The 'enternal life news' should not be spread; it should be banned! Even contemplating a way to 'live forever' is hersay. The Bible tells us that at one time, man lived to incredible ages - far surpassing the lifespan of Adam and Eve. Cain lived to be over 500 years before his death. God originally gave humans an infinate lifespan, but because of our hideous and disgusting ways, he removed from us that most wonderful gift. Now, these life rings threaten to unsurp our punishment. If God wanted us to live forever, he wouldn't have taken that gift away from us. It's almost like flying. It reminds me of the story of Icarus. Trapped on a lonely island with only his mother and father, Icarus developed a way to fly by encasing feathers in wax, and attaching them to his arms. He then learned God's lesson when his wings of wax melted in the hot sun. With a bright flash God spoke to Icarus, and advised him not to attempt it again.
By far, the ultimate gift to us from God, was Jesus, our Saviour. He gave up his own infinite life for our salvation. How are we to meet him in Heaven if we've got these 'infinate life rings' keeping us here on Earth. Is this another punishment from God? Or just another human tampering with the Almight's Will? Is anyone actually considering putting off their accention to Heaven with one of these rings? Shall we taint that last, final gift from God? Spoil Jesus's sufferings with our own penial desire to stay with our material posessions a little longer? And how do we know these rings even work? Who's to say?
I've been having some free time lately, so I've gotten to pondering some questions like these. One of my questions was about why a rational and benevolent deity would allow Survivor II to air on primetime television. The other has to do with the timestamp and a theory of mine.
You see, neither would a rational and benevolent deity allow the unix timestamp to lap like that. The commotion involved would be significantly worse than the Y2K bug was, because at least with the millennium, people knew to be on the lookout for all sorts of strange behavior (not just computer bugs). But 2038? What kind of date is that? Where's your catchy three-syllable mnemonic for that one?
So clearly, there has to be another explanation. Mine is that Armegeddon will intercede and prevent this disaster from occurring. A rational and benevolent deity would realize that it would be far better for the universe to be destroyed than for time to cease.
This poses all sorts of interesting moral, legal, and ethical questions. What should we do about debts that are set to expire after 2038? Should mandatory euthenasia be implemented on all infants born after 2036 so as to avert their agony when the heavens open up and the clarion trumpets of Judgment call forth the arrival of hellfire and brimstone? Will we be able to sublet our cottages in Boca as we've grown accustomed to doing?
This calls for immediate discussion. A committee of learned professors in each of the relavent disciplines (religion, philosophy, sociology, art history) must convene and solve this problem before it becomes the death of us. We have only thirty seven more years left, so let's make the best of it.
It seems to me that people are missing something here. 'Visualisation' is all very well and good, but the problem with advanced graphics technologies to enable data visualisation is that it kills imagination.
When Einstein developed his theories of relativity, he did so by using his mind to visualise data.
By doing this he was forced to understand the data. The dificulty was the aid.
Although it is difficult for many of us to see things, such as The Lord, the fact is that after some proper imagination and hard work, anything is possible.
The problem with society today is that we expect things to be too easy. Things should be hard. When Jesus went into the wilderness, he did it without oxygen tanks, PDA's and GPS devices and thermos flasks. He wore only a robe.
We should have a similar attitude. We may have to bear the pricks and cuts of hardship in doing so, but it is better to wear a Crwon of Thorns than one of gold.
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By far, the ultimate gift to us from God, was Jesus, our Saviour. He gave up his own infinite life for our salvation. How are we to meet him in Heaven if we've got these 'infinate life rings' keeping us here on Earth. Is this another punishment from God? Or just another human tampering with the Almight's Will? Is anyone actually considering putting off their accention to Heaven with one of these rings? Shall we taint that last, final gift from God? Spoil Jesus's sufferings with our own penial desire to stay with our material posessions a little longer? And how do we know these rings even work? Who's to say?
I've been having some free time lately, so I've gotten to pondering some questions like these. One of my questions was about why a rational and benevolent deity would allow Survivor II to air on primetime television. The other has to do with the timestamp and a theory of mine.
You see, neither would a rational and benevolent deity allow the unix timestamp to lap like that. The commotion involved would be significantly worse than the Y2K bug was, because at least with the millennium, people knew to be on the lookout for all sorts of strange behavior (not just computer bugs). But 2038? What kind of date is that? Where's your catchy three-syllable mnemonic for that one?
So clearly, there has to be another explanation. Mine is that Armegeddon will intercede and prevent this disaster from occurring. A rational and benevolent deity would realize that it would be far better for the universe to be destroyed than for time to cease.
This poses all sorts of interesting moral, legal, and ethical questions. What should we do about debts that are set to expire after 2038? Should mandatory euthenasia be implemented on all infants born after 2036 so as to avert their agony when the heavens open up and the clarion trumpets of Judgment call forth the arrival of hellfire and brimstone? Will we be able to sublet our cottages in Boca as we've grown accustomed to doing?
This calls for immediate discussion. A committee of learned professors in each of the relavent disciplines (religion, philosophy, sociology, art history) must convene and solve this problem before it becomes the death of us. We have only thirty seven more years left, so let's make the best of it.
When Einstein developed his theories of relativity, he did so by using his mind to visualise data.
By doing this he was forced to understand the data. The dificulty was the aid.
Although it is difficult for many of us to see things, such as The Lord, the fact is that after some proper imagination and hard work, anything is possible.
The problem with society today is that we expect things to be too easy. Things should be hard. When Jesus went into the wilderness, he did it without oxygen tanks, PDA's and GPS devices and thermos flasks. He wore only a robe.
We should have a similar attitude. We may have to bear the pricks and cuts of hardship in doing so, but it is better to wear a Crwon of Thorns than one of gold.