Philosophical Musings

Philosophical Musings

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Evidence for the Creator: Birth

 "We are born wet, naked, and hungry. Then things get worse." ~unknown 

Few people can remember the trauma of birth.  There you were:  Warm. Comfortable. Safe. The rhythmic beating of your mother's heart keeping you protected and secure. You were fed well, and there was nothing to do but grow.


Then, for no reason, your own mother, who had cared for you selflessly to that point, starts pushing you out.. rejected for no reason, pushed, pulled, things attached to your head, and strange voices disturbing the calm security that had been home these many months. There were cold hands groping you, pulling your limbs, dashing the environment you thought was safe.


Its no wonder we block that out! Traumatized at such a tender age, unable to reason or process this new information, we are gripped with terror and anguish, at this unsettling turn of events. 


Why is this happening? What is going on?  Strange sensations overwhelm us. Air fills our lungs, and we cry out, involuntarily, at this rude disturbance of our peaceful existence.


For most of us, there was the comfortable reassurance of that heart.. beating rhythmically. Familiar. Soothing. Something good was put near our lips, and an instinctive action, that no one taught us, brought something else good, to our ever hungry stomachs.


This was our origin..  our beginning.. our first encounter with the material universe. It was confusing, traumatic, terrifying. It takes most of us years..  decades..  to recover from this trauma, and some never do.


Why did this happen? Where were we? How did we suddenly come to be, unaware of ourselves from eternity past?


Years go by. Our questions get glib, unsatisfactory answers. Some people claim to know, with dogmatic certainty, how and why we are. Some of us are grilled and browbeaten with fantastic stories, called 'science!', or 'religion!', or 'philosophy!' We learn to not ask questions, as a barrage of questionable information spews forth.  Shrieking witch doctors,  waving their arms, and chanting gibberish, frightened and bully us to believe the origins myth that belongs to our tribe.


But there is something in our roots.. something or Someone, that calls to us, in the quiet of reflection.  We can't quite remember.. we can't quite perceive it, or reason it out, but an ..inkling.. a primal awareness haunts us.. calling.. drawing.. beckoning us, to return to our Source.


We long to reunite with eternity, and a hole in our souls belies the bravado and smug confidence we project to others.. (mostly so we don't have to listen to their boring diatribes!)


But there is an ache.. an enduring emptiness, that no thing can fill. Oh, we try.. toys, sensory pleasures, mind altering substances.. mind bending ideas.   ANYTHING, to tittlate the senses, and distract us from the unknown, but they don't reacquaint us with our Source. A gnawing hunger stays with us, in spite of our self assurance or the wishful thinking of familiar propaganda. 


For a few.. a very few, it seems, there is Contact. The Source is revealed. The darkness of confusion and uncertainty explodes with blinding Light. Our Maker appears to us, and the spiritual dimension we had an inkling of suddenly unfolds before us.  Our souls are reborn, and our minds are blown by this dramatic encounter with the Almighty Creator of the universe. 


We were born to live in harmony with our Maker. He is our Source, and the reason for existence. In this world, there is constant Noise.. conflicting ideas, lies, propaganda, agenda driven ideologues pushing a narrative.. but in the quiet of eternity.. in the still, small voice we almost remember from birth, a Remembrance occurs. The inkling is affirmed. The Creator reveals Himself. 


Don't let the noise of this world distract you from your eternal soul. Draw near to your Creator, and seek Him in quietness and sober reflection. He has provided a Way.. a pathway to return to Him, your Maker. The Savior, the God/man Jesus, has atoned for your sins, and opened the doorway to reconciliation. 


Don't take my word for it. Don't believe anything second or third hand. You must engage your Maker yourself.. you cannot ride the coattails of another.  But don't be deceived by the lies and spin in this world. They are designed to deceive and separate you from your Creator. 


The Creator IS. Seek Him while you can.

Fallacies of Naturalism: Shrieking Witch Doctors

There is a phenomenon in the human experience,  where a class of people set themselves apart from others due to 'Heightened Awareness!', 'Divine Appointment!', or 'Elevated Knowledge and Intelligence!'  Every human group has these people, who claim exclusive insight into the mysteries of the universe.  The rest of society is supposed to fear and revere these spokespersons of Metaphysical Mystery.


They may have bones through their noses, wear lab coats, or have other specific identifiers, that distinguish them as part of this elite class.  Gifts and support are expected, for these guardians of universal mystery. 


Every tribe. Every people group. Every ethnicity has these Shamen, Gurus, Witch Doctors, Priests, Medicine men, Professors, Scientists, and Holy men. They live apart from the unwashed masses, in ivory towers, or someplace conducive to the air of mystery and privilege they present. They are entitled, and expect to be lavished with luxury.


They prefer flowing robes, to identify them as the elite, and to emphasize the distinction between them and the common man. They pursue advancement through whatever system is in effect, whether governmental, academic, or religious.


The current Witch Doctors,  that demand our reverence and support, are entrenched in academia, or taxpayer funded research. They still wave their arms, shriek out impending doom, and intimidate the citizens through Dreads and Ominous warnings. They present confident omniscience, and pretend Special Insight, masking it in techno babble gibberish. 


They co-opt the language of 'science!', but they do not follow scientific methodology. They rule by decree, and claim Authority, not Reason.


Do not be fooled by shrieking witch doctors, and their quivering enablers. They want your worship, your devotion, and your money. They will only divide you from your Maker.  They are agenda driven ideologues, and enemies of your soul. Don't be deceived by their mystical and ominous presence.


“Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.” ~Louis Pasteur


“I believe that the more thoroughly science is studied, the further does it take us from anything comparable to atheism.”

“If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God.” —Lord William Kelvin

Evidence for the Creator: Gullible Fools

The existence of gullible fools is evidence of the Creator, and a spiritual realm.


This world is full of con men, scammers, charlatans,  and fakes, eager to fool people for some agenda or advantage. Some live in ivory towers and wear flowing robes, others wear funny hats, frightening masks, or have bones through their noses. Throughout history,  they have made up wild stories, to explain our origins, with highly imaginative, but plausible scenarios that follow, logically, if you accept their assumptions. 


The current tribal origins myth, promoted by modern day witch doctors, is no exception. They spin fantastic tales, with made up terminology that dazzles the hearers with tittlating possibility.


'Expansion!' 

'Primordial ooze!'

'Allele Frequency!'

'Spontaneous Order!'

'Cosmic Microwave Background!'

'Millions and billions of years!'


..and many other techno babble terms are tossed about, undefined and unevidenced, yet asserted with Absolute Certainty, to grip the hearer with awe and reverence at the amazing Knowledge and insight these Shamen possess. 


Gullible fools, eager to evade their Creator,  eat it like candy. Nodding like bobbleheads, they buy everything these shrieking witch doctors sell, abandoning Reason, Science,  and common sense. 


'A massive cosmic explosion made the stars, orbits, and precision that you can set your watch by!'


'Life spontaneously began when rocks got bombarded by spectral waves!'


'Living things evolve in increasing complexity! An amoeba became a man, spontaneously!'


The absurdity of atheistic naturalism exposes the mass deception that has defined this age.  Gullible fools, descend to madness and folly, their minds twisted until the most absurd assertions are embraced without question.


Skepticism dies.

Reason is lost.

Science is abandoned for superstition. 


They accuse the very thing that hold them in it's grip: Delusion


This is the unfortunate consequence of rejecting the Creator. 'Professing to be wise, they become fools.'  Sanity and critical thinking begins to fade, when you try to evade your Maker.


Reason  turns to Madness. Lies becomes facts.


Don't be a dupe to the lies and deceptions that fill this world. Listen. Hear the still, small voice of your Creator, beconing you back to Him. Wake up!  The lies of this world have gripped you in a delusion, and you need Divine Assistance to escape!  Call on your Maker. Plead for deliverance. Don't follow these charlatans and quacks down the highway to hell,  but turn away, repent, and find Peace in your Creator. 


There is NOTHING  more important. Your eternal soul needs your mind to think.. to choose life. Do it. NOW.

Evidence for the Creator: Morality, Equivocated

 Those who believe in Naturalism, and a godless First Cause must engage in equivocation and moving goal posts when discussing the topic of morality.  Fuzzy definitions, double meanings, and redefined terms are used when the subject of morality comes up.


*Relative vs Absolute*


Naturalists claim that morality 'evolved!', and as man became more intelligent, he felt empathy, and 'naturally' decided to be nice to other people. Rather than stealing their stuff, bullying and killing anyone weaker, and taking someone's mate if you could, a prehistotic man decided that 'morals!' should be a guide for behavior. Each tribe of people made lists, some codified into law, as to how our interpersonal dealings were to be regulated.  Stealing was now bad. Killing. Violence. Physical intimidation. Infidelity with one's mate.  EVERY  human society decided these things were 'bad!'  Some cultures invented angry gods, to scare people into following these new standards of behavior. Normal animal behavior was now 'bad!'  Humans now, should be 'good!'


But this is not 'morality!'  These are man made platitudes to control people.. manipulations from agenda driven ideologues. There is no Embedder, in a godless universe,  to instill these things into a conscience, (another man made platitude for manipulation.)


But this creates a dilemma for the naturalists. They have to admit that morality is only a human construct, and there is no natural compulsion to observe these manipulations. They must make irrational pleas, to indoctrinees of naturalism, when they cast off the constraints of conscience and morality. 


'Why can't we all get along!!?'


'Be nice!'


..are the baseless cries to a generation steeped in amorality, or more precisely, immorality. The more they plead with gang bangers to 'be nice!', the more they shoot and kill each other.  


Jungle Law is the only logical conclusion,  in a godless universe. The stronger survive. Might makes Right. Strength is the only law, in a godless universe. 


The natural tendency of man toward 'evil!', and violations of the conscience, is compelling evidence that these standards are real, embedded by the Creator. 


If this was a godless universe,  we would expect strength, not mealy mouthed platitudes, to be esteemed. Bigger, stronger, more ruthless people would 'naturally' ascend in the social standing, and their genes would be prominent. 


But this is not what we observe.  We observe a UNIVERSAL standard of 'morality' in the human animal. Theft, murder, fraud, extortion, rape, adultery, and a few other things are universal in human societies, as 'self evident' moral standards. The conscience is appealed to, and is expected to be followed. Sociopaths are vilified as 'evil!', and removed from society. 


Additions and arbitrary cultural standards do not negate the observation of universal standards in every human society. 


Naturalists would have to cheer and celebrate sociopathy, to follow the logic of their philosophy. But they don't.  They equivocate. They pretend 'morality!' is a Real Thing, while insisting it is a man made construct. But since 'Evolution!' did it, they must bow at the alter of Naturalism, and observe these made up platitudes for manipulation. 


It is irrational.  It is distorted, convoluted reasoning. It is madness.


**Observable Reality**


1. There is an INHERENT moral compass, in every human being, guided by the conscience. 

2. Humans do not always follow this compass, but EVERYONE condemns it as 'wrong!', when they don't.  

3. Naturalists, especially, erupt in moral outrage if their safe space is violated.  They belie with their actions and attitudes, the beliefs they assert.

4. There is only Real morality. 'Absolute vs relative' is a false dichotomy..  an equivocation to distort, deflect, and deceive.

5. Morality is Real, and can ONLY be the result of the Creator 'embedding' the Standards He expects, into His creation.

6. There is NO NATURALISTIC EXPLANATION for morality. Equivocations, dodges, and redefinitions are the only 'arguments' given.

7. The Creator IS. 


Morality is a Real Thing. Your Creator has embedded His Standards in you, to guide your choices. You have not always followed that guide ..none of us have. Yet the sting of conscience remains, if we have not scarred it to numbness by repeated, willful violations. 


Don't be deceived by the spinnings of agenda driven ideologues, who want to divide you from your Maker.  Look deep inside. Remove the noise and lies that this world uses, to distract you from what is important. Your soul longs to be Reconciled.. cleansed and renewed.. at peace with God.


That 'still small voice' of conscience, is your Creator, calling you to Him. Don't ignore that call.. there are eternal consequences at stake. Seek your Maker.  There is nothing more important. 


Christians: Hold fast to the Savior. Don't be deceived by the pseudoscience lies from the enemy of your soul. Don't compromise the Standards you know are true and real. Sin is to be repented of, and abhorred as the deadly poison it is. Don't let the deceitfulness of sin lead you astray.

"R 2 Moral!"

One of the 'arguments given by naturalists is that they are moral, because of their strong sense of right and wrong, which does not require a Creator (they assert). 


This is flawed on many levels.


1. Morality is a scam.. a human construct for manipulation, in a godless universe. The universe does not care if you lie, steal, kill, or rape. Fitness and survival are the only virtues in a godless universe. Might makes right.

2. People who observe these human constructs are dupes of manipulation,  from agenda driven ideologues. A godless universe has no Standards to uphold. Morality is a human scam, in a godless universe. 

3. Morality..  the ACTUAL, REAL 'sense', that is embedded in human beings, can only be from the Creator,  who instilled Standards of behavior, as a compass to guide our choices.

4. Failure to keep these Standards does not negate the reality of their existence, and the reality of the inner conscience. We sense the 'rightness' of moral standards even when we violate them.

5. The observable fact, that even atheists observe and acknowledge 'morality', is evidence for the Creator. Their Creator has embedded this morality in them, which they instinctively acknowledge,  even while denying the very One who put it there.

6. Morality in humans is universal.. theft, fraud, rape, extortion, murder, and many other things are universally 'wrong!' in every human society. Most are codified into social law. Arbitrary  cultural additions are not universal, and ARE 'man made constructs'. But this does not imply that ALL moral standards are.  That is a fallacy..  a hasty generalization. 'Some, therefore all!'


Only by equivocation.. redefining the concept of morality.. can the principle of an instinctive awareness of 'right' Standards of behavior, be muddied.


Morality is a Real Thing.. even atheists feel it. It is evidence of the Creator.  It has no other possible source, other than a deception to control people by human manipulators. 


You know the moral standards you feel are real. You have felt the sting of conscience when you violate them.  This is your Creator, giving you guidance.


You also know you have not kept this Standard. Your sins have driven a wedge between you and your Maker. You need Someone to reconcile you to your Creator. You need a Savior.  You cannot save yourself. 


Don't be fooled by the deceivers of this age, who want to normalize sin, and pretend separation from the Creator is 'good!'  It is not. It is very bad.  Your very own conscience bears witness:


The Creator IS. 


Seek Him now, while you can. Listen to the still, small voice of Reason and Sanity, drawing you out of this world of madness and confusion. 


Don't be a fool. Don't be deceived by the lies of this world.

Evidence for the Creator: Worship

"Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship." ~DAVID FOSTER WALLACE


There is a need, in the psyche of man, to esteem, and yes, worship, something or someone he admires, respects, and/or fears.


This worship can be directed towards an actual individual, a fantasy, a projection, an idea, or even himself.


"Man ceases to be a worshipper of God only because he has become a worshipper of himself. Estranged from God he finds no nobler object of worship than the strongest man."  ~WILLIAM GOODELL


This 'need' is evidence that the Creator instilled it in us, to be rightfully directed toward the only worthy object of worship:


'The Creator, Himself'


All other objects are counterfeits.. usurpers to the Creator, who is the only One deserving of that position.


Yet the history of humanity is a tragic story of human beings trying to evade their Creator, and give their worship to ANYTHING, or anyone, rather than the Almighty Creator of the universe. 


"Those who set up a fictitious worship, merely worship and adore their own delirious fancies; indeed, they would never dare so to trifle with God, had they not previously fashioned him after their own childish conceits."  ~JOHN CALVIN


The pinnacle of human folly is when a mortal man takes for himself, that which was made for his Maker. He becomes a fool, worshipping his own delusion.. his own imagination. He ignores his own weakness and mortality, and pretends he is God, and that he made himself.


"To love his maker, for he was SELF-MADE!

Self-made, self-trained, self-willed, self-satisfied,

He was himself, his daily boast and pride." ~William Allen Butler, 1858


Don't be a deluded fool who worships himself. That instinctive need is properly given to One, only. The Creator alone is worthy of our complete love, devotion, fear, and worship.


It is a Great Tragedy, when a mortal man, created in the image of God, turns his back on his Maker, and worships the weak and absurd. He worships the created, not the Creator. 


"With their backs to the sunrise they worship the night."  ~ROBERT G. INGERSOLL


"They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.."

"Professing to be wise, they became fools."  ~ Paul

Lies and Phony Caricatures of Christianity and Creationism

1. Christianity is responsible for all of the atrocities of humanity!  False. Human greed, the lust for power, and man made institutions are at the root of man's inhumanity to man, not Christian ideology, which teaches the exact opposite. 

2. The bible is full of errors!  False. No historical accounts recorded in the biblical manuscripts have been disproved or refuted. 

3. The bible has changed many times!  False. The early church fathers quoted every passage in the new testament, and plenty from the old. There is no substantive disagreement with our current translations.  All the historical manuscripts have lots of corroboration from other documents. The biblical manuscripts have a long history of scholarship and textual criticism by a continuous line of biblical scholars, translators, and historians. 

4. Hitler was a Christian! False. Hitler despised Christianity, and esteemed Islam. He was a chameleon, manipulating people for his agenda. He did not follow or esteem the teachings of Jesus. He did the opposite. 

5. Christianity is an opiate for humanity, squashing free expression!  False. Christianity provided the basis for enlightenment thought, freedom of conscience, human equality, and the natural rights of Man.  The Reformation led to the Enlightenment and the scientific revolution. 

6. The bible can be translated in many ways, and can mean whatever anyone wants it to mean! False. There is a scholarly, exegetical intent of the words used in the biblical manuscripts. Scholars may differ in some of the nuances in translation, but the source is clear and historically accurate. Individuals might apply personal meanings from a passage, but that does not override the original intent of the author. 

7. Christianity demands a political theocracy, mandating Christian values as law!  False. That is the agenda of Marxism and Islam. Historical Christianity is not involved with the secular state, and has always been contrary to the mandates from despots. Since the reformation, separation of church and state has been a constant theme.  

8. Christianity is an ideology of oppression, mandating conformity and submission to elites!  False. Christianity has never been a good fit with man's institutions. It has constantly rebelled against the status quo, and openly defied human authority and power. Elitism is the basis of Darwinism and Marxism. 

9. Christianity is anti science. False. Many early scientists were Christians, looking to see 'what God hath wrought'. There is no conflict with Christianity and scientific methodology.

10.  Christianity is anti education! False. Almost all older universities have Christian principles in their mission statement.  'Education!' has roots in Christianity, not atheistic naturalism. 

11.  Christianity is bigoted and racist. False. Christians led the abolition movements. Human equality is a basic principle of Christianity. It is anti elitist, unlike the institutions of the world.

 12. 'Atheism is science!  Creationism is religion!'  False.  The facts support the model of Creationism,  NOT the model of naturalism.  It is circular reasoning and prejudice to declare naturalism,  'science!', and exclude the possibility of the Creator. 

13. Creationists have faith! They deny facts!  False. Critical thinking and skepticism are essential tools for any scientific examination. Creationists who  use scientific methodology must use these tools. Naturalists have blind faith in EVERY tenet of atheistic naturalism.  The Big Bang, Abiogenesis, and Common Ancestry have NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE,  yet are taught and believed with jihadist zeal. 


Anti-Creator and anti-christian ideologues have seized control of almost ALL the propaganda megaphones, and broadcast a constant barrage of anti-christian, anti-Creator lies to deceive the gullible.


They censor and ban ANY mention of the Creator (except mocking),  and only allow naturalistic propaganda in every human institution.  Naturalism is the Official State Religion, and is taught..  MANDATED..  exclusively.


Triggers are indoctrinated into the gullible believers in naturalism, causing them to react with hostile indignation toward any questioning of the tenets of naturalistic belief.


The FACTS of science overwhelmingly suggest a creation event,  NOT atheistic naturalism. But the constant propaganda from state indoctrination centers has managed to fool a great number of people into believing these lies.


Don't be a dupe to the lies from agenda driven ideologues,  trying to divide you from your Maker.  The Creator IS.  Study the science.  Truth and Reason will lead you back to your Maker.