tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post5961934613966513279..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Love as Man’s Highest Purpose bionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-66989835476691280382022-06-21T03:02:17.794-07:002022-06-21T03:02:17.794-07:00For anyone who wants to work, there is always some...For anyone who wants to work, there is always something more to do. For anyone who wants to think, there is always something more to mull about. <br /><br />"...contentment, perhaps, is in the eyes of the beholder."<br /><br />Perhaps you are right. I will have to think about it. <br /><br />Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-86806206969932477902022-06-20T13:39:18.457-07:002022-06-20T13:39:18.457-07:00Thank you, Roger. Just something more to mull ove...Thank you, Roger. Just something more to mull over, I guess.<br /><br />I will say, regarding your creative use of math to help shed some light on the matter: contentment, perhaps, is in the eyes of the beholder.<br />bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-58532056768934080762022-06-09T20:11:21.123-07:002022-06-09T20:11:21.123-07:00"Have they fallen for the lies of Satan, henc..."Have they fallen for the lies of Satan, hence do not recognize the dead end (in the most complete sense) of their path?"<br /><br />One Son of Disobedience, Adolf Hitler, did everything possible to fulfill his depravity and blew out his brains when it finally dawned on him that his quest had failed. It is my belief that he simply refused to face reality until the very end of his regime. When it arrived, he was unable to handle the knowledge and destroyed himself because of it. <br /><br />If there were one reason for me to have a spot of respect for the man, it would be that he was consistent. He did not say one thing and do something else. He lived his beliefs. In this, there is something to learn. Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-58024457292512528102022-06-09T19:58:30.981-07:002022-06-09T19:58:30.981-07:00If I may bring mathematics into the picture: two p...If I may bring mathematics into the picture: two positives equal a positive, two negatives equal a positive, one positive and one negative are always negative. So...<br /><br />1. Contentment with godliness, two positives, is great gain. <br />2. Discontentment without godliness, two negatives, can equal great gain, at least in the here and now.<br />3. Contentment WITHOUT godliness or discontentment WITH godliness, one positive, one negative, equals great loss. In reality, neither of these two can exist because they cancel each other out. <br /><br />Therefore, only 1 and 2 are valid theories. <br />------------------------------------------------------<br />"Do these evil men and women...recognize the futility of their quest, or do they see fulfillment in their ever-increasing depravity?"<br /><br />Did those in the Gates/Schwab/Soros/Fauci orbit who were intending to bring in the New World Order gradually over the next 30 or so years recognize and understand that they were going to lose their window of opportunity forever if they didn't accelerate their operation? Do they recognize the futility of their quest, do they know they are going to lose everything, UNLESS they accelerate and maybe, just maybe, pull it off? That scenario is entirely possible and we, the common man within the mass of humanity, might very well be caught with our pants down. <br /><br />I don't know that they see fulfillment in their ever-increasing depravity, but I am sure that they experience satisfaction whenever they score a win, which gives them impetus to increase their efforts within the scope of ever-increasing depravity. But, if this is the only thing they live for, it is conceivable that they might actually find fulfillment in their work and toward their purpose. I do not rule it out. <br /><br />Would Bill Gates have turned out differently if he had not struck gold with Microsoft, which gave him the power to change the world into his image? Did he set out to become fabulously wealthy in order to fulfill his ambition to rule the world and Microsoft was only the means to gain that end? If true, and Microsoft had failed, would there have been something else? <br /><br />These are questions for which there are no answers, except one--we will never know. Trying to decipher Bill Gates (or anyone else, for that matter) is beyond my ken and is not my burden. I can barely keep up with myself. Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-28484406903466115532022-06-09T17:05:05.804-07:002022-06-09T17:05:05.804-07:00Excellent, Roger.
This captures what I was gettin...Excellent, Roger.<br /><br />This captures what I was getting at: "Or perhaps the more disobedient they become, the more contented they are because they are fulfilling their purpose?"<br /><br />And as for Satan, I think your exposition is spot on, summarized in your last line: "If this is true, then discontent is Satan's eternity."<br /><br />But what I am wondering: is this true for his followers - the ones here on earth doing his bidding. Do these evil men and women (you and I can list many of the same names) recognize the futility of their quest, or do they see fulfillment in their ever-increasing depravity?<br /><br />Have they fallen for the lies of Satan, hence do not recognize the dead end (in the most complete sense) of their path?<br /><br />So, I am thinking of the Sons of Disobedience, those who are doing Satan's work here on earth.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-74342823479597027202022-06-09T16:58:21.059-07:002022-06-09T16:58:21.059-07:00If you haven't done so, I suggest reading what...If you haven't done so, I suggest reading what could be considered the non-fiction version of That Hideous Strength": it is an essay (I think it was a college commencement speech) entitled The Inner Circle. It is available online, as I recall.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-59113307567015716682022-06-09T05:17:45.445-07:002022-06-09T05:17:45.445-07:00Excellent commentary! "Love is simply the wil...Excellent commentary! "Love is simply the will re-intergrated into principal Truth."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-68943923125209413202022-06-08T20:25:29.710-07:002022-06-08T20:25:29.710-07:00"...if these are truly Sons of Disobedience, ..."...if these are truly Sons of Disobedience, perhaps this influences their discontent - minimizing or eliminating it?"<br /><br />Are you saying that BECAUSE they are sons of disobedience then perhaps they are happy in their discontent? Or perhaps they are happy because they are disobedient? Or perhaps the more disobedient they become, the more contented they are because they are fulfilling their purpose? Perhaps they are not unhappy at all, but luxuriate in their evil? <br /><br />Is Satan a created being? If he is, then what is his purpose? His telos? Is it not to thwart God (good) at every opportunity? Does he become frustrated whenever his plans go awry and he loses ground? <br /><br />If there is joy in Heaven among the angels whenever one human enters the Kingdom, then there must be anguish in Hell. If Jesus truly is able to build His kingdom so that the gates of Hell will not stand against it, then there must be fear in Satan's quarters. If Satan is full of wrath because he knows his time is "short", then he is aware that he is fighting a losing battle, but due to his nature, he will not quit and is discontented because he cannot win over the long run. <br /><br />What is Hell? I have heard it said that it is a place where desires are constantly frustrated and blocked, which would cause great discontent, anger, and frustration. Satan's would be the greatest of all. <br /><br />Years ago I read a position which I believe came from Gary North (no idea where) that Satan, who sought all power, in the end will lose it, becoming the most powerless being of all creation, unable to influence or control anyone. Even in Hell, his authority will be constantly challenged and disregarded. (I am dredging this up from memory of 40 years ago, so it may not be perfectly accurate, but it is close enough.) <br /><br />If this is true, then discontent is Satan's eternity. Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-12852291845498478782022-06-08T17:57:15.240-07:002022-06-08T17:57:15.240-07:00Best thing Lewis wrote in my book. It has graphic...Best thing Lewis wrote in my book. It has graphic violence in it too, which shows just how strongly he felt about the issue.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-3315814691308776352022-06-08T09:12:14.512-07:002022-06-08T09:12:14.512-07:00Good point, Roger. My one thought - and perhaps i...Good point, Roger. My one thought - and perhaps it is applicable both to conditioners and conditioned (although it strikes me as more likely the former only): if these are truly Sons of Disobedience, perhaps this influences their discontent - minimizing or eliminating it?<br /><br />Is Satan discontent? Are his followers? Is Satan (or are his followers) living according to his (their) telos, fulfilling his (their) purpose?<br /><br />I don't suggest an answer, I am really just asking the question.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-1716628061233917602022-06-08T09:07:17.380-07:002022-06-08T09:07:17.380-07:00" This includes our personality, likes, disli..." This includes our personality, likes, dislikes, talents, skills, experience, limitations, weaknesses, etc."<br /><br />Agree, and as you note, above this must be love.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-3744980307126060902022-06-08T03:50:34.886-07:002022-06-08T03:50:34.886-07:00"It is not that [the Conditioners] are bad me..."It is not that [the Conditioners] are bad men. They are not men at all. Stepping outside the Tao, they have stepped into the void. Nor are their subjects necessarily unhappy men. They are not men at all: they are artefacts. Man’s final conquest has proved to be the abolition of man."<br /><br />"A fabulously insightful statement, but I also think Lewis had something not quite right. We are seeing that some of these men are unhappy men. That part of them that remains “man” is struggling under the weight of that part of them being made to suffer the Conditioner."<br /><br />An excellent statement, but I think it is not quite right. It appears to say that only those men who are suffering the Conditioner are unhappy, but in reality, both "conditioned" and "conditioner" are afflicted with the same malady. <br /><br />It is easy to see that the "conditioned" are suffering as society is breaking down around us. It is not so easy to see that the conditioners are discontented as well. I will venture to say that they are not and can never be happy as long as they pursue their goal of conquering Nature to the fullest extent possible. They are lacking something in their own nature and it is this deficit which is driving them to fill the "void" with whatever they believe will satisfy them, i.e., power, absolute power. In this, they will always be frustrated. <br /><br />"It is harder for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle." <br /><br />"God is not mocked. Whatever a man sows, that he also reaps."<br /><br />Rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-29661094320874705432022-06-07T14:21:54.472-07:002022-06-07T14:21:54.472-07:00I recommend, as an example of Lewis's prescien...I recommend, as an example of Lewis's prescience, his depiction of Satanically inspired "science" in That Hideous Strength. One of the main practitioners, Dr. Filostrato, gives away the name of the game: he longs for a world where metal trees have replaced the real thing, and where all the messiness of organic life, such as dirt, is abolished (along with man). I have read on the web several times this past week a proposal to have couples "adopt" virtual babies": no mouths to feed, no additional carbon footprints, no tuition bills to pay, and most importantly, no diapers to change. Children are so messy. As the World Economic Forum sees it (or maybe the Bilderberg folks), we shall find our virtual realities more enjoyable than creation. Having experienced that virtual world of Zoom isolation and distancing during the "pandemic", I would judge such to be a foretaste of the "pleasures" of Hell.Deacon Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708653111827647244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-62900560364929218532022-06-07T11:19:55.030-07:002022-06-07T11:19:55.030-07:00Amen Bionic! I was able to teach 20 men at our ch...Amen Bionic! I was able to teach 20 men at our church on the subject of created order and natural law for about an hour on Saturday. I quoted several of the same verses you use here. I think it was well received and I will continue to find people to go over this subject with. I have a neighbor who runs a church and I think I will get a chance to teach it to his church soon.<br /><br />I emphasize that natural law determines how to live out human nature so that we can live our best lives. It is a good thing, not repression but freedom.<br /><br />One thing I was thinking about is that natural law in the Bible is objective and universally applicable. However, there is a piece of natural law that is subjective and applicable only to particular people. We even see this hinted at in Romans 14. What is "good" for one person isn't always "good" for another person. <br /><br />We must also understand who God made us as individuals in order to understand how natural law applies to us individually. This includes our personality, likes, dislikes, talents, skills, experience, limitations, weaknesses, etc. God made us to be human objectively but he created you to be Bionic Mosquito subjectively. Living that out, in love, as you say, is your purpose in life according to God's purpose He placed on you. There is deep meaning in that path.<br /><br /><br />https://thecrosssectionrmb.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br />https://thecrosssectionrmb.blogspot.com/RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.com