Christianity’s Future
The meme here came from a reader/friend who is both a Christian and an extremely senior chemist/physicist.
FWIW, I disagree with his assessment; I see no evidence that our civilization is becoming more scientific in its thinking, or more likely to apply reason in its problem-solving.
And it’s not like we have to strain to find examples of this. After all, we have Israel, followers of Judaism, bombing the bejeepers out of Islamic fundamentalists whose terrorist tendencies are based on the self-evident truth that Allah is superior to the God of Abraham.
Here in the U.S., we have a Speaker of the House who claims that his guiding principles as one of our top lawmakers are found exclusively in the Bible.
At every turn, we are beset by anti-vaxxers, climate deniers, and, of course, Trump supporters.
Those who believe in the actual teachings of Jesus: peace, compassion, mercy, kindness, will not fall weaker from the attacks of rationality.
Apparently, the poor little tyke whose mother drove him across state lines with an AR-15, who shot to death three Black Lives Matter protesters, is having a tough time getting accepted to college.
As much as I consider myself a “woke” individual, i.e., one who tries to maintain a sensitive awareness of the needs and well-being of others (aka “courteous” or “well-mannered”), I grant that it’s not for everyone.
From the 1989 film “Field of Dreams”:
This should be interesting, since the Republicans’ key witness has testified that there is no evidence of any wrongdoing on Biden’s part. I’m just a casual observer, but I would think that would be an important ingredient in an impeachment.
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Anyone who thinks it’s a strong idea environmentally to use electricity from the grid to accelerate the composting of garbage hasn’t studied the matter too carefully.
There is no doubt that the level of corruption in American politics makes it difficult for this nation to make progress, and that’s essentially true regardless of what one thinks of whatever the word “progress” means: universal healthcare, quality public education, clean energy and transportation, the lessening of the wealth chasm between the ultra-rich and the rest of us, etc. The list goes on.
It’s “were in love” (rather than “was in love”), but Ms. Herbers makes an excellent point.
I approve of the guy who wrote, “If you’re drinking Smart Water, it isn’t working.”
