul.html
And the specific chart I'm using for now:
This site is what helped me form my theory, which is me really agreeing with them, about how the pre-flood world could have had such extreme numbers. The person who put that together, and made the calculation, believes this to be a low estimate.
Since their minds would also have been much stronger, and they more recently had their knowledge from the Lord, people likely had much better technology. And even if you were to disregard all this, they lived for hundreds of years! Imagine what they could learn and teach in that time.
I nearly forgot. Just to show that I don't get all my opinions just from listening to people who agree with me, I also began forming these very opinions from this series that contradicts my beliefs: That is the first part of several. It's called Ancient Aliens.
It was really enjoyable to watch. All I had to do was ignore their conclusions, look at the evidence they provided, and come to my own conclusions. And since my view was based off something very simple and logical (also true), I could come to conclusions quickly and easily. The opinions of those who made the videos, however, seemed a little shaky.
My conclusions were based off the fact that man was created very intelligent, far more so then we are today. As a matter of fact, when the pyramids were first discovered by our "modern" civilisations in the late 1800's I believe, the pyramids, even after thousands of years of decay, were so precisely built that we did not have the technology to measure just how precisely they were built. It is believed that those very minute imperfections didn't even exist when the pyramids were made, and were in fact from so much decay. I can't remember the specifics of all this, but what I'm talking about may be found in the chapter discussion Egyptian technology in "The Puzzle of Ancient Man".
Because man was so much more intelligent in the past, it shouldn't be a surprise then when we see these old pieces of architecture that we couldn't even build today. Or see evidence for technology we can't understand, or even imagine. If the Creator was All Knowing, and made us in His image, why wouldn't he make us so smart? So when we hear that ancient man might have had some sort of anti gravity or gravity manipulating technology, should we be so quick to doubt it? Or just say it was "slave labor"? No, not if you believe in an All Powerful, All Knowing, All Existing Creator as I do.
That is all for now. I'm taking it easy for today. Going to focus on my music now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQvd6AnZrY
Most of the information I used in making my theories can be found in three books, which I have either read recently or am currently reading. These books are:
The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Evidence for Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations
, Donald E. Chittick
The Remarkable Record of Job
, Henry M. Morris
And finally, the Bible. Written by the Author of everything else in existence.
As I said, it was from reading these books that I drew most, if not all, of these conclusions.
Now based off my first section on "In the beginning", it's been established that the Creator made everything perfect in the beginning; and since then things have degenerated. So let me ask you this, when you hear the words "ancient man", what comes to mind? If it happens to be "cave men", or anything like it, I'm not surprised. That's the image that ideas like evolution has given us. You see, evolution, just like many pagan religions of the past, teaches that man has grown better with time. So naturally, they would want you to think that man in the past was less "evolved" than we are today.
However, if when you imagined something far different when you heard the words "ancient man", such as advanced civilizations with electricity, computers, radio, flying machines, precision cutting tools, anti gravity technology, ect. Then you are considered foolish, stupid, ignorant and likely considered an outcast of some sort from the more "scientific" community and such. Just like me.
If you believe the Bible as I do, you should believe that the Creator made everything "very good". When an Almighty, All Knowing Creator makes something "very good", you better bet that thing is impressive! So if He made man and the rest of creation "very good", why would He make us less than we are today? I already, in part 1, discussed how we were likely much taller and healthier in the past. I believe we could reach heights of over 30 feet in the past. That really isn't so unbelievable when you look at the difference in our ages then and now. On average, before the flood, people seemed to live at least 10 times longer. Is it really so hard to believe they grew to be 5 or 6 times as tall?
Also, if the Almighty made their strength, health, age and height (amongst many other things) so extreme compared to today, why not their intelligence? I hear that the average person uses between 5 and 10% of their mental capacity. Why could that not have been better in the past? Imagine with me, once more, about the world in the beginning. Their world is rich with vegetation everywhere you look. The air is thick and invigorating, and everything is very, very close to how it was before the fall. You are standing in a world only a few centuries old, lets say, 400 years to be precise. You are currently 250 years old, and still considered young. Your however many greats-grandfather, Adam, is just days younger than the earth. He was originally made perfect. How much would both Adam and yourself know? You can use your entire mind all at once, you have lived hundreds of years, you were given all the knowledge you need by the Creator, and you are in nearly perfect health. This is what it was like in the beginning. At least, that's how I see it.
Oh yes, and at this point we would all speak one language as well. This is a very important point that I may speak on more some day.
It is believed, if I remember right, that the flood happened 1645 years after creation. I know it was less than 1700 years for sure, according to our estimations based off the accounts given in the Bible. With man, and the rest of creation, in a state so similar to that of the pre-fall world, we could have increased both population and technology very quickly. It is likely that pre-flood man had technology we can't even imagine, as well as population possibly several billion above our current population today.
Here is actually a site I looked at recently that outlines what I'm talking about: http://ldolphin.org/popul.html
And the specific chart I'm using for now:This site is what helped me form my theory, which is me really agreeing with them, about how the pre-flood world could have had such extreme numbers. The person who put that together, and made the calculation, believes this to be a low estimate.
Since their minds would also have been much stronger, and they more recently had their knowledge from the Lord, people likely had much better technology. And even if you were to disregard all this, they lived for hundreds of years! Imagine what they could learn and teach in that time.
I nearly forgot. Just to show that I don't get all my opinions just from listening to people who agree with me, I also began forming these very opinions from this series that contradicts my beliefs: That is the first part of several. It's called Ancient Aliens.
It was really enjoyable to watch. All I had to do was ignore their conclusions, look at the evidence they provided, and come to my own conclusions. And since my view was based off something very simple and logical (also true), I could come to conclusions quickly and easily. The opinions of those who made the videos, however, seemed a little shaky.
My conclusions were based off the fact that man was created very intelligent, far more so then we are today. As a matter of fact, when the pyramids were first discovered by our "modern" civilisations in the late 1800's I believe, the pyramids, even after thousands of years of decay, were so precisely built that we did not have the technology to measure just how precisely they were built. It is believed that those very minute imperfections didn't even exist when the pyramids were made, and were in fact from so much decay. I can't remember the specifics of all this, but what I'm talking about may be found in the chapter discussion Egyptian technology in "The Puzzle of Ancient Man".
Because man was so much more intelligent in the past, it shouldn't be a surprise then when we see these old pieces of architecture that we couldn't even build today. Or see evidence for technology we can't understand, or even imagine. If the Creator was All Knowing, and made us in His image, why wouldn't he make us so smart? So when we hear that ancient man might have had some sort of anti gravity or gravity manipulating technology, should we be so quick to doubt it? Or just say it was "slave labor"? No, not if you believe in an All Powerful, All Knowing, All Existing Creator as I do.
That is all for now. I'm taking it easy for today. Going to focus on my music now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQvd6AnZrY
Saturday, June 4, 2011
In The Beginning... Part 1
[I had originally meant this to be one post, but as I went along, I realized that would not be the case. So here is part 1 of "In The Beginning..."]
If you truly believe the Bible and all it says, then you believe that before there was time there was the Almighty. If you truly believe the Bible, you will believe that by merely speaking the Almighty created time, the laws of physics, the entire light spectrum; all the stars, nebualaes, galaxies in the universe; the angels and other heavenly beings along with the master pieces that we see in the heavens; and so much more!
Not only did the Almighty create it all, He created it perfect. He used the atmosphere to protect us from the deadly radiation of outer space by making it thicker and having a different combination of gases, and it was this atmosphere which also would have allowed the plants to grow bigger, faster, and richer than they have anytime since. The entire world would likely have been close to places such as the Amazon today. Except... there would be no annoying and deadly creatures, poisenous plants, or dangerous diseases. There would also have likely have been even more plants.
I feel I should explain the atmosphere some more. I don't have all the science know how, nor do I have the links and such for now, but if you feel you need to verify what I say, you can find the research. I am just pulling the knowledge from my head; most of this I got from books though. So not some random stuff I read on the internet. I will also be using logic and common sense based off of a Biblical perspective. That is why I began this post the way I did, so that when I mention things others say are impossible, you need only remember what the Creator has done.
So, the atmosphere. Well, it is believed (I'll use that term for modesty, though I believe it is a well known fact by most scientists) that there used to be many more green house gases in the atmosphere, as well as oxygen. That sounds almost like simply making the air denser. Scientists also have found evidence that the atmosphere was thicker in the past. There have been experiments, however, of what an atmosphere like this does. If you want to look up research for this, just look up "Hyperbaric Atmosphere" or something. That is what I believe it was like during the beginning of creation. It has been proved (meaning actually been done to real people) that a hyperbaric atmosphere can speed up the rate of healing and provide almost action-film like energy to people. There have been instances of both people and animals who were injured to such an extant that it was believed nothing could be done. So, they simply stuck them in a hyperbaric chamber. The body took care of itself from there.
Imagine with me, for a moment, that we did have a hyperbaric atmosphere in the past. Just as it has such an effect on people and animals, it has a strong effect on plants. The plants would have been HUGE! There would have been so many, and they would have been so healthy, plus the superpower like atmosphere, everything could have grown very large and lived very long. I believe that people grew to be over thirty feet tall in this period and for hundreds of years after. You think that sounds over the top? You simple minded people! I am talking about the Creator of Everything here! He created more galaxies then we have yet to discover! Over such vastness of space that we cannot comprehend it! He has also created things so small that only in the last few decades have wee been able to see them. Down to atoms and molecules, and possibly beyond. We cannot even explain what holds the protons, neutrons and electrons together; nor can we explain where all the matter in space came from. If I remember right, there is an estimated 10x178 (if I wrote the scientific short hand correct) atoms in the galaxy. Let me put that another way.
There are believed to be this many 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms in the universe at least! Now tell me, why would He, in the beginning of time, only make people six or so feet tall? We already have evidence of bugs which are very small today being humongous in the past. Why not people? And since everything worked at such peak efficiency, we could live a very long time as well. Heard of Methuselah? He lived 969 years. Well guess what, we were originally made to live forever! If the average life expantancy today is around 70 years (give or take a few), yet the Bible says that people used to live over 900, why couldn't they have been that much bigger physically as well? I can't even remember my original point now, there is so much I can talk about in the beginning.
I've had people tell me that humans being over thirty feet tall in the past is a bit of a stretch. Well now I'm saying, is it? Did you read any of what I just wrote? Back to what I said in the beginning of this post. Do you believe in an Almighty Creator who can do all that? If you can and do, then you can also believe that we were bigger (and smarter, and healther, ect.) in the past. We have degerated since then. So has the atmosphere (was that my original point?); and that is just one small reason as to why we are in such a sorry state today. In the beginning, we were made the the grand scale of the Creator. Our bodies were very large and strong, our minds were powerful and fully active, we could live for such length of time that we can't even comprehend it today, we lived in a place that had such rich and abundant access to food and nourishment, and we were very close to the Creator. I am talking about before the Fall. Alright, you can stop imagining now.
Oh wait, you weren't imagining. You simply saw a glimpse of the splendour of the Creator, and what He has done in the past.
If you truly believe the Bible and all it says, then you believe that before there was time there was the Almighty. If you truly believe the Bible, you will believe that by merely speaking the Almighty created time, the laws of physics, the entire light spectrum; all the stars, nebualaes, galaxies in the universe; the angels and other heavenly beings along with the master pieces that we see in the heavens; and so much more!
Not only did the Almighty create it all, He created it perfect. He used the atmosphere to protect us from the deadly radiation of outer space by making it thicker and having a different combination of gases, and it was this atmosphere which also would have allowed the plants to grow bigger, faster, and richer than they have anytime since. The entire world would likely have been close to places such as the Amazon today. Except... there would be no annoying and deadly creatures, poisenous plants, or dangerous diseases. There would also have likely have been even more plants.
I feel I should explain the atmosphere some more. I don't have all the science know how, nor do I have the links and such for now, but if you feel you need to verify what I say, you can find the research. I am just pulling the knowledge from my head; most of this I got from books though. So not some random stuff I read on the internet. I will also be using logic and common sense based off of a Biblical perspective. That is why I began this post the way I did, so that when I mention things others say are impossible, you need only remember what the Creator has done.
So, the atmosphere. Well, it is believed (I'll use that term for modesty, though I believe it is a well known fact by most scientists) that there used to be many more green house gases in the atmosphere, as well as oxygen. That sounds almost like simply making the air denser. Scientists also have found evidence that the atmosphere was thicker in the past. There have been experiments, however, of what an atmosphere like this does. If you want to look up research for this, just look up "Hyperbaric Atmosphere" or something. That is what I believe it was like during the beginning of creation. It has been proved (meaning actually been done to real people) that a hyperbaric atmosphere can speed up the rate of healing and provide almost action-film like energy to people. There have been instances of both people and animals who were injured to such an extant that it was believed nothing could be done. So, they simply stuck them in a hyperbaric chamber. The body took care of itself from there.
Imagine with me, for a moment, that we did have a hyperbaric atmosphere in the past. Just as it has such an effect on people and animals, it has a strong effect on plants. The plants would have been HUGE! There would have been so many, and they would have been so healthy, plus the superpower like atmosphere, everything could have grown very large and lived very long. I believe that people grew to be over thirty feet tall in this period and for hundreds of years after. You think that sounds over the top? You simple minded people! I am talking about the Creator of Everything here! He created more galaxies then we have yet to discover! Over such vastness of space that we cannot comprehend it! He has also created things so small that only in the last few decades have wee been able to see them. Down to atoms and molecules, and possibly beyond. We cannot even explain what holds the protons, neutrons and electrons together; nor can we explain where all the matter in space came from. If I remember right, there is an estimated 10x178 (if I wrote the scientific short hand correct) atoms in the galaxy. Let me put that another way.
There are believed to be this many 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms in the universe at least! Now tell me, why would He, in the beginning of time, only make people six or so feet tall? We already have evidence of bugs which are very small today being humongous in the past. Why not people? And since everything worked at such peak efficiency, we could live a very long time as well. Heard of Methuselah? He lived 969 years. Well guess what, we were originally made to live forever! If the average life expantancy today is around 70 years (give or take a few), yet the Bible says that people used to live over 900, why couldn't they have been that much bigger physically as well? I can't even remember my original point now, there is so much I can talk about in the beginning.
I've had people tell me that humans being over thirty feet tall in the past is a bit of a stretch. Well now I'm saying, is it? Did you read any of what I just wrote? Back to what I said in the beginning of this post. Do you believe in an Almighty Creator who can do all that? If you can and do, then you can also believe that we were bigger (and smarter, and healther, ect.) in the past. We have degerated since then. So has the atmosphere (was that my original point?); and that is just one small reason as to why we are in such a sorry state today. In the beginning, we were made the the grand scale of the Creator. Our bodies were very large and strong, our minds were powerful and fully active, we could live for such length of time that we can't even comprehend it today, we lived in a place that had such rich and abundant access to food and nourishment, and we were very close to the Creator. I am talking about before the Fall. Alright, you can stop imagining now.
Oh wait, you weren't imagining. You simply saw a glimpse of the splendour of the Creator, and what He has done in the past.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
First!
That oh so common comment you see on just about everything these days. Everyone is so happy to be the first to comment on something that all they can think of to say is "first". But, since this is my first post, I decided to name it just that.
I decided to make this my more intellectual, or philosophical, blog. My other is more science fiction with a comedic edge. This will be about deeper, more serious stuff.
So, the thought that made me finally decide to start this blog:
Food.
Yes, very deep, serious, intellectual and philosophical, I know. I just came off a fast this morning, and my mind was going over our society's view of food and everything involved with it. You want to know what I came to realize? Almost everything involving food in these modern days (in America I know) is sinful and just wrong. We eat to much, to often, and we eat stuff that is so far removed from the way the Almighty created it that it isn't even funny. Yet, we say all this is healthy!
Let me explain further, laconic speech won't help to much with any controversial subject I bring up. We live in a society that says homosexuality, nudity, sex before marriage, bribery, disrespect, thievery, adultery, idolatry, and so much more is acceptable, and christians try their best to stay out of that and usually disagree with the world's view and that stuff (unfortunately, many christians are giving in). We live in a society that has taken the Creator out of as much of the created as possible, perverted everything they can, yet we still say their views on food and health are correct! But we say their views on morality are not... hmm, something seems wrong to me.
If the Creator wanted the Creation to stay healthy, why would he make health attainable by technology only available, at most, two times so far in history (one of those times is today, the other in ancient history. A subject for another post)? What about all those thousands of years where people were still living in little wood houses and using axes to chop wood for heat? They didn't have all the processing equipment to make our modern, "healthy" food. Why would anyone do something that stupid? Lead alone the All Powerful, All Knowing Creator of the Universe? No, he made it so we could be perfectly (at least as perfect as we can be in the fallen world) healthy without the aid of modern processing technology.
Let's start from the beginning. When He, the Creator, created the world, everything was a vegetarian. Also, everything was more efficient. We were protected from the harmful rays coming from outer space, had a thicker and more energizing atmosphere, had higher quality soil, ect.... making all the plants unbelievably healthy compared to anything today. Every living beast of the earth and foul of the air, as well as man, could get all the nutrients they needed from eating these plants in their natural form. There are some theories that they could have eaten fish too, something about the word for life describing fish as opposed to describing other animals being different in Greek and therefore fish weren't alive in a certain way, but I'll keep it simple and just say everything was a vegetarian in the beginning. No cooking or processing required, other than that which the body did naturally during digestion.
Move forward to after the fall. Death and degradation came into the world. Carnivores started appearing (the animals already existed before, they just ate plants; possibly a subject for another post), and in an estimated less than 1700 years, there was the flood. During that time, the world hadn't degraded, or "died" enough that we needed to eat animal products at all. We still had the protection from space, the thick atmosphere, really good soil, good plants, ect. It was still similar to the way things were when they were made "very good". Of course, sin was rampant, but biologically things were a lot closer to the beginning then they were today.
Then the flood happened. It fundamentally changed the entire world. Some of our protection from space was gone (and continues to deteriorate today), the atmosphere had changed, and several plants that might have fed us the right mix of nutrients possibly went extinct, amongst many other things that happened after the flood. Something interesting I noticed was, immediately after the flood receded and Noah and his family were back on dry land, was the fact that the All Knowing told them they could eat animals now. I realized, just hours before typing all this, that this was probably because He knew they could no longer get the all their required nutrients from plant matter alone. So mankind was allowed meat, by the Law of the Creator, for the first time.
Fast forward an estimated 4,300 years to today. The quality of the food has degraded so much it makes me want to laugh! Why do we think that processing it by man's methods will make it better than it grew under the Creator's Laws? If anything, the farther from the beginning we get, the less we should process the food, not more. You want to know why we do it? Because the Enemy, Satan, wants to remove the Almighty out of even the food we eat! Including, how we eat it! That, along with so much else stuff, all of which relating to sin, is why we eat both so much food and food of such low, processed quality. I'm not saying that eating a twinkie is a sin, per se, but the fact that we have so far removed food from the way it was created with purpose, and the fact that we eat much more than we need to, is the sin.
I realized another aspect of this when I was whittling down a secret stash of candy I had. I was eating a reese's egg, taking little bites and savoring the taste of each as long as I could. It took my probably three minutes to eat that one reese's, and it was very enjoyable. I was thinking of eating a second, when I realized if I did it would be gluttonous, selfish, and therefore sinful. I was shocked at that revalation, and decided not to have another. Then I thought over how everyone else eats. I realized it was very sinful as well. We eat far more than we need to, far more often, and we appreciate it very little.
The best part? If we ate our food the way the All Knowing, All Powerful, All Existing Creator meant us to, we would not eat to much, we would not eat to often, and what we ate would be the highest, undefiled quality we could get. Wait a minute... that sounds a lot like a few diets I've heard about; such as the Paleo diet, The Primal Blueprint, Spartan Health Regimen, ect... All of these encourage eating things in their natural state and not eating more than necessary. This philospy sounds very good to me. Eat as the Creator meant us to eat. But, why do so many people refuse to do this, or worse yet, even call this unhealthy!? Because, we have tried to remove the Creator out of everything He created. Including our diets.
If you have any questions, comments, anything, just leave a comment. I have more thoughts on several other things, so keep watching!
I decided to make this my more intellectual, or philosophical, blog. My other is more science fiction with a comedic edge. This will be about deeper, more serious stuff.
So, the thought that made me finally decide to start this blog:
Food.
Yes, very deep, serious, intellectual and philosophical, I know. I just came off a fast this morning, and my mind was going over our society's view of food and everything involved with it. You want to know what I came to realize? Almost everything involving food in these modern days (in America I know) is sinful and just wrong. We eat to much, to often, and we eat stuff that is so far removed from the way the Almighty created it that it isn't even funny. Yet, we say all this is healthy!
Let me explain further, laconic speech won't help to much with any controversial subject I bring up. We live in a society that says homosexuality, nudity, sex before marriage, bribery, disrespect, thievery, adultery, idolatry, and so much more is acceptable, and christians try their best to stay out of that and usually disagree with the world's view and that stuff (unfortunately, many christians are giving in). We live in a society that has taken the Creator out of as much of the created as possible, perverted everything they can, yet we still say their views on food and health are correct! But we say their views on morality are not... hmm, something seems wrong to me.
If the Creator wanted the Creation to stay healthy, why would he make health attainable by technology only available, at most, two times so far in history (one of those times is today, the other in ancient history. A subject for another post)? What about all those thousands of years where people were still living in little wood houses and using axes to chop wood for heat? They didn't have all the processing equipment to make our modern, "healthy" food. Why would anyone do something that stupid? Lead alone the All Powerful, All Knowing Creator of the Universe? No, he made it so we could be perfectly (at least as perfect as we can be in the fallen world) healthy without the aid of modern processing technology.
Let's start from the beginning. When He, the Creator, created the world, everything was a vegetarian. Also, everything was more efficient. We were protected from the harmful rays coming from outer space, had a thicker and more energizing atmosphere, had higher quality soil, ect.... making all the plants unbelievably healthy compared to anything today. Every living beast of the earth and foul of the air, as well as man, could get all the nutrients they needed from eating these plants in their natural form. There are some theories that they could have eaten fish too, something about the word for life describing fish as opposed to describing other animals being different in Greek and therefore fish weren't alive in a certain way, but I'll keep it simple and just say everything was a vegetarian in the beginning. No cooking or processing required, other than that which the body did naturally during digestion.
Move forward to after the fall. Death and degradation came into the world. Carnivores started appearing (the animals already existed before, they just ate plants; possibly a subject for another post), and in an estimated less than 1700 years, there was the flood. During that time, the world hadn't degraded, or "died" enough that we needed to eat animal products at all. We still had the protection from space, the thick atmosphere, really good soil, good plants, ect. It was still similar to the way things were when they were made "very good". Of course, sin was rampant, but biologically things were a lot closer to the beginning then they were today.
Then the flood happened. It fundamentally changed the entire world. Some of our protection from space was gone (and continues to deteriorate today), the atmosphere had changed, and several plants that might have fed us the right mix of nutrients possibly went extinct, amongst many other things that happened after the flood. Something interesting I noticed was, immediately after the flood receded and Noah and his family were back on dry land, was the fact that the All Knowing told them they could eat animals now. I realized, just hours before typing all this, that this was probably because He knew they could no longer get the all their required nutrients from plant matter alone. So mankind was allowed meat, by the Law of the Creator, for the first time.
Fast forward an estimated 4,300 years to today. The quality of the food has degraded so much it makes me want to laugh! Why do we think that processing it by man's methods will make it better than it grew under the Creator's Laws? If anything, the farther from the beginning we get, the less we should process the food, not more. You want to know why we do it? Because the Enemy, Satan, wants to remove the Almighty out of even the food we eat! Including, how we eat it! That, along with so much else stuff, all of which relating to sin, is why we eat both so much food and food of such low, processed quality. I'm not saying that eating a twinkie is a sin, per se, but the fact that we have so far removed food from the way it was created with purpose, and the fact that we eat much more than we need to, is the sin.
I realized another aspect of this when I was whittling down a secret stash of candy I had. I was eating a reese's egg, taking little bites and savoring the taste of each as long as I could. It took my probably three minutes to eat that one reese's, and it was very enjoyable. I was thinking of eating a second, when I realized if I did it would be gluttonous, selfish, and therefore sinful. I was shocked at that revalation, and decided not to have another. Then I thought over how everyone else eats. I realized it was very sinful as well. We eat far more than we need to, far more often, and we appreciate it very little.
The best part? If we ate our food the way the All Knowing, All Powerful, All Existing Creator meant us to, we would not eat to much, we would not eat to often, and what we ate would be the highest, undefiled quality we could get. Wait a minute... that sounds a lot like a few diets I've heard about; such as the Paleo diet, The Primal Blueprint, Spartan Health Regimen, ect... All of these encourage eating things in their natural state and not eating more than necessary. This philospy sounds very good to me. Eat as the Creator meant us to eat. But, why do so many people refuse to do this, or worse yet, even call this unhealthy!? Because, we have tried to remove the Creator out of everything He created. Including our diets.
If you have any questions, comments, anything, just leave a comment. I have more thoughts on several other things, so keep watching!
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