I think reality is over-rated.
Consider the newborn... The newborn has sight and hearing and touch and smell and taste -- and these senses are then channeled, focused, and limited as the child develops.
The newborn seems to not see since following a finger or focusing on a face is not observed. The view of some is that it is through training that the newborn begins to "see" the finger or the face that WE want it to see.
Consider the Bible.... There are animals and plants and things all of which become real when Adam names them. The naming process focus's our attention on something about the cow or horse or apple or rose. Before they are named do they exist? Yes but the naming of them conceptualizes them for all of us to see together. The naming gives us the ability to "see" or "smell" or "hear" or "touch" or "taste" in the way we do today as we share our experiences. Without names communication to share information is not possible.
Things UNnamed remain. Light IS named in the Bible and was known for a long time as something basic and simple. Today scientists have discovered and named complexities associated with light and now there is much more to the sun, the moon, and all sources of light. The world is a richer place, I think.
Reality is over-rated. What we know now to be reality is not everything that is. THERE IS MORE....!!! And to "sense" that MORE is possible with science and art ... or artful science... or scientific art or faith and G-d.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
collusion - not
I wonder - did I ever think there was collusion? I can imagine a) I did and b) I may have had doubts.
What I did think was that Russia used Facebook, etc.. to spread misinformation to confuse and influence voting. THAT was clear and easy to believe. I didn't call it by its old name and that old name was used in a report I heard today and the old name is: propaganda. Sometimes propaganda is true! Sometimes, false. Always it is targeted at various populations and it has intent. Sometimes it is done openly and sometimes secretly. The election propaganda efforts by Russians were done secretly and their intent was at least to sow or support feelings of discontent in various groups AND it has also caused many to lose trust in the election process.
Trust in the election process, i.,e. trust in the validity of votes is NOT the problem, I think and hope.
What IS the problem is our finding it difficult to trust information sources. Journalists, scientists, doctors, scholars, government agencies, police forces, and other information and action people and organization such as ones just listed were once valued and trusted AND TRUE... for the most part. YES - science and scientists and other experts are neither perfect nor solid in their views. New evidence changes the views of people who are open to new evidence and information. The various experts - and that is what the list shows - learn and try to stay up to date and accurate. That is their job and finding the right people to trust is more important the finding the most trustworthy opinions -- because opinions and science and truth changes as time moves forward bringing new information and ways of measuring things.
There is a difference between unchanging faith and the progress of science as information and technology change. Both faith and science have their important areas of interest and truth. I believe doing good is good and learning is good, too. I believe there are things which can not be known and it is wise to know as much as we can know. Faith(s) provide guidance for living with uncertainty while science(s) try to reduce uncertainty when possible. Faith may heal cancer and science/medicine may also heal cancer. As some say: Faith gives us the hope that our intellects though science/medicine will find cures in a timely manner.
Blessings/pray and Study/Experiment!
What I did think was that Russia used Facebook, etc.. to spread misinformation to confuse and influence voting. THAT was clear and easy to believe. I didn't call it by its old name and that old name was used in a report I heard today and the old name is: propaganda. Sometimes propaganda is true! Sometimes, false. Always it is targeted at various populations and it has intent. Sometimes it is done openly and sometimes secretly. The election propaganda efforts by Russians were done secretly and their intent was at least to sow or support feelings of discontent in various groups AND it has also caused many to lose trust in the election process.
Trust in the election process, i.,e. trust in the validity of votes is NOT the problem, I think and hope.
What IS the problem is our finding it difficult to trust information sources. Journalists, scientists, doctors, scholars, government agencies, police forces, and other information and action people and organization such as ones just listed were once valued and trusted AND TRUE... for the most part. YES - science and scientists and other experts are neither perfect nor solid in their views. New evidence changes the views of people who are open to new evidence and information. The various experts - and that is what the list shows - learn and try to stay up to date and accurate. That is their job and finding the right people to trust is more important the finding the most trustworthy opinions -- because opinions and science and truth changes as time moves forward bringing new information and ways of measuring things.
There is a difference between unchanging faith and the progress of science as information and technology change. Both faith and science have their important areas of interest and truth. I believe doing good is good and learning is good, too. I believe there are things which can not be known and it is wise to know as much as we can know. Faith(s) provide guidance for living with uncertainty while science(s) try to reduce uncertainty when possible. Faith may heal cancer and science/medicine may also heal cancer. As some say: Faith gives us the hope that our intellects though science/medicine will find cures in a timely manner.
Blessings/pray and Study/Experiment!
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