What is one of the best ways to increase the effectiveness of any body? Not just the body of an animal or person, but of a business, or even country. The answer (or at least one of them)? Give it better leadership. Take an ordinary business and give it an incredibly good CEO, and that business can soar. Take an ordinary computer and upgrade it's software, you can do a lot. One of my favorite examples of this is with Hannibal the Great of Carthage. Carthage and Rome were at war, Rome being greater at this point. So Hannibal took an ordinary army from a weak nation and caused havoc in the very homeland of Rome for years; going as far as the gates of Rome itself. Rome was a great empire even then, but when a weaker enemy was given a great leader, they were at risk of being destroyed.
Another one of my favorite examples is giving a person a very good brain. By simply having a brain, the thing that controls and leads the entire body, work differently, all sorts of things could happen. That person could have increased discipline, learning ability, and the capability to do things at a young age that normally takes people decades to learn. Well are there people like this? Yes, they are usually known as prodigies. Do I happen to be talking about a specific prodigy? Yes, I am. Her name is Jackie Evancho.
Here is an example of what she can do:
This is an older example too. At the present time, it has been more than a year since this was recorded. In that amount of time, she has improved as much as normal singers improve after several years. She has even come out with a cd, called "Dream With Me", produced by David Foster. She improved so fast, that after recording the cd's, Foster actually stated that he wanted to go back and rerecord them. She had improved greatly in a matter of months.
People had been speculating for a long time about how she could be so good, on a physical basis. Jackie herself states that it is a gift from God, and I fully agree with her. However, that still left me wondering how He chose to bless her. Then I watched an interview that mentioned a good theory:
The brain. It all made sense. By simply changing the way her brain worked, it would explain how her little body could be decades better than it should be. It has superior leadership. Not just in singing and understanding music, but the fact that she can learn songs very quickly and not forget lyrics (to date, I have not seen of or heard a SINGLE instance where she forgot lyrics), amongst many other things. A superior (at least in many aspects) brain would change the way the whole body works, just as giving a business a far superior CEO. Her mind would also help explain why she acts so mature, but that I attribute mainly to how she was raised (well done Mr. and Mrs. Evancho); however, the fact that even in interviews she is so quick and clever can also be attributed to the way her brain works differently.
Of course, this is all just a theory. But once I heard this theory, everything made sense.
Another aspect of this that was explained was how she responds to music. When she sings in front of a large audience, it seems as if she goes into a trance or something. Her mind is absorbed by the music.
Here is an example:
Notice how at the end of the song, she has so much emotion on her face than seems to come out of a trance or something. She was drawn into it. Her talent and love of singing, along with many other things, all make sense when you consider that it could be her mind that is different.
Of course though, we can't forget who gave her that mind. I hope she never forgets. Many say she is the last messenger, or one of the Almighty's last rays of light into the darkness before the end times. I feel she might have a purpose to that scale. Could her incredible mind be the Creator's choice for directing a few more eyes towards him before His wrath comes crashing down? I will be waiting, watching, and praying.
What do you think?
Sunday, August 28, 2011
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.
Monday, August 15, 2011
"He is blameless"
I've been doing some reading in Job recently. There are two main thoughts and perspectives I have on it, this is one. This one is about Job himself. The Almighty Himself said of Job "He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless - a man of compete integrity." When The All Knowing Himself says that of you, it really means something.
Why did The Almighty say this of him? Because Job sought the Lord with all his heart. He had complete and utter faith, to an extent I can't even understand; though I would like to emulate it. I would just hope that I can avoid the great trials Job went though... but without those I would never know if I was that faithful. Scary thought...
At first, Job shows what seems to be the faith that anyone can show. He is very rich and famous, so the Devil says (paraphrased) "of course he has such great faith! Look at all of his blessings". That is why I have faith right now too, because I have blessings. This easy time is drawing me closer to the Creator, in preperation for the trials I know are ahead. However, Christianity today seems to promise only these blessings. It does not prepare anyone with the faith required when the blessings are taken away, and curses rain down upon us.
I hear estimates that Job was around 60-70 years old in the beginning of the story. He was known worldwide (literally, all around the globe) as a very rich, wise, and Godly man. No one could find fault with him. Then the trials came.
I don't want to repeat the entire story here because I'm talking about my views on the story, if you don't know the story go read it. It's in the book called "Job". Almost directly in the middle of the Bible.
Long story short, The Almighty tells The Enemy that the only thing he cannot do is kill Job. That was the one thing requirement in the final phase of Job's testing. Job had already lost his riches, his family, his friends, everything. Even a few "friends" of his who had traveled from locations possibly all over the world to meet with him, weren't all that encouraging. They insisted that he had done something wrong and this was punishment. Yet, The All Knowing called him blameless. They did not know this, but we do.
Job's former friends and even wife had told him to curse the Lord and die. Job refused. It got to the point that Job was stratching the boils covering his entire body with broken pottery. He had a terrible sickness and was lying in ashes with no one to help him. He was even being told that this was because of his sin. Yet he knew otherwise.
Think about it. The Almighty told The Devil that the one and only thing he could not do to Job was kill him. Satan took full advantage of that as well. I can hardly wrap my mind around that. Most of us, including me, complain when we are low on money, or food, or have someone cursing God, or something else like that. With Job, The Enemy could do anything he wanted, except kill him. I can't just stop reiterating this! As I said, it just blows my mind! Not that this happened to Job, but what Job did inspite of this. Or, I should say, what he didn't do. The Enemy was simply trying to make Job curse The Lord one single time. Even when he was allowed to do whatever he wanted to torture Job, he couldn't break him.
Oh, one other interesting twist. Most Christians today know that whatever hardship they go through will be rewarded with the gift of Heaven once they die. Job didn't know that. He thought that when you died, you died and that's it. Or at least that seems to be how he understood it. Yet, when he was suffering the worst that the Enemy could throw at him, he simply trusted the Almighty. A simple, child like faith. I can't comprehend it! He did not know why this was happening, when it would end, or what would happen next. He thought that the Lord had turned away from him, he believed that it was The Lord Himself tormenting him! Yet he did not break.
Job would have considered it worth to simply die from all this torture in faithful service to the Creator, even though he didn't know that he would live in perfect Paradise with Him. Job would rather go through all of this torment, trial and pain while staying faithful to the Lord and then simply cease existing when he died, then he would to reject his Creator.
I am having a hard time finding a way to put enough emphasis on this. Job did not know why his children were dead, riches stolen or destroyed, why his wife left him, or why the Creator had seemed to reject him. He did not know that the Almighty was allowing the Enemy to test him. He did not know that if he died he would get to live with the Creator. He did not know that when the trials were done, he would be given twice of everything he had before. He just simply wanted to die and cease to exist to get away from all this pain without reward, and cursing the Lord was not an option.
I have run out of words for now. I can't even remember if I explained my original point. This is just something that has been boggling my mind.
Why did The Almighty say this of him? Because Job sought the Lord with all his heart. He had complete and utter faith, to an extent I can't even understand; though I would like to emulate it. I would just hope that I can avoid the great trials Job went though... but without those I would never know if I was that faithful. Scary thought...
At first, Job shows what seems to be the faith that anyone can show. He is very rich and famous, so the Devil says (paraphrased) "of course he has such great faith! Look at all of his blessings". That is why I have faith right now too, because I have blessings. This easy time is drawing me closer to the Creator, in preperation for the trials I know are ahead. However, Christianity today seems to promise only these blessings. It does not prepare anyone with the faith required when the blessings are taken away, and curses rain down upon us.
I hear estimates that Job was around 60-70 years old in the beginning of the story. He was known worldwide (literally, all around the globe) as a very rich, wise, and Godly man. No one could find fault with him. Then the trials came.
I don't want to repeat the entire story here because I'm talking about my views on the story, if you don't know the story go read it. It's in the book called "Job". Almost directly in the middle of the Bible.
Long story short, The Almighty tells The Enemy that the only thing he cannot do is kill Job. That was the one thing requirement in the final phase of Job's testing. Job had already lost his riches, his family, his friends, everything. Even a few "friends" of his who had traveled from locations possibly all over the world to meet with him, weren't all that encouraging. They insisted that he had done something wrong and this was punishment. Yet, The All Knowing called him blameless. They did not know this, but we do.
Job's former friends and even wife had told him to curse the Lord and die. Job refused. It got to the point that Job was stratching the boils covering his entire body with broken pottery. He had a terrible sickness and was lying in ashes with no one to help him. He was even being told that this was because of his sin. Yet he knew otherwise.
Think about it. The Almighty told The Devil that the one and only thing he could not do to Job was kill him. Satan took full advantage of that as well. I can hardly wrap my mind around that. Most of us, including me, complain when we are low on money, or food, or have someone cursing God, or something else like that. With Job, The Enemy could do anything he wanted, except kill him. I can't just stop reiterating this! As I said, it just blows my mind! Not that this happened to Job, but what Job did inspite of this. Or, I should say, what he didn't do. The Enemy was simply trying to make Job curse The Lord one single time. Even when he was allowed to do whatever he wanted to torture Job, he couldn't break him.
Oh, one other interesting twist. Most Christians today know that whatever hardship they go through will be rewarded with the gift of Heaven once they die. Job didn't know that. He thought that when you died, you died and that's it. Or at least that seems to be how he understood it. Yet, when he was suffering the worst that the Enemy could throw at him, he simply trusted the Almighty. A simple, child like faith. I can't comprehend it! He did not know why this was happening, when it would end, or what would happen next. He thought that the Lord had turned away from him, he believed that it was The Lord Himself tormenting him! Yet he did not break.
Job would have considered it worth to simply die from all this torture in faithful service to the Creator, even though he didn't know that he would live in perfect Paradise with Him. Job would rather go through all of this torment, trial and pain while staying faithful to the Lord and then simply cease existing when he died, then he would to reject his Creator.
I am having a hard time finding a way to put enough emphasis on this. Job did not know why his children were dead, riches stolen or destroyed, why his wife left him, or why the Creator had seemed to reject him. He did not know that the Almighty was allowing the Enemy to test him. He did not know that if he died he would get to live with the Creator. He did not know that when the trials were done, he would be given twice of everything he had before. He just simply wanted to die and cease to exist to get away from all this pain without reward, and cursing the Lord was not an option.
I have run out of words for now. I can't even remember if I explained my original point. This is just something that has been boggling my mind.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Adolf Hitler, A Miracle To Mankind
To be honest, I'm hoping this post stirs up a little bit of controversy. I do rather enjoy having debates about my views, as it gives me a great oppurtunity to refine my arguments and hopefully teach someone something.
Anyway, to the actual reason of this post. There are many discussions (some of which I've actually started) about who defines morals without God, and other similar things. What's right and wrong without the Bible? If God doesn't say it's wrong, then who does? We can't trust the Bible and it's morals, it's changed to much. I think you get the point. It comes in many shapes and forms, but it all centers on morals in a world without the Almighty.
So now, let us pretend for a moment that there is no All Powerfull and All Knowing Creator above us all right now. Then the only other commonly accepted solution is evolution. And according to that, Hitler is one of the greatest things that happened to mankind, and someone we should all strive to be like. If there is no God, the Hitler is one of the greatest role models.
Don't believe me? Let's take a closer look.
The theory of Evolution is all about survival of the fittest, right? Well, purging the species of the weak would certainly guarentee less competetion for the strong, therefore keeping the entire species stronger. If you take out all the old, sick, deformed, ect. the species as a whole is "improved". What did Hitler do?
If evolution is the answer, then anyone who furthers the cause of the species should be seen as a hero. So then why do we see Hitler as a villian? Probably... because ever since man breathed his first breath right and wrong was defined by the Creator in his heart. Only later did the pagans think of things like evolution or a pantheon of gods and goddesses to replace the one true God.
As the Creator of everything, the Almighty has the right to declare right and wrong. And all of us, as part of creation, are obligated to obey His laws. However, He did give us the option to choose otherwise, a right we did not and do not deserve. Also, as the Absolute Authority, He is the only one can can declare an absolute moral principle. So if He says murder is wrong, then it's wrong, not matter what we think. If He says (as He told the Jews before Christ) that the punishment for adultery was being stoned to death, then we have no authority to say this is unjust or to extreme a punishment.
However, if you remove this absolute authority, then we decide for ourselves. So if one person says he believes murder is wrong, I can just kill him and move on with my life. I have no reason not to, especially if I am a fitter part of the species. Then I would simply be doing my job as the superior being! This is also what Hitler and many other people thoughout history have done. So if there is no God, who says they were wrong? If you remove God and the Bible, then simple logic dictates that they should be commended.
Think about it. They (being Hitler and the Nazi's) killed thousands of weaker people who were sick, old, deformed, or otherwise "inferior" subjects. They did experiments on these subjects which helped further science. They used weapons and tactics that allowed them beat back their "inferior" enemies. They weeded out the weak to allow for the stonger members of the species to continue without the weak gene pool. All those left wounded, sick and dying all around Europe, or even the world, were all a good thing because with them out of the way the species would be improved.
Now if you look at this same scenerio with the morals cleary defined by the Creator, you can see that what Hitler did was dispicable. When you look at it through the Almighty's high moral standards, I can't even describe how horrible the things Hitler did were. I wouldn't know where to begin! And since America was founded on Chistrian principles, and Christianity (or at least Judiasm) was such a major part in the history of the rest of the world (considering it was the same Creator for the entire world and all of mankind), it is no wonder we see Hitler as such a horrible man!
Oh, but there's more. If we take the Creator and the Bible out of the picture, hospitals should be closed. So should orphanages. And so should so many other things that we consider "good". Because if it's survival of the fittest, then these things are merely allowing the weak to water down the gene pool and drain the resources of the strong! So those people starving in Africa that I hear so many people talk about, if evolution is the answer, we should let them starve. After all, if they can't take care of themselves, why should we do it for them?
But once again, if you look at it through the morals defined in the Bible, we know that things are far different. All these people, no matter how weak or strong, are made in the image of the perfect Creator. Each of these people would be loved to an unimaginable extent, and allowing them to die without care would be a pretty bad thing.
I could go on for awhile with examples from either side, but the final decision is up to in your mind. Who defines moral absolutes? Us or the Creator? Was Adolf Hitler a curse... or a blessing?
Anyway, to the actual reason of this post. There are many discussions (some of which I've actually started) about who defines morals without God, and other similar things. What's right and wrong without the Bible? If God doesn't say it's wrong, then who does? We can't trust the Bible and it's morals, it's changed to much. I think you get the point. It comes in many shapes and forms, but it all centers on morals in a world without the Almighty.
So now, let us pretend for a moment that there is no All Powerfull and All Knowing Creator above us all right now. Then the only other commonly accepted solution is evolution. And according to that, Hitler is one of the greatest things that happened to mankind, and someone we should all strive to be like. If there is no God, the Hitler is one of the greatest role models.
Don't believe me? Let's take a closer look.
The theory of Evolution is all about survival of the fittest, right? Well, purging the species of the weak would certainly guarentee less competetion for the strong, therefore keeping the entire species stronger. If you take out all the old, sick, deformed, ect. the species as a whole is "improved". What did Hitler do?
If evolution is the answer, then anyone who furthers the cause of the species should be seen as a hero. So then why do we see Hitler as a villian? Probably... because ever since man breathed his first breath right and wrong was defined by the Creator in his heart. Only later did the pagans think of things like evolution or a pantheon of gods and goddesses to replace the one true God.
As the Creator of everything, the Almighty has the right to declare right and wrong. And all of us, as part of creation, are obligated to obey His laws. However, He did give us the option to choose otherwise, a right we did not and do not deserve. Also, as the Absolute Authority, He is the only one can can declare an absolute moral principle. So if He says murder is wrong, then it's wrong, not matter what we think. If He says (as He told the Jews before Christ) that the punishment for adultery was being stoned to death, then we have no authority to say this is unjust or to extreme a punishment.
However, if you remove this absolute authority, then we decide for ourselves. So if one person says he believes murder is wrong, I can just kill him and move on with my life. I have no reason not to, especially if I am a fitter part of the species. Then I would simply be doing my job as the superior being! This is also what Hitler and many other people thoughout history have done. So if there is no God, who says they were wrong? If you remove God and the Bible, then simple logic dictates that they should be commended.
Think about it. They (being Hitler and the Nazi's) killed thousands of weaker people who were sick, old, deformed, or otherwise "inferior" subjects. They did experiments on these subjects which helped further science. They used weapons and tactics that allowed them beat back their "inferior" enemies. They weeded out the weak to allow for the stonger members of the species to continue without the weak gene pool. All those left wounded, sick and dying all around Europe, or even the world, were all a good thing because with them out of the way the species would be improved.
Now if you look at this same scenerio with the morals cleary defined by the Creator, you can see that what Hitler did was dispicable. When you look at it through the Almighty's high moral standards, I can't even describe how horrible the things Hitler did were. I wouldn't know where to begin! And since America was founded on Chistrian principles, and Christianity (or at least Judiasm) was such a major part in the history of the rest of the world (considering it was the same Creator for the entire world and all of mankind), it is no wonder we see Hitler as such a horrible man!
Oh, but there's more. If we take the Creator and the Bible out of the picture, hospitals should be closed. So should orphanages. And so should so many other things that we consider "good". Because if it's survival of the fittest, then these things are merely allowing the weak to water down the gene pool and drain the resources of the strong! So those people starving in Africa that I hear so many people talk about, if evolution is the answer, we should let them starve. After all, if they can't take care of themselves, why should we do it for them?
But once again, if you look at it through the morals defined in the Bible, we know that things are far different. All these people, no matter how weak or strong, are made in the image of the perfect Creator. Each of these people would be loved to an unimaginable extent, and allowing them to die without care would be a pretty bad thing.
I could go on for awhile with examples from either side, but the final decision is up to in your mind. Who defines moral absolutes? Us or the Creator? Was Adolf Hitler a curse... or a blessing?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Think of the little things
How often do we think about the little things that happen every single day? Such as why a red light turned green at a certain time, or which foot we put first and why. These little things we pretty much take for granted, and don't even bother thinking there's any rhyme or reason to them. However, if you believe as I do, they were all part of a grand plan. That brings me to something I realized a few weeks before writing this post. One of the little things...
Hopefully if you've read this blog before you will know that one of my favorite (okay, my absolute favorite) artist is Jackie Evancho. Her story, as far as most of the world is concerned, is that she first surfaced on America's Got Talent because of a Youtube audition. It is this audition that I'm talking about here. From what I hear (this is not simply my opinion, but what I've heard from people who know a few things) she is arguably the best singer in the world, if not history. Even before she auditioned on AGT. However, for whatever reason, her first two normal auditions were never accepted and she did not get to stand before the judges.
(You have to actually follow the link, as embeding is disabled)
Hopefully if you've read this blog before you will know that one of my favorite (okay, my absolute favorite) artist is Jackie Evancho. Her story, as far as most of the world is concerned, is that she first surfaced on America's Got Talent because of a Youtube audition. It is this audition that I'm talking about here. From what I hear (this is not simply my opinion, but what I've heard from people who know a few things) she is arguably the best singer in the world, if not history. Even before she auditioned on AGT. However, for whatever reason, her first two normal auditions were never accepted and she did not get to stand before the judges.
Thinking about that one day, I realized something. There was a reason for that. When most people audition on that stage, they come up to introduce themself then do their thing on the stage. Here's an example of how a normal audition in front of the judges works:
I use this video of Anna Graceman because I am currently listening to her while I type this post.
However, things ended up different for Jackie. As I said, she auditioned twice but was rejected and never got to stand in front of the judges in a normal audition as Anna above did. Instead, one year AGT decided to incorporate a Youtube Audition, where the audition with most votes would make it into the 12 finalists (if I remember correct). Well, she was by far the most voted audition from what I hear. And because of her being refused two years then brought in because of the Youtube Audition, she gets a nice stage setup for her performance:
The lights are setup, there is the fog, and just the whole mood has been set. If she had been accepted on one of her other two normal auditions, none of this would have happened. But, because she was waited two years (willingly or not), her first performance in front of America was made wonderful. Far better than a normal audition.
I wonder how many other fans have thought about this. It's the little things like this we don't think about, or even complain about. Many fans would say it's a stupid thing that she wasn't accepted sooner. But I say, it's a good thing. It allowed her to grow even more skilled, and have a beautifully setup stage with everything focusing on her for her first big appearance in front of America. It set it up for her to blow us away even more than a normal audition.
So why am I bringing any of this up? Because I believe that all these things, big and small, are part of a plan. Jackie Evancho's first appearance in front of America was setup by someone far, far beyond this world. He had a great plan, and it involved Jackie being revealed in this way. She was revealed to the UK in a similar way, as a guest on Britain's Got Talent:
The stage was set, and I don't mean that in a literal way. We can't look over the little things so easily, they have meaning. They have signifigance. So sometime you should just stop and think about these little things that happen to you, or have happened. Maybe as you think about them, you will see part of the bigger picture. When I was thinking about the signifigance about Jackie's first appearance on AGT, I suddenly saw part of the bigger picture. Give it a try.
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