atw: OT Religious discussion
- From: "Christine Kent" <cmkentau@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:11:12 +1000
Pauline, it is fine to raise the issue of logic because, in our work, we
deal with it on a daily basis, and irrationality is the bane of our lives.
However, religion has NEVER in all the years I have been associated with
this group, raised its head. Please observe the culture of the group, and
resist the temptation that all true "believers" feel to evangelise.
Christine
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pauline Khoo
Sent: Friday, 29 April 2011 2:46 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: How to Have a Rational Discussion
Very soon now, within your lifetime, you will realise what is mythology and
what is not...
On 29 April 2011 14:42, Michael Lewis <michael.lewis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Intellectual or financial? What about social pursuits - like making a
difference?
But this is getting well away from technical communication, where mythology
has (one hopes) no place.
- Michael Lewis
On 29 April 2011 14:32, Pauline Khoo <pauline.sydney@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
God doesn't mind that you discount him. It is you who is losing out on his
benefits.
It is true that our culture is extremely focused on intellectual pursuits.
The other alternative is financial pursuits.
However, these are all very effective distractions ... they keep you really
occupied, some say on less important things. But not THE most important
thing.
Your mind is a gift. That you have been given a rational mind is a gift. Not
everybody is gifted the same way. In addition, we seem to be over-valueing
our strengths, and under-valueing our weaknesses. They are both equally
important.
That there are contradictions in the world means that we have to navigate a
life that is full of contradictions. Hard truths lead to hard heartedness
and myopic viewpoints. They don't lend themselves to the development of
wisdom. As an example, the Bible is full of contradictions so that we as a
humanity may learn to live with apparent contradictions. Too much of hard
truths lead to conflicts (even within the church). That is why we need a
leadership of the one and only God, without which we also are a lost
humanity. The argument of a God suggests a greater wisdom in the creator of
wisdom. Intelligence is not wrong. Wisdom is a creation of God. He laid the
earth's foundations with wisdom.
In order to have freedom of choice, we must learn to deal with
contradictions and opposing viewpoints. I value freedom of choice because it
is a gift of God. But choice leads to consequences. If you choose this, then
the consequences are these. If you choose that, then the consequences are
that. Therefore choose wisely ... choose freedom ... choose life ... choose
blessings ... choose wisdom ...
Cheers,
Pauline Khoo
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