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Contagious Truth
The starting point is recognizing the failure of Western assumptions about truth. Truth is a Person; the notion of some objective thing out there that embodies pure truth is the greatest lie of Satan. The search for truth is inside … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ANE, civilization, epistemology, government, intellect, law, mysticism, objective truth, philosophy, religion, revelation, scripture
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Some Gifts Here
Merry Christmas. On the one hand, I would gladly suffer just about anything I can imagine if more people could see what I see in terms of moral truth. On the other hand, much of the moral power rests on … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged advertising, browsers, civilization, computers, epistemology, google, internet, mysticism, philosophy, spirituality, technology
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Job 20
Zophar is rather angry at the insult he perceives. Unfortunately, the real insult sails right over his head. As with his two friends, he is angry only that Job rejects their simplistic logic. Zophar’s emphasis is that the wicked are … Continue reading
Debian: Try It; You’ll Like It (Part 9)
(The updated version of this series can be found here.) As noted from the start, this is DIY computing, but you aren’t alone by any means. Ideally, you would make friends with a Debian user in meat space. There’s nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged computers, culture, debian, linux, philosophy, psychology, technology
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The Core of Human Existence
No grand theory here; I’m struggling to echo the Bible in modern Western terms. Let’s pretend, maybe something along the lines of the Fallout series of video games. Trailers and bits of game play can be found in good quantity … Continue reading
Posted in religion
Tagged computers, epistemology, game, game play, Law Covenants, mysticism, peace, philosophy, scripture, spirituality
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Sneaking Back into Eden
The Bible portrays most human sin as various attempts to sneak past the Flaming Sword back into the Garden of Eden. It’s not possible to describe life before the Fall. What we have are characterizations and Hebrew parabolic language in … Continue reading
Divine Justice and Gender
The God of the Bible portrays Himself as male. I believe it’s safe to say only Western Civilization has so completely formalized and institutionalized resentment to God’s choices, particularly in matters relating to gender and sex. That’s not to say … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged ancient near east, civilization, culture, divine revelation, epistemology, gender confusion, Joel Osteen, philosophy, religion, scripture, social mythology, western civilization
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Implications and Consequences
Ideas have consequences; bad ideas bring unnecessary misery. It’s not enough that we kill ourselves, either slowly or quickly, by embracing folly. We then insist that the world believe the same lies and it makes things far worse for everyone … Continue reading
Posted in prophecy
Tagged epistemology, flaming sword, government, life in the spirit, oppression, philosophy, propaganda, scripture, truth of god
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Job 4
As we dig into the comments of Job’s friends, we need to keep one thing in mind: They are passing judgment on Job’s words, as if a private complaint among friends is tantamount to defaming God. Meanwhile, they ignore his … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged eliphaz, false dichotomy, logic, philosophy, scripture, wisdom literature
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