“Don’t look,
There is nothing to see!”
My society and culture claims!
The Bible says,
“Seek truth”
Over and over
In many ways!
With humans there is
No total truth.
We are incapable
Of seeing or even
Understanding totality.
All “criticism” though
Is not against everything!
Its classical meaning is
Pointing out flaws in
Whatever may be
Claimed in the writing
Or programs.
We must seek all
Truth that may exist
In whatever is claimed.
There is a bit
In all claims.
A true claim must have
More than a bit!
This is the focus of
Critical thinking.
The word has been
Deliberately confused.
The claimant using
The word must be known.
Historian?
Economist?
Polemicist?
They have questioned
Their own fields for
100 years favoring
Political ends.
This may serve only
Political ends but
It does not serve
Our educational systems,
Economic systems
Or our nation!
Political power must not
Be everything,
Or the only thing!
Today critical thinkers,
Actual, factual history
And economics
Are criticized
As flawed, distorted
Versions of those
Regimens celebrated
As truth and fact!
Anyone who looks
Will see that
“The radical fringes”
Are attempting to
Highlight all the flaws
And true facts of
The many issues today.
They are doing it
Against all the endless
Cacophony of claims
From media and professors,
The supposed experts.
All the “normal” claims
Seem to support only
Politics and people
Of leftist orientation!
This is a warning in itself.
Hidden agendas and
Claimed “facts”
Must be exposed
And tested for truth.
This is called
“Critical thinking”,
Not Critical theory!
Word meanings today
Have been skewed into
Political use only
Rather than their
Communicative and
Information use!
“Nothing to see here!
Move on!”
And
“Don’t rock the boat!”
Favor leftist agenda views.
Should that be so
Even for testably
Accurate subjects?
I don’t think so!
The Bible says,
“Seek!”
Seek a complete truth
Even if you don’t like it!
It doesn’t say,
“Leave it to the experts!”
Our society is
Infringing on all
Our individual,
God-given rights.
It is not a time to be
Silent and/or
Ignorant/unaware!
3/25/2022 je
This is one of my meditations and themes for the last several years. It is like a unfathomable, universe-wide subject. This is a good starting discussion of this subject. It is packed with meaning.
Humans are made in GOD’s Image and HIS likeness.
That Image in humans is this: our individual spirit & attributes.
The reason is so that we can relate to HIM. Our excuse that GOD isn’t human and a figment of our imagination is totally destroyed by Jesus. Freedom is in this discussion.
GOD created humans to be able to relate to HIM. Jesus came to be our individual, sinless Lamb of sacrifice. He will come again as the Messiah that the Jews are expecting but it will be to return believers (all those who have chosen to believe forever) to the Eden relationship with GOD. {The Biblical book of Leviticus is what perfect obedience would look like.
I finally understand its meaning and use.}
What GOD and a human creates are reflections of themselves. They are alike enough for the ...
(updated 5/24/2023 je)
While it is humanly impossible for humans to be totally good, we always can do much better than we have been doing if we individually want to do so! There is no concept that humans can totally achieve in this life. This applies individually, in groups or collectively.
The pathologies of today’s culture are apparent. However, they are called benefits & loudly proclaimed. They must be clearly seen as dangerous & wrong to our once-free country!
They are deliberately destroying Christianity, our country, our families, our individual personhood & our individual freedoms. Does this seem to be too extreme a statement?
Our media are calling evil “good” & good “evil”. Should that be totally right & silently allowed? Free speech & opinions must not live there? Freedom of speech is not absolute. This severe problem should be curtailed & limited within the proper bounds & situations!
Is it possible or allowed to seek those limits that do not destroy freedom of speech itself?
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I do not support ANY, ANY political personality cults!!!! Left, Right, middle, it doesn’t matter! If you take the political part out, it is still so! Is this clear enough? I don’t support cultish “groupyism”!
My expectation is that any American who wishes to serve America in a political office would speak and act in support of our cherished American principles that are reflected in the best writings of our founders and all sensible people since then!
I am disgusted by the pragmatic politics and the excessive partisanship that the media love, especially for Democrats, it seems. I am disgusted with the pro-to-total leftism in our media. They do not represent thinking, peaceful citizens’ views! Individual humans are all over the belief spectrum with the issues. That is why discussion is necessary!
The people that I enjoy watching and reading at least attempt to tell the truth as they see it and are willing to listen to varying opinions and discuss them! From libertarian to center ...
