Almost the End...
It is almost the end...at least the end of my time here at TBS. It's an odd mix of exciting and frightening to think of the future, both responsiblities and blessings to come.
Something that has struck me in the last little while, is just how influenced people are by perspective, counting many things as factual because someone told them it was true. I find this particularly interesting because so many people use it as an argument against Christianity, but it is more true of other worldviews, and yet people don't recognize this.
A short time ago a friend of mine posted a comment about a particular dinosaur discovery that was making some headlines in the paleontological realm. A "new" species was supposedly discovered, a story was theorized about it, where it ranged, what it ate, how it captured its prey, what its hide looked like, etc. Whatever you can think of, there were details about it. However, what had actually been found was no more than a fragment of the maxilla (upper jaw, part of the skull). Now here is a case of something that thousands, if not millions will believe is some magical part of the already magical evolution process, and yet it is at best speculative propaganda.
There are numerous other examples of this sort of thing. Environmentalists spout all sorts of "facts" but fail to mention where the information comes from or how it was calculated. Most, if not all, liberal theologians begin their interpretation of scripture with their own ideas that begin with denying scriptural statements (which is also grossly inconsistent).
Where we begin our worldviews and what we base them on is very important. There should be astrong attempt to avoid inconsistencies while accepting that we cannot know or do everything. Lots of theories pop up when people simply can't find any other way to explain something. Just look at evolution...
Something that has struck me in the last little while, is just how influenced people are by perspective, counting many things as factual because someone told them it was true. I find this particularly interesting because so many people use it as an argument against Christianity, but it is more true of other worldviews, and yet people don't recognize this.
A short time ago a friend of mine posted a comment about a particular dinosaur discovery that was making some headlines in the paleontological realm. A "new" species was supposedly discovered, a story was theorized about it, where it ranged, what it ate, how it captured its prey, what its hide looked like, etc. Whatever you can think of, there were details about it. However, what had actually been found was no more than a fragment of the maxilla (upper jaw, part of the skull). Now here is a case of something that thousands, if not millions will believe is some magical part of the already magical evolution process, and yet it is at best speculative propaganda.
There are numerous other examples of this sort of thing. Environmentalists spout all sorts of "facts" but fail to mention where the information comes from or how it was calculated. Most, if not all, liberal theologians begin their interpretation of scripture with their own ideas that begin with denying scriptural statements (which is also grossly inconsistent).
Where we begin our worldviews and what we base them on is very important. There should be astrong attempt to avoid inconsistencies while accepting that we cannot know or do everything. Lots of theories pop up when people simply can't find any other way to explain something. Just look at evolution...
posted by dohmnal at 3:35 AM
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