Tag Archives: philosophy

Job 26

Posted on February 8, 2014 by ehurst

Most Western readers will not understand what happens here. Eastern philosophers typically skip over a great deal of explanation that they would consider obvious. Bildad’s short speech was true as far as it went. The problem is he carries it … Continue reading →

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I’m Tech Support

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ehurst

This is an exercise in mirror reading. There is no social group for me. I’m an alien in virtually every human context, in part because I am “not of this world” (Romans 12:2) — Even among my fellow Christians, I … Continue reading →

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Fanboy Folly

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ehurst

Computers are just a tool, not the prime mover of human future. If we could stuff a soft, fat rubber ball in the mouths of the world’s mindless fanboys, the silence would be suddenly deafening. That includes the vast majority … Continue reading →

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Job 23

Posted on January 11, 2014 by ehurst

You would almost think that Job simply ignores Eliphaz. Rather, he refuses to dignify such stupidity with a direct answer. Instead, Job rips the foundation out from under the lies. Job reexamines the facts. He asserts his suffering is great, … Continue reading →

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Job 22

Posted on January 4, 2014 by ehurst

The debate sinks to the level of being preposterous. Eliphaz commits intellectual dishonesty to defend his untenable position. From the very start of this whole story, Eliphaz and his pals have perverted truth by pulling things out of context. Human … Continue reading →

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Truth and Facts

Posted on December 30, 2013 by ehurst

Just because I am a mystic doesn’t mean I ignore the facts. I am still trapped in this broken reality and still subject to how it works. That’s why I make so much of God’s Law Covenants. While they point … Continue reading →

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Truth and Humor

Posted on December 29, 2013 by ehurst

Humility generally means not taking yourself too seriously. Humility is the inheritance of not taking the rest of this fallen world too seriously. It stands on the ultimate importance of truth, something rooted outside this realm of existence. Truth cannot … Continue reading →

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Fate versus Glory

Posted on December 29, 2013 by ehurst

Fate as commonly understood is pure myth. There is certainly no harm in using the word much as you would any other literary term. It plays a part in language and communication. However, to imagine a force controlling your human … Continue reading →

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Job 21

Posted on December 28, 2013 by ehurst

Job finally gets around to a direct contradiction of the trio, while at the same time pointing out the subtle blasphemy of their words. The first few verses are surprisingly terse. He begins by asking that they console him by … Continue reading →

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Contagious Truth

Posted on December 28, 2013 by ehurst

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 →

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