Hebrews 13:3

"Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body."
- Hebrews 13:3

Latina

est - is

Silva est magna. Magna Silva est. Silva magna est.
Forest is big. Big forest is. Forest big is.
The Forest is Big. The Forest is Big. The Forest is Big.



(Latin sentences
Exact translation
Adapted translation)


Singular Latin - Singular English
Silva - Forest
Magna - Big



NOTE:

Silva is a Feminine NOUN
Magna is a Feminine FORM of and ADJ.

Quote: Winston Churchill

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

Science: Who's To Say

If you think about it... it doesn't make much sense when people say God isn't scientific. They feel so secure and proud in that, but where is the logic? Who's to say? What but culture says that God isn't scientific. It is true that most "gods" and "goddesses" aren't very systematic... storms in the Roman times were attributed to Poseidon or Neptune's random fancies and wars dictated by the favors and hates of Athena/Minerva, Zues/Jupiter, Aphrodite/Venus, and all the other upper "gods" and "goddesses." Not very scientific. The Hindu supernatural beliefs aren't much better. And the Celts and the Natives of the Americas and Africa, etc... same thing. But, funny thing, when you read the Bible, it is completely different! God is very systematic, and although He does have the power to contradict scientific laws - a note that will be touched on later - He is also a God of order. The Bible is full of seemingly ridiculously religious rules of God in the Old Testament that modern science has shown to really be hygienic and wise.

Wash your hands before you eat???? They didn't understand that back then, and surely it must have appeared odd, but now we all know why it is important. Don't eat pigs and certain sea food? Why on Earth not? Now we know that pigs were filled with worms and other disgusting creatures that could cause painful, painful diseases. Many of those certain sea foods are creatures we now know that CLEAN up the ocean. They didn't have the same germ killing tools we do today, and even today we have to be careful. Not so pointless religion now, it seems like God was actually trying to keep His people safe. Hum! Who knew? It only talks about love and working out for the good of us a whole lot!

How did these people know? How did these people who knew nothing about germs and bacteria "make-up" so many preposterous, inconvenient rules that coincide with scientific knowledge so common today. God is scientific, He is the creator of Science.

Of course, this still counts for nothing against people who think the IDEA of God is unscientific. My question to them is, you can't even come up with a legitimate explanation for how life began and you say God is unscientific? People who believe in Evolution must believe that in the beginning, every single known scientific law for some reason no one knows completely contradicts itself to create life, continues to contradict itself to continue creating life, until randomly in the last 6k years started following them again for some random reason. Hmm... that is REALLY scientific. ? I don't think so. They could say, "Well, same to you, God was just there, how did He come."

Yes, God was always there. But doesn't that make sense? He CREATED science, not the other way around. It does take some getting one's mind around, but if you think about it in the sense that God is the Creator and Science is His tool, it makes more sense. It makes even scientific sense. Miracles? I like to see it like this. Suppose I create a little town with dolls and little houses. I might even hook up an engine to make them all move in a certain way of life. But, suppose I wanted to take one doll and put it somewhere else but the machine doesn't move it like that. What would I do? I would go, grab the little doll, move it, and hook it up to the machine to move again. Nothing magic in that, perfect logic. The little dolls might exclaim that that destroys the science of their little town and their little machine that makes it move so that I cannot possibly exist because I am not run or explained by the machine. Yet, when you think that I created it, it would make perfect sense. And then if you observe the little town and creation, you might realize it makes perfect sense that something outside of it created it.

That is how I see Creation. And people might say, well that is cutting it pretty thin, anybody could say that about anything. True... but not when you take EVERYTHING into account. Put everything onto a scale, and honestly, God and Creation and the Bible are a much weightier reality than ANYTHING else. It would be impossible to cover all those in one post, but over the next few weeks of Science, I am going to try to cover different aspects of science and see how they support Evolution and how the support Creation.

Genre

I decided since I only have one blog, I am going to have different genres of posts. At present it is the following:

1) Conjecture
2) Quotes
3) Around the World (Geology)
4) Earth's Secrets (Science)


Some more are sure to come. Each genre title will precede the title of the document so that the genre will be obvious and easier to navigate through.

-Lynsi Keye

Be Prepared, Be Prepared! This Lesson Must be Shared!

Ah... Texas... the Seven Flag State, the Lone Star State, and the home of Dr. Pepper. I think the mosquitoes here think I am main course! I have 22 bites on one leg. Nice for me they don't itch most the time, they just look horrible! It is hot, as usual, what can you expect if you visit Texas in August? Thankfully, Washington was rather warm before we left, so I have gotten used to coping with it.
I've learned a good many thing already here, but a big thing that life seems to be trying to teach me these last few months is the value in being prepared, and I don't mean just in material, I mean in knowledge. The other day, I was talking to my little cousin about Jesus. He had heard about Jesus and he knew that Jesus loved everybody and that he was in the sky (heaven, I assume he means). When I tried to explain that Jesus came down to save us and He was in our hearts, that's where I lost him. I realized that children are very literal - I really should have known that being the older sister of three. I used church talk with him and he didn't understand. Church talk had become so common to me since I grew up in the church from a very young age. I realized that I had not been prepared to talk to my little cousin about Jesus like I should have been and I hope that I will have another chance. This is probably pretty close to what the Bible means when it says to be prepared with answers for the joy that is within you (1 Peter 3:15) and it is always good to be prepared with a reason for most everything you believe in if not everything. Several weeks ago - a little over a month - three Mormon Evangelists showed up at our door. Well, thought I, I just watch an hour and a half video about their religion and their Holy Book, but that was from a Christian perspective, let's see what an actual Mormon says. So I went out there and talked to the three girls.  I wasn't sure what exactly to expect, whether they were more main stream and didn't actually believe most of what they claim to, or if they did. It was actually very enlightening. But by knowing as much as I did, I was not only able to answer questions about their own religion and my own, but I was able to form intelligent, deep questions many wouldn't even know to ask. This caused them to open up and tell me much more than they would the usual person who wouldn't have even understood. By the end of the day, I think they got almost as much out of the conversation as I did, which wouldn't have happened if I hadn't been prepared with answers and questions. I have two more examples. The other day I was at my grandparent's good friend's home for a cookie party and her grandkids were there. I fell into conversation with two of the boys - 9-ish and 12 - about some very interesting scientific topics. They were very bright and knew more than most kids about the particular history and scientific topics we were discussing, one of which being Creation (including Dinosaurs). The conversation did remind me of the sad fact that many Christians today have compromised the Bible's truths for Evolution which blatantly contradicts it (if nothing else, the need for animals to die for it to take place does, but that is only one among many) and science in general, let alone the Bible. When the younger one asked when Mammals first existed, I answered, "I'd say the Fifth Day of Creation." The older one then said that that was true, but of course each day was a couple thousand maybe million years. We stayed on this topic for awhile and I was able to give them example of why that wouldn't work and also why it is most likely dinosaurs lived alongside humans. I am not saying this because it is what the Bible says - although it does say so - but because I have been shown the science which supports it! My last example is a bit of sticky conversation I had with my aunt today. I am Pro-Life and she is Pro-Choice. Naturally this is a rather delicate topic being that is also very hot, very complicated, and can deal with a lot of pain on the part both parties involved. After making clear that neither of us would take offense, get angry, or take anything personally, we have a rather lively debate about this. I can't say it was enlightening, because I had heard most of the arguments before and I had heard most of the answers before, and the outcome was just about what I had supposed it would be, though far from what I had hoped. But by being prepared with answers, I was able to give her something to think about and work the debate down to where we both had to make a final stance of what we believed in. Mine was that the right to life of the child was precedent, and her's was that the future welfare of the unborn child was. Like I said, a very complicated subject. A random thought, if you have never watched Amazing Grace, you should. It will really enlighten on the Abortion topic too, because like Abortion, Slavery wasn't too easy of a topic either, as it is easy to think, and Amazing Grace helps clarify that a bit. Doing the right thing doesn't always lead to immediate great results. I'll touch on that some other time.
That was my last example. In all, by having answers to the Mormons I was able to give them something to think about without being rude or mean or antagonistic and I was able to learn something useful for myself. By not being prepared for my little cousin's literalness I lost an opportunity. By being able to answer my twelve-year old friend's questions and ask him intelligent questions myself, I was able to give him something to look up and think about, while having myself a few things to think about as well. In regard to my aunt, she did not change her mind in the end, I did not change my mind in the end, in fact, in all the examples, no one changed their minds in the end. If someone has to change their mind at the end of a debate for it to be worthwhile, then it will never be worthwhile. But if you can cause someone to think about it, or say, "I'll look that up." - granted they probably won't - you have made them think, and you have left a subconscious or conscious impression on them. Most people are taught that Creationism, Christianity, Pro-Life people are all idiots who blindly follow random things. By having answers, it shows everyone that that is not true and leaves a lasting impression that might eventually lead to them realizing maybe these people have answers, maybe they are right, but at least they can respect them as people who have reasons. Because it is hard to respect someone who has no idea why they believe what they believe and wants everyone else to believe it, too.
Thanks for reading... :) Have a great day!