Hi there,
So I have this thought right: maybe mercy is not quantifiable. Maybe the whole idea of calling the development of the human race into something, by a certain process or mystery or chance event or what have you, is sort of illusory? Like you are saying, here is something I think is merciful - my humanity - and I think it happened because of these quantifiable steps (mutation, order and design, psychical chemical collisions, etc.) and you think to yourself "great, I will arbitrarily commit to this assessment and divide the lesser from the greater (steps) and make myself a better person (in future)" except that the mercy you are trying to determine by doing this has nothing to do with the quantifiable steps you are enumerating.
See how ridiculous it is? It's like becoming a master of the clouds or something. You think you are seeing things that aren't there - you have a future that you don't refer (as future) to anything concrete, or substantiated (by something like prophecy, for example). The unfortunate thing, is that I think people get the idea is meaningful, and when they see other people doing the same thing ("easily enough") they assume they are innocent and free to do what they want - as if sound judgment is irrelevant and inconsequential. Sin is irrelevant and righteousness is inconsequential? I can understand that, but sound judgment - you need that.
I think if people realized how basic an error they were making, they would commit a lot less to things which they were uncertain about, as if it was important to everyone - and start focusing on things that are proven to justify a person, like caring for the sick and the needy or just loving your neighbour. It's as if what we think we need to know, is crucifying us - even before we decide that the sin we are tempted with is good or bad. Terrible I know, but think about it - can you really impose an order of justification (which only comes by redemption) on even yourself, if you haven't first established that sound judgment is more important than equivocations about the past? Why be a lawyer about inevitability?
Thoughts?
So I have this thought right: maybe mercy is not quantifiable. Maybe the whole idea of calling the development of the human race into something, by a certain process or mystery or chance event or what have you, is sort of illusory? Like you are saying, here is something I think is merciful - my humanity - and I think it happened because of these quantifiable steps (mutation, order and design, psychical chemical collisions, etc.) and you think to yourself "great, I will arbitrarily commit to this assessment and divide the lesser from the greater (steps) and make myself a better person (in future)" except that the mercy you are trying to determine by doing this has nothing to do with the quantifiable steps you are enumerating.
See how ridiculous it is? It's like becoming a master of the clouds or something. You think you are seeing things that aren't there - you have a future that you don't refer (as future) to anything concrete, or substantiated (by something like prophecy, for example). The unfortunate thing, is that I think people get the idea is meaningful, and when they see other people doing the same thing ("easily enough") they assume they are innocent and free to do what they want - as if sound judgment is irrelevant and inconsequential. Sin is irrelevant and righteousness is inconsequential? I can understand that, but sound judgment - you need that.
I think if people realized how basic an error they were making, they would commit a lot less to things which they were uncertain about, as if it was important to everyone - and start focusing on things that are proven to justify a person, like caring for the sick and the needy or just loving your neighbour. It's as if what we think we need to know, is crucifying us - even before we decide that the sin we are tempted with is good or bad. Terrible I know, but think about it - can you really impose an order of justification (which only comes by redemption) on even yourself, if you haven't first established that sound judgment is more important than equivocations about the past? Why be a lawyer about inevitability?
Thoughts?
