GUILTY: Without any doubt, no word in the English Language better describes the “human condition”. It has been the mainstay of religion and law since the Hebrew days of Moses. During their trek through the desert in Exodus, the Hebrews grew weary and impatient with God because of their miserable plight. So they followed the example of their Egyptian captors and began worshiping idols. Moses was distraught, because plainly, he had lost control. In response, God made him two stone tablets with 10 commandments inscribed. When presented with such “nonsense”, the Israelites just laughed at Moses and went their merry way. Being extremely angered, Moses goes up the mountain and God gives him a fresh set. This time Moses presents them with threats of extreme consequences if ignored again. They repented for a while and fell in line. However, as human nature goes, it didn’t take long for law breakers to appear and, of course, punishment ensued. Now since that time, the legal system of the civilized (?) Western world has been, and still is, “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. That same system has been used by religion for control and extortion of the faithful. Nothing works better than setting a big steak before a starving man, then dare him to touch it. One very astute Catholic Theologian noted that all one has to do to control a man is to grab him by the crotch with one hand and by the throat with the other. That is exactly what organized religion has done since the time of Moses. We all have been made “guilty” by default. As explained by the church, the only way to exonerate yourself, is to give everything you own to the church. You might even shorten your time in Purgatory by buying Indulgences; once upon a time, many did out of desperation; “it is easier for a camel to pass through a needle’s eye than for a ‘rich man’ to get to heaven”. So The entire human society has been artificially made ‘guilty’ ostensibly for POWER, MONEY, CONTROL. The system worked for a while, as long as the church laws were enforced by the state. People had two choices, conform or be punished. Punishment may be in the form of beheading, burning alive, or banishment to the wild animals. However, as time went on, dissention in the ranks erupted. What ensued was the Great Schism, followed in a few centuries by the Protestant Reformation. Those events culminated in a religious free-for-all. What we have now is 33,000 Christian denominations, each claiming authenticity, and each imparting its special aroma of GUILT; and the beat goes on. If you would like a scientifically, historically, and philosophically correct assessment of all this mess, combined with an irrefutable solution, please read my little book Wilderness Cry: Amazon, Kindle et. al. You will become guilt free instantly and forever.
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ARCHAIC- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
ARCHAIC: It’s been a while since I was able to post; been running everywhere for graduations for last several weeks, plus working hard in my charity vegetable gardens. Things have settled down now, finally, and my time can be shared as desired. The prompt word of the day, “archaic”, caught my eye in a flash. I am no dummy. I have total awareness that each of us has been indoctrinated with some form of religious belief usually associated with a religious book (Bible, Quran, etc.). With that understanding, simple perusal of history plus observation of everyday events, shows us clearly that our methods have failed miserably. My contention is that our reference books of Spirituality are extremely archaic. I can hear you now shrieking in anger and dismay; such heretical language. Each person and/or group is dug-in like badgers protection their turfs while all the time attempting to expand their domains. With that observation, the simple question immediately arises. Why? My humble opinion suggests that the original premises upon which those books were written were terribly mistaken and misguided. The writers of those books had absolutely no scientific understanding of our existence nor of the universe in which they lived. Their superstitions led them to conjure up all sorts of ideations and perceptions which became reality to them. Later on, when Jesus appeared on the scene, they neither understood nor wanted to understand what he was telling them. Different writers about His life and sayings contradict themselves repeatedly, and usually about subjects used by the Church as doctrinal teachings. A couple of examples: In describing the circumstances surrounding Jesus birth, Luke says the Holy Family returned to Nazareth almost immediately while Matthew, describes astrologers (Magi, Wise men) coming in search of the New King after observing His star. This triggered an entire list of undesirable events including the “murder of the holy innocents”, Joseph and Mary being warned in a dream fleeing the country for as long as maybe twelve years. Consequently the Church created an entire set of rituals and feast Day of The Epiphany: in describing Jesus’ crucifixion, Luke presents a picture of two insurgents crucified with Jesus. One of them kept berating Jesus while the other asked Him to remember him when He came into His kingdom. Jesus says to him; “this day you shall be with Me in paradise”. Now during Lent and certain other occasions, the “sacrificial” Christians say the Apostles’ Creed which clearly states that Jesus died, descended into hell, and rose again on the third day; Matthew’s version shows both insurgents continuing to berate Him: Luke wrote the Acts of the Apostles (mostly what Paul did) some fifteen-twenty years after Paul had written very descriptively his own activities in multiple letters to his constituents. When put side by side for comparison, Luke writes a “romantic” version to his own liking. Garry Wells, Emeritus Professor of History at Northwestern Univ., in his book, What Paul Meant, shows that Luke is a veritable liar. Hardly a single word in Acts is the correct account of activities as they actually occurrerd. These few but very meaningful discrepancies in biblical writing discredit the Bible as a reliable source of Jesus’ activities and/or teachings. Furthermore, it has been copied so many thousand times, all from one singular copy of copies surviving 200-300 years, there could be little doubt that multiple errors both intentional and unintentional have been made in the process. Also, we know from reliable sources, that the Quran has been reinterpreted to suit the desires of certain groups. In my opinion, to expect that multiple versions of Jesus’ life and words could have been written by multiple individuals and preserved in exact context is pure idiocy. Bart Ehrman, Professor of Bible, NCU, in one of his books (I believe, Jesus Interrupted), states matter-of-factly, that the KING JAMES VERSION of the Bible is the most corrupted of all. My point is this. If we are ever to have understanding and peace we must get off our archaic understanding of “sacred scriptures”. WE must all come to a rational understanding of common sense. The very first, and most important thing that must be done is to change our child-like understanding of the nature of our Divine Creator. Until that is done, peace can never come. Our Creator is not some Grizzled old man exotically robed and sitting on a throne in some inexplicable place “somewhere up-there”. Our Creator is simply and most importantly “a perfect rational being”. That understanding of the “essence” of our Supreme Being leads to no possibility of misunderstanding of who It is. I use the word It advisedly; our Creator has no “gender”. The word and description of God as our Father is the very, very, very prejudicial patristic attitude held about women forever. Men were the “superior” species; females were the enticement to all sin and, indeed, the first sinner, according to the simplistic ideation of creation as spelled out in the book of Genesis. The essence of the creator and manager of our entire universe must, by necessity, have a perfect intellect and a perfect will. Perfect means unchangeable, and for that reason, we have been duped forever into believing we can actually change Its mind. The Hebrews actually believed that they were bargaining with God, and consequently, dreamed up all sorts of schemes and scenarios to account for their delusional thinking. When Jesus came along with His message of Love (acceptance), they were dismayed, disappointed, and ultimately, disparaging. They had no interest in His message. All they wanted was their childish (Santa Claus), selfish, idea of a new paradise just for them alone to be fulfilled immediately. When Jesus told them that He had come to die for forgiveness of their iniquity, they were flabbergasted. Their Messiah had double-crossed them. So when they killed Him by hanging Him on a tree, they had to continue the drama by conjuring up a “second coming”. The Apostle Paul believed it to be imminent, maybe tomorrow, and told hid followers so. When it did not happen immediately, John Mark, Paul’s sidekick, who wrote the first Gospel fifteen to twenty years later, kicked the can down the road somewhat. He describes Jesus as saying it will all happen within the current generation (forty years). Well, can anyone bear the truth? It has been almost two thousand years since Mark wrote those words and no “second coming” yet. What does that mean. To me it means that the entire selfish idea was a myth from the beginning. It “aint” gonna happen. The reason is very clear. The basic premises upon which all those Old and New Testament stories were based are false. As stated before, I’m no dummy. Anyone with “one eye and half sense” can see clearly that Religion is the largest moneymaking business and the most divisive business that the world has ever known. With 33,000 so-called Christian denominations in the world, and each claiming absolute and separate authenticity, it is clear that they are the culprits. Having said that, I am totally aware that, to many, religion is their most precious possession, because they have been told so and made to believe. Unwittingly, deep down however, most hold those of a different faith in some form of disregard, and, in many case downright disdain and even hatred. What a pity. And all profess goodness and kindness in the “face of the Lord”; a pure sham. I have heard snide remarks about other religions uttered from the pulpit of my church hundreds, maybe thousands of times in my eighty four years. How is that possible? Simply because the basic understanding of our Supreme Being has been in gross error throughout all recorded history. Now, I am aware that each of you will continue attending your church services because you have been disciplined to do so. However, as you listen to the constant haranguing over each little word of the “good book”, remember that your Creator is inestimably “greater” than anything you are hearing. The image of our Supreme Being is imprinted on each of us, and indeed, each entity in existence, just as free range cattle are branded. Jesus, our brother and representative, recognizing His and our inner being as a mirror image of our Creator, realized that it befell Him to “pay the price” for all the iniquity (selfishness) in the universe. He did so willingly but not without great fear and trepidation. That was the message He tried so desperately to get through the “thick skulls” of His apostles and others. Because He was human, He failed miserably on that attempt. He did not fail in His most important endeavor, the salvation of the entire universe. So, if genuine peace (acceptance of our fellow man as our equal) is ever to come, it is imperative that the ARCHAIC ideation of God instilled in each of us must be discarded. It must be replaced with “GOD IS A PERFECT RATIONAL BEING”. Ponder that for a while. While pondering, you will find great assistance in understanding those concepts in my little book, Wilderness Cry. I strongly urge you to read it; Amazon, Kindle et al. All comments welcomed, handg@comcast.net.
INFECT- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
INFECT: Humanity, in its entirety, is infected with a seemingly incurable disease, namely, “religion”. What is religion? In my opinion, it is a cultist practice derived from some mythical idea about some supernatural being(s). Almost all religions are founded on a perceived concept of a supreme being or its adversary, the devil. In the first instance, we have observed over the centuries how societies for at least 12,000 years have contemplated and deduced such entities using the stars and planets as their guiding points and sources of information. By studying the stars, astrologers were able to determine the motives, pleasures, and displeasures of their god(s). They were able to predict and interpret events in their lives by some magical astrological interpretations attributable to their god(s). As time went on, all sorts of gods with all sorts of qualifications and/or hierarchal rankings were discovered, proclaimed, and worshiped. All of those gods eventually became known as “pagan” gods. Suddenly, as if from nowhere, the Jews concocted their own version of One Living God who created everything including paradise and the first man. God couldn’t find a suitable mate for him, so He put that man (Adam) to sleep, stole one of his ribs and fashioned Eve, the first woman. Let it be known right here and now that Eve was also the first ever “sinner”. That stigma has persisted even to this day, since historically women have been considered to be little better than a dog. If they didn’t have the ability to care for men and all their needs, it is doubtful that they would be that highly esteemed. Of course Eve tempted Adam to “sin” and all hell broke loose. They were expelled from paradise; every animal became mortal enemies with each other; endless waves of pestilence, floods, enslavement, famine ensued. Sacrifice had to be offered to their angry God in appeasement and guess what—- religion was “really born again”. Of course, the pagans had been offering sacrifice to their gods for centuries before the Jews conjured up their magical scenario of existence. Then comes Jesus and all the stories concerning Him, many of which from even, so-called, eye witnesses were contradictory of each other. And, of course, more religions. In the so-called Christian world alone, there are 33,000 denominations, each with its own “version” of cultist practice. I have not attempted to research the number of sects and/or denominations of all the other religions of the world, but likely they would number in the tens, maybe, hundreds of thousands. Why do you suppose that is? The answer is crystal clear and extremely simple. Humanity from its beginning was infected with a mythical image of god(s). That infection has mutated so often that no one has been able to develop a suitable cure. Likely, no cure is desired among the rank and file purveyors of religion, because religion is, without doubt, the biggest money making racket the world has ever known, or ever will know. The more fervor with which the “religion physicians” prescribe their treatment, the more money they make. Is a “cure” really wanted? It seems likely not. As a result, the entire world is and has been in perpetual turmoil forever. In past times, we were able to kill a few thousand or million at a time, but now we have the distinct capability of exterminating every living entity on this planet. That indeed is a sobering thought. Do you think the religion doctors care? Not a chance. They don’t give one “continental damn” about anyone or anything except their own selfish greed. The earth does not and cannot tolerate religion. What it needs is a concept of “spirituality. That concept can come only through understanding the “essence” of our Supreme Being”. No one before me has ever defined the essence of our Creator. We all have been painted a picture of God as an aged grey-haired man, robed in the finest and sitting on a magnificent throne somewhere “up there”. Did anyone ever stop to consider the implications of such imagery? Is God a man–does He have genitals–can and/or does He breed–if so, whom? No that imagery pales in the scientific understanding of our universe which is so vast that no human mind can grasp its scope. So our only hope is for the grass-roots children of our Creator to rise up in rebellion against religion and recognize the perfect nature of God (Allah etc). Our Supreme Being’s Essence is defined thusly: God is a perfect rational being. That means it knows all, is all, and wills (loves, accepts) all. Being perfect, as It reflects upon Itself, It sees a mirror-image of Itself, exact and perfect in every respect (2nd person of Trinity). As these, now, two perfect intellects perceive each other, what choice have they but to love (will, choose, accept, desire) each other? None, and that perpetual willing carries the image of Its generators—we call it the Holy Spirit (WILL Of GOD). Since everything in existence represents that Perfect Intellect’s reflection, all creation represents the Son. The brilliant Jesus recognized that fact. Hence He is truly our brother. He knew that God must be perfect love, and by accepting the burden of all the evil (selfishness) in the universe, He allowed God to be Perfect Love. Since everything in existence is a reflection of its creator, It carries Its Image or Brand (the Holy Spirit) which keeps it perfect. That is what I mean by recognizing our common Spirituality. That recognition negates any need for a concept of religion. Religion divides us: Spirituality unites us in mind and spirit with each other and with our Creator. I have called repeatedly for recognition of the World-Wide Communion Of Spirituality. There is no need for elaborate edifices, megachurches, televangelists etc. We need the one simple message in our daily lives to be honored and cherished as our source of peace with each other and with our Supreme Being. Please read my little book, Wilderness Cry For complete elaboration of this philosophy; Amazon, Kindle et al. handg@comcast.net.
CORE-Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
CORE: A word that will ‘knock your socks off’. It means, of course, the basic INTERNAL ELEMENT of anything. In the field of philosophy and/or religion, we have never had a purely defined core of our existence. Neither have we ever had a “clearly defined” definition of the essence of our Creator/Prime Mover/ Supreme Being. All the human race has ever been exposed to is biased OPINIONS, AND MYTHOLOGICAL IMAGES, concerning such a being. That realization forced me to wrestle with that TRUTH, and determine the essence of such a being. That I have done in no uncertain nor irrefutable terms. I have done something never before done; I have defined the “core essence” of our Supreme Being (SB), which goes by many names, the most common of which are God, Allah, Yahweh, Buddha, Brahma, Etc. As I read and study history, I have discovered many intelligent people who wrestled with the idea of God’s (SB’s) essence, but none were ever able to offer a complete definition. Humanity has always recognized the likelihood of a higher power, but because of ignorance of science, geography, and literally everything, none were able to attach a suitable definition. Each society visualized a higher power but the only capacity known to them was a “humanistic” type of being; one with a kingdom of some sort. We all know the innumerable stories concocted even thousands of years ago when the earth was flat and rocking on five crooked legs in danger of teetering in the netherworld below. With that core understanding, religion was born. All sorts of interpretations were applied to their everyday lives. Almost all required ‘sacrificial offerings’ of one kind or another; sometimes human sacrifice was deemed necessary as appeasement of an extremely angry God. We all know the rest of the story. The stars were the main ‘guiding light’ to understanding God and His kingdom. So fast-forward to today; what do we have? We have a complete earthly world totally divided into innumerable religious (cultist) practices, and all based on the same FALSE CORE of a humanistic type God (etc.). Christianity alone has been fragmented into 33,000 known denominations, each claiming authenticity. Likewise, Islam also is fragmented as is Judaism and Hinduism. I am not extremely familiar with the different divisions of Buddhism, however, anecdotally, there are different versions. Buddhists seem to be the most peace-loving, and contemplative followed by various Hindu divisions. In any event, all of the present controversy which has existed throughout all of history is due to one singular cause; failure to have an acceptable definition of the essence of our Creator. I have given that irrefutable definition: G0D IS A PERFECT RATIONAL BEING. That “essential” definition removes all the mystery from our lives and gives a definitive “CORE” from which to enlarge our understanding of that CORE INTELLIGENCE. Peace will never be attained without a common recognition and acceptance of the concept that nothing can exist without the imprint (brand) of that Perfect Intelligence being on it. That imprint I label as the Will of God (Holy Spirit). For that reason I have called for recognition and acceptance of the WORLD-WIDE COMMUNION OF SPIRITUALITY. That means that everyone must accept the concept that we all are the product of the same identical Supreme Being. Therefore, all are brothers and sisters. Why then are we constantly fighting? Please read my little book, Wilderness Cry, for complete understanding: Amazon, Kindle, etc. handg@comcast.net.
REBEL- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
REBEL: This is a fitting word for needed action of the world-wide masses in a major peace offensive. The entire planet is divided immeasurably by what I consider to be irrational concepts of our supreme Being. Consequently, we are in a constant state of war and terror. We must submit to the idea that our SB is the same for everyone, regardless of what name we apply to It (a rose by any other name is still a rose). We must rebel against the idea that our God is different from your Buddha, or Allah, or whatever name we are accustomed to use. It is imperative that we become “rebels” against conventional religions which present us with a human-like Deity. Our Creator and Supreme Being (SB) is so much more than presented to us by all religions. Our SB is A PERFECT RATIONALO BEING which knows all and is ALL. Everything in existence is imprinted with Its Image and therefore is perfect in form and function. We need desperately to be at peace with each other if we are to survive. Please read my little book Wilderness Cry for better understanding.
ABRUPT- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
ABRUPT: As promised yesterday, I will continue to develop my philosophy concerning our creator and supreme Being. The word abrupt is very apropos, because my philosophy demands an abrupt change of thought process and understanding. Consider this; if we define our Supreme Being (SB) as “A PERFECT RATIONAL BEING”, then we are committed to the concept that change of that SB is impossible. By its very nature, something perfect cannot possibly be changed; if so it would no longer be perfect. It can neither be pleased nor displeased. Also, It would no longer exist in Eternity, because change = time, and since there is no time in Eternity, change for our SB is impossible. Neither can so-called miracles happen at the hand of our SB; a true miracle would require our SB to change Its nature; there again requiring change. All the so-called miracles described in the bible and elsewhere, are by necessity either illusions or deliberate deceptions, or possibly misinterpretations of the facts at hand. Every event of every occurrence since the beginning of time is and has been the result of every preceding event since the original creation. Ignorant people in biblical and prehistoric times interpreted events in their lives based on unscientific perceptions (perception is reality). They had absolutely no scientific understanding of the universe in which they existed. To their credit, they tried but failed more miserably than a blind man looking for a needle in a hay stack the size of the empire state building. They conjured up ideas of an “ambivalent” deity (God). They assumed that when things were going well in their lives, they were ‘finding favor’ with this God. Contrarily, when they experienced failures and/or disasters, they automatically assumed that their God didn’t approve of their behavior and showered them with distress. They even went so far as to decide which activities (sins) God disliked. Of course all those activities were exactly what God had instilled in them in the first place (human-animal nature). They reasoned that their God must be appeased in reparation for their sins so as to escape more harsh punishment. Consequently. the world has been shackled with the idea of “sacrifice” in one form or another since. Here again, they and we (present-day people) still hold to the irrational idea that our SB can be changed. The ramifications of conceptualizing our SB as A PERFECT RATIONAL BEING—a definition which no one can refute—are immeasurable. At this point it should be noted for the billionth time that all the discord and wars the world has ever known have, for the most part, been prompted by religion and/or ideologies. Religion is the singular culprit. It is undoubtedly the largest “business” the universe has ever known. With 33,000 Christian denominations alone world-wide, and each calming authenticity over the others, there is little wonder discord escalates. This world desperately needs an ABRUPT change in philosophical understanding and acceptance of our SB if we as a people are to survive. If you care to know the full story, my little book Wilderness Cry, will lay it out for you in no uncertain terms. Amazon, Kindle, et al. To be continued.
OBSERVE- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
OBSERVE: Observation is one of the basic tools of scientific investigation. Typically, scientific experiments encompass three aspect; postulation, experimentation and observation. Today, I want to talk about a subject very near and dear to my heart, and that is the very nature of God, God’s Essence. I was raised in a very strict Roman catholic environment, having been educated to the hilt for nineteen years in Catholic institutions. In the beginning, I was taught Catholic Catechism as though it were arithmetic. It was instilled in me that God was somewhat schizophrenic in the sense that he loved me one second, but would send me straight to hell the very next second for infraction of one of His or the Church’s rules. As a young child, that was very frightening and disconcerting. As a juvenile, I began to notice that nothing we, either individually or as an entire community, prayed for ever materialized. When I questioned my pastor (priest) about that, he explained that it was God’s Will. From that time on, I began to sense that all the interminable praying and worshiping we were doing seemed to be a total waste of time and energy. As a married adult, I sensed that the Church’s attitude about sex in general, and birth control specifically was completely irrational. I listened to Sunday sermons with priests riling about birth control, divorce and sexual subjects ad nauseum. Also, I noticed a complete disconnect between what I was taught and the reality I experienced in real life. I could see clearly all the problems, but the solution eluded me. We were taught about the Trinity, a mystery not understandable; Gods Will; The Holy Spirit; even God, Himself, but no definition of the essence of these entities was ever offered. Finally, it occurred to me that God’s essence must be defined if rationality were to prevail in our lives. After years of study and contemplation, it finally struck me–I must and could define God’s Essence. No one before me had ever done so. Great theologians had frequently spoken of the essence of God, but none had ever offer a definition. By defining God’s Essence thusly–“God Is A Perfect Rational Being”, I was suddenly able to eliminate all the “mysteries” from our lives. I was able to define the Trinity in explicit terms. The qualities of rationality are two; an intellect which perceives and a will that achieves. In the case of a Perfect Intellect, what would it perceive? Obviously, something perfect if available. Since It is the only Perfect Thing in existence, God’s Perfect Intellect reflects upon Itself and what does It see? A mirror image of Itself, exact and Perfect in every respects (we call It the Son, the second Person of the Trinity). Since we are speaking of the supernatural, that Image is living; two Persons, one God. So then what choioce do two Perfect rational Beings, perceiving each other have except to accept (love, choose, will) each other? That perpetual “Loving Energy” oscillating between the Two in perpetuity, we call the Holy Spirit (Will of God). Since that energy (vision) between the Two carries the perpetual image of Its generators, It is identical to Them, the third person of the Trinity; three persons, one same God. In the next segment, I will elucidate the many ramifications of that definition. In the meantime, if you wish to see the complete picture in its entirety, you may do so by reading my little book, Wilderness Cry. It leaves no stone unturned in our spiritual, temporal and eternal lives. It applies to every human that ever lived and to every religion the world has ever known. It represents the ultimate summation of astute observation. So far, it has gotten nothing but rave reviews. Available Amazon, Kindle, and all major online book retailers. You may read Amazon’s description and reviews by logging onto Amazon. All comments and discussions, and constructive criticisms welcomed. handg@comcast.net.
VAGUE- WILDERNESS CRY- Hilary L Hunt MD
First off, I ‘d like to apologize for being absent so long. I’ll assure you it wasn’t intentional. Family duties have required my traveling out of town long distances the last two week-ends. In addition, what spare time I’ve had has been spent working feverishly in our gardens getting spring planting done for out community kitchen. The combination of terrible weather (cold, and wet) and obligatory travel has put a real cramp on our efforts, but we’re on top of it now. So, back to today’s word post. It occurred to me that the new testament is rife with vague references to Jesus activities, especially post-resurrection. I have pondered that situation for years before making some final conclusions. First of all, if we, as Christians, believe that Jesus ‘death atoned for our sins and guaranteed our salvation, then the “resurrection” was superfluous; we were saved by His sacrificial death, not by His resurrection. I believe, without reservation, that the resurrection story was concocted to satisfy the Jews’ preconceived idea that the Messiah was going to recreate paradise just for them. Therein lies all the vague, foggy stories told in all the gospels except Mark’s. You will recall, Mark wrote the first gospel, and it ends abruptly with the two Marys approaching the tomb of Jesus only to find it empty. One wonders what happened to the Roman guards. Why did Mark end his story there? My strong suspicion lies in the fact that the story-telling (fabrication) hadn’t been developed that far yet when Mark was writing. It was years later that Matthew and Luke sweetened the plot, and many years later that John’s writers added more to the story. I realize that what I am writing will “tick lots of people off”, because preachers and churches and religions of all sorts are making a fortune selling what I consider to be mythology. I have explained in explicit, scientific, historical and irrefutable philosophically sound terms why what I say is true. Mark was Paul’s companion. He knew that Paul had been told that Jesus was coming back to establish paradise. Paul thought that event was imminent; maybe tomorrow, because that’s what his informants (those whom he persecuted) related to him. Several years later, when the “second coming” had not occurred, Mark
“kicked the can down the road” several years by quoting Jesus as saying that the end of the world with His second coming would happen before the current generation (40 years) had passed. Well, it has been nearly 2000 years and no second coming yet. What does that mean? To me, it means that its not going to happen. God would have to change His nature for it to happen (not a chance of that). What it does mean is the idea of the Bible being the true inspired word of God is also a myth. The New Testament is nothing more than the continuation of the selfish ideation of the Jews in an effort to gain power, money and control. If it were the sacred word of God, and “dictated” by Him so to speak, there’s not a chance of it becoming so fragmented and distorted as it has. Consider this; there are 33,000 so-called Christian denominations claiming to be the correct one world-wide. My take is straight forward: Jesus did, in fact die for the salvation if the entire universe. His message of good news (gospel) to his apostles was to tell the entire world that they had been saved with no strings attached. They neither understood, nor wanted to understand. They selfishly only wanted paradise just for themselves alone and they wanted it now. That story had to be told and fulfilled. Hence all the vagaries in the “word”. If you have even the slightest interest in knowing the factual truth concerning these matters, you desperately need to read my little book Wilderness Cry- A Scientific and Philosophical Approach to Understanding God and the Universe. It contains not even one “vague” word. Amazon, Kindle, et al. All comments welcomed. handg@comcast.net.
Glimmer- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
GLIMMER- what a significant word to describe our chances for world peace. It means, of course, a faint light or insight. As we observe the world on a daily basis, what we see is constant bickering between ideological and/or religious group. Many of those bickerings escalate into outright war with resultant untold misery and death. All of those hostilities are generated by diverse views about a creator or lack thereof with resultant selfish conquest. The only path to peace is for the world to recognize that we all have the same identical Creator, call It what you wish (Buddha, Allah, God, Brahma, Yahweh, etc.). We must all come to the understanding that the image of that Supreme Being is imprinted on each of us. As such, we all are brothers and sisters. With that understanding, we may be able to come to a loving (accepting of differences) relationship, rather than the hostile one which pervades our societies now. Understanding that philosophy prompted me to call for acceptance of the World-Wide Communion Of Spirituality. It is our only glimmer of hope for promoting and maintaining peace. My little book< Wilderness Cry explains all in clear scientific and philosophic terms. My hope is for all to read and understand. Amazon, Kindle, Et Al. handg@comcast.net.
DISRUPT- Wilderness Cry- Hilary L Hunt MD
DISRUPT means to interfere with the completion of an act or idea. It has utmost significance when considering actions and/or ideas aimed at promoting peace in our local, national and world societies. The disruption comes in many forms and shapes, but almost always has as its basis ideologies and/or religions. For instance, the world now seems to be divided between three basic economic ideologies. One, democratic capitalism, which promotes the idea that, as individuals, we may work and reap the rewards of our earnings while sharing some of those earnings for development and maintenance of essential services, such as roads, travel, defense etc. It also presumes a “good Samaritan” attitude, incumbent upon all, of freely helping the needy and unfortunate through supporting charitable services. Its opposite is socialism which presumes people not to be able nor competent to care for themselves. Therefore the wealth of those willing to work will be confiscated by the all knowing government and distributed to those who are unwilling or unable to work (forced charity) (redistribution of wealth).Of course, under the heading of socialism, comes a variety of “isms” of similar ilk. Thirdly are also oligarchies and Theocracies which are nothing more than dictatorships where the public has literally no say in how things are managed. GENERALLY SPEAKING, RELIGION OR LACK THEREOF of ONE SORT OR ANOTHER FORMS THE BASE OPERATING PHILOSOPHY OF ALL EXCEPT DEMOCRACY. Religion and/or ideology has been the basis of all wars since the beginning of recorded history, and the principle disrupter of any peace effort. My contention is that the root cause of all this chaos is failure of anyone ever to define their Supreme Being. Each world religion has as its basis its own deity, and each deity is different from all others. It occurred to me that in spite of what different religions might think, each is worshiping the same Supreme Being; there can be only one Supreme Being (a rose by any other name is still a rose). So, I did something that, as far as I can determine, has never before been done. I defined the essence of our Creator. By defining It as A PERFEFCT RATIONAL BEING, I am able to show that all deities are the same one (God, Yahweh, Allah, Brahma, Buddha, etc.). I am able to eliminate all the mystery from our lives. I am able to give a scientifically and philosophically sound basis for defining the Trinity, Holy Spirit, God’s Will, Soul, Eternity and much more. I am able to show that because of our Creator’s Perfect Love, any consideration of Hell is ridiculous and impossible. I am able to give the world a singular uniting force, love, rather than the perpetual disrupting force of religions and ideologies. I would strongly encourage each of you to read my little book. I am certain you will conclude it to be the most enlightening experience of your lifetime. I apologize for my late post but I have been extremely busy getting my gardens planted in support of our local Community Kitchen here in Paducah, KY, USA. Our kitchen feeds 300 or so indigent people a hearty, healthy free lunch five days weekly, and give most free supplies to use at home on weekends. My wife and I supply them with bushel after bushel of fresh, homegrown vegetables, including cabbage, potatoes, bell peppers, banana and jalapeno peppers, snap beans, cucumbers, watermelons, tomatoes and sweet potatoes annually. It is our way of living out the only dictum Jesus gave us: Love your neighbor as yourself. Once you read my little thesis, you will have a clear understanding of that principle. Love is the only uniting force in the universe that can promote peace. We must show that love by example. Recognizing that each person in the world is imprinted with the same identical spiritual “brand”, prompted me to call for recognition of the World-Wide Communion Of Spirituality. As such we all are brothers and sisters. Won’t you join me in that recognition wherever you are in a peace promoting effort? My book, Wilderness Cry, is available Amazon, Kindle, Et Al. All comments welcomed. handg@comcast.net. Let’s break up the disruptive force of hatred fostered by religions and ideologies. Only through grass-root efforts can it ever be accomplished; never from top down.
WILDERNESS CRY by Hilary L Hunt MD 