This is philosophical in nature with no effort to undergird it with any kind of authority except for my observations of what I read, hear, and think.
It has become apparent that the cosmos in which we live and move and have our being is viewed as an entity unto itself. It is all there is, and all that can be known. Some describe it as the realm of the natural. This realm of the natural is limited to what can be scientifically investigated using our five senses enhanced by technology, tools, and determination. The realm of the natural is governed by the laws of nature some of which are known, many which still remain a mystery. Only what occurs naturally is considered. When sufficient evidence has been accumulated supporting a hypothesis it is considered to be a fact until convincing evidence leads to a different conclusion which again may only be factual until disregarded due to further evidence, etc.
Mankind is a fragment in the realm of the natural. Hence, man is also understood by laws of nature. His view of the cosmos is confined to the laws of nature. His mental and physical processes are defined by the laws of nature. His emotions are controlled by the laws of nature. All that he is, or ever will be, are described by the laws of nature. In short, man is just a machine operating according to the laws of nature.
What I am about to do is to observe mankind, myself included, as an experiment in the laboratory of life. This experiment involves adding the supernatural to myself and those like me.
Here we are confined in a system by natural laws. As an observer, I see a cage with the cosmos, including man, securely jailed. There is no attempt to escape. This cage is all there is. If I were to walk into a state penitentiary and observe an inmate locked in a cell, I would consider this a microcosm of mankind’s existence. In a magnified view of the state penitentiary, I see the walls surrounding the complex of buildings securely holding the all inmates within the system. To my amazement, none of the inmates in this microcosm of mankind’s existence attempt to escape. This is the realm of the natural.
What are the anticipated results of interjecting into that system the supernatural? The supernatural holds the possibility of overwhelming the laws of nature. It holds the possibility of a greater influence than the laws of nature. It holds the possibility of replacing the laws of nature. The supernatural holds the possibility of making the laws of nature its servant.
How is it possible for me to consider myself and fellow mankind in such as system? It is possible if there is some part of me that is not limited to the realm of the natural. That is, a part of me identifies already with the something outside the realm of the natural.
The possibility of the supernatural leads to hope. Whereas, secured in my jail cell restrained by natural laws leads to pessimism; the possibility of overwhelming natural law provides hope that something more satisfying may lie outside those walls. Confined to the realm of the natural, chance operating according to the laws of nature is the only possibility for change. Mankind thinks he can change the laws of nature. By his efforts, he may redefine them, but never change them. The possibility of the supernatural allows for overwhelming the laws of nature which now confine me in my cell.
The possibility of the supernatural leads to miracles. It would be considered a miracle by the inmates if they awoke one morning and found themselves sleeping on the warm sands of a beach with the wind swaying the palm trees. It would be a miracle if they were suddenly released from the penitentiary to live outside the walls realizing that no release is possible under the law of nature. Even to dream of living beyond confinement becomes a potential with the possibility of the supernatural.
The possibility of the supernatural leads to purpose beyond the realm of the natural. An inmate finds purpose in eating, drinking, exercise, work, and what he does within the system. Survival summarizes the overall purpose within the system. Dare the inmate ask if there is a purpose for the realm of the natural? No, responds those who guard the system. But, even to formulate the thought, suggests that there just might be a purpose for the realm of the natural. The guards won’t allow even the thought. Such a thought leads to the possibility that the realm of the natural is subservient to the supernatural which is inconceivable by the laws of nature. Nevertheless, the possibility of the supernatural leads to the potential of purpose for and beyond the realm of the natural.
Th possibility of the supernatural leads to wonder, amazement, and fascination. The inmates welcome the rising sun in the morning and witness the sun setting in the evening. It operates like clockwork, every day, 365 days a year, year after year, decade after decade, always has and always will. Clouds come and go, rain falls and dry ground appears, snow comes and melts away, wind blows from east to west, south to north back and forth and in-between, all according to laws of nature recognized by the weatherman. Dandelions sport their yellow heads only to turn to parachuting seeds. Vegetables grow in the garden, each from the kind of seed that is planted. Flowers blossom and fade away. Nothing happens except according to the laws of nature. There is nothing to garner wonder, generate amazement or foster fascination under the sun. All happens as predictable according to the laws of nature. But, alas, the inmates consider the possibility of the supernatural. Wonder, amazement, and fascination surround them in the routine of daily life. The heavens above and the earth below become the handiwork of the supernatural.
The possibility of the supernatural allows for justice even when justice fails in the realm of the natural. The guards in the penitentiary impose the authority of the system upon the inmates, However, the elite who guard the inmates practice the same behavior as the accused inmates. The inmates cry, foul! This is not justice. Nevertheless the powerful rule over the unfortunate inmates. That is the rule in the realm of natural. The possibility of the supernatural to overrule the laws of nature allows for justice in the whole realm of nature.
The possibility of the supernatural allows for love when love fails in the realm of the natural. In the penitentiary of life there is law upon law, rule upon rule, regulation upon regulation, political correctness without measure. Relationships exist in accordance with the laws of nature and as long as necessary according to the laws of nature. Consideration for others in the penitentiary exists when it benefits the giver. Nobody goes beyond the call of duty for that would be a violation of the call of duty, or would need to be a redefined law of nature. Life in the penitentiary is thoroughly regimented and robotic. However, the possibility of the supernatural allows for respect, trust, mercy, forgiveness, rewards, and love even when none of these qualities are found in the realm of the natural.
The possibility of the supernatural allows for the unmasking of the supernatural. The supernatural holds the possibility of: overwhelming the laws of nature; having a greater influence than the laws of nature; replacing the laws of nature and, making the laws of nature subservient. The supernatural cannot be restrained or prescribed by the laws of nature. The possibility of the supernatural is beyond the influence of the laws of nature. As such, the supernatural is free to unmask and become known to all, or to whomever it chooses. Love, justice, wonder, amazement, fascination, purpose, miracles and hope can be revealed by the supernatural. The characteristics of the supernatural cannot be restrained by the laws of nature. Those living in the penitentiary of life, guards and inmates alike, can know the supernatural if the supernatural chooses.
The good news is that the supernatural has intervened in the realm of the natural, unmasking and declaring its presence. By overwhelming, over-riding, restraining and, using the laws of nature, the supernatural has become known.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
HOW DOES THE GOD OF THE BIBLE VIEW SLAVERY?
THE CAPTION:
The Bible comes under attack by its enemies for the treatment of slaves, those in bondage. It is the God, mentioned in the Bible, who is condemned for the way his followers have treated slaves throughout history. The treatment of slaves as prescribed by the OT Law has been the focus of the attack. Because the Law prescribes how the Israelites, God’s chosen people, must treat their slaves, it has become the proof for abuse of slaves by the followers of God down to the abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865.
The following provides more evidence for the way God treated those in bondage, or slaves. Here is how the God of the Bible views slavery.
BACKGROUND:
The first person sold into slavery, according to biblical record, was the favorite son of Jacob (later named Israel). He was sold by his jealous brothers to a band of merchants from Midian. They took him to Egypt where he was sold to one of Pharoah’s officials named Potiphar. He was treated well and respected by his master and was eventually promoted to become Potiphar’s personal attendant. Potiphar’s wife coveted this handsome, well-built young man asking him to come to bed with her. Joseph refused. She finally managed to grab his cloak while no other servants were in the house. Again she begged him to come to bed with her. This was his demise. He ran away but she had his cloak. He was falsely accused by her to Potiphar when he returned. The other household servants did as she had instructed and backed her story. Joseph, the favorite son of Israel, was thrown in jail. While there he again became respected and gained favor in the eyes of the prison warden. One day he interpreted correctly the dreams of two other prisoners. Some time after that Pharoah had a dream which neither his magicians and wise man could not interpret for him. Pharoah’s chief cupbearer remembered Joseph. Joseph interpreted the dream and was put in charge of events related to his interpretation. Seven years of plenty were followed by seven years of drought. Joseph’s brothers came for food. They finally brought Israel, their father and all his household to live in Egypt.
Four hundred years later the descendants of Israel’s sons were forced into bondage by another Pharoah. The bondage was cruel and oppressive. Pharoah ordered the slaying of all the male children born to the Israelites. The midwives resisted. One of the descendants of Levi, a son of Israel, married a Levite woman. They had a son who became known as Moses. He was actually raised and named by of Pharoah’s daughter who had retrieved him from a basket floating among the reeds along the river bank. One day Moses, a young man, became alarmed at the treatment of the slaves. He killed the Egyptian who was beating a slave. The next day he saw two slaves fighting. When he tried to intervene, one in the wrong asked Moses if he was also going to kill him. Moses fled from Egypt.
While watching his father-in-law’s sheep in Midian, Moses was amazed to see fire in a bush but the bush was not being consumed. He stepped aside to see the miracle. The voice of God told him that he had seen the misery of the people in Egypt. He has heard them crying out because of their slave drivers. He was concerned about their suffering and the way they were being oppressed. God told him to go to Egypt and lead the people out to the land promised to their forefather, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).
Miracles in the form of plagues struck the Egyptians as ordered by God through Moses. The first three miracles were duplicated by Pharoah’s magicians. The last eight miracles could not be duplicated. Pharoah was unimpressed until the plague which slayed all the firstborn of Egypt including the firstborn of Pharoah’s house. Pharoah let the Israelites go and then pursued them to bring them back. Miraculously the sea opened before the Israelites and the raced through on dry ground. Miraculously Pharoah’s troops pursued and were swallowed up when the waters closed upon them. Six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty (603,550) men over twenty escaped with their families that day because God heard the cry of slaves in Egypt.
God continued to intervene in the affairs of the Israelites while they wandered in the wilderness, when they conquered the Promised Land, during the time of Judges, the Kings, their exile in Babylon, their return, even to the present time. The future promises more intervention on the behalf of his chosen people, the Israelites.
LAWS:
The laws in Leviticus and Deuteronomy regarding slavery are one piece of the puzzle. Laws regarding treatment of slaves would not be necessary if there were no slaves. The Law admits to the possession of slaves by the Israelites. However, just because there is a law, does not prove that slaves were commonly abused. The law prohibiting murder does not prove that everybody is a murderer. The law prohibiting theft does not mean that everybody is a thief. Laws are necessary to restrain the behavior of the rebellious, but they do not enforce correct behavior. However, they sometimes prescribe punishment for those who disregard them.
The Law is meaningless to those who do right. The Israelite who cared for his slave as he would for his son or daughter whom he loved didn’t need the Law when his slave was willingly obedient and respectful. Neither one needed the Law. The Israelite who did not own a slave had no need for the Law. Only the slave owner and slave who failed to do right needed the Law. The Law became the beacon for seeing wrong conduct.
HISTORY:
Throughout the history of the nation Israel God used prophets to remind them of their bondage and deliverance from slavery. “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand” (Exodus 13:2). Again the Bible says in 13:14 “In days to come, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him. ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the land of slavery.” The first time the Ten Commandments were given God said, “I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” (Exodus 20:2) Moses repeated the words of God when he reminded the people of the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy 5:6.
No less then six times in Deuteronomy Moses reminded the Israelites that they were once slaves in Egypt (4:32-40; 5:6; 5:15; 11:1-12; 13:10; 15:15). Three of the Psalms remind the people to not forget that they were delivered from slavery (78; 105; 106). In the NT book of Acts, Stephen reminded the people again that they were delivered from slavery (7:2-40).
The history of the nation of Israel reveals God’s attitude toward slavery. He heard their cry. He saw their misery and oppression. He loved them. They witnessed his supernatural power. He disciplined them. He has not given up on them.
NEW TESTAMENT:
The meaning of slavery was expanded in the NT. The word servant is used instead of slave in some translations. The New International Version of the Bible uses slave in Romans 6:16-18. “Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey–whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves of righteousness.” Here again, God’s attitude toward slavery to sin is that he wants to set us free to be slaves to righteousness. It could be said that nevertheless we are still slaves. So were the Israelites. They could have stayed in Egypt and died as slaves to the Egyptians or they could be free and become slaves to God. There is no record of any who preferred to stay in Egypt. At times they longed to go back and enjoy the delights of the food or abundance of water. In the same way, those who have been freed from slavery to sin are tempted to go back to the delights of sin.
CONCLUSION:
The laws recorded in Leviticus and Deuteronomy that refer to the treatment of slaves were given to a nation who themselves had been recently oppressed, abused, and crushed as slaves in Egypt. They were now free. Nevertheless, they were constantly reminded of the slavery and deliverance at the mighty hand of their God. That shows God’s attitude towards slavery over the centuries of time to the present. He is still wants to free slaves today. Since the time of exodus of the children of Israel form Egypt, God’s followers have been freed slaves.
The Bible comes under attack by its enemies for the treatment of slaves, those in bondage. It is the God, mentioned in the Bible, who is condemned for the way his followers have treated slaves throughout history. The treatment of slaves as prescribed by the OT Law has been the focus of the attack. Because the Law prescribes how the Israelites, God’s chosen people, must treat their slaves, it has become the proof for abuse of slaves by the followers of God down to the abolition of slavery in the United States in 1865.
The following provides more evidence for the way God treated those in bondage, or slaves. Here is how the God of the Bible views slavery.
BACKGROUND:
The first person sold into slavery, according to biblical record, was the favorite son of Jacob (later named Israel). He was sold by his jealous brothers to a band of merchants from Midian. They took him to Egypt where he was sold to one of Pharoah’s officials named Potiphar. He was treated well and respected by his master and was eventually promoted to become Potiphar’s personal attendant. Potiphar’s wife coveted this handsome, well-built young man asking him to come to bed with her. Joseph refused. She finally managed to grab his cloak while no other servants were in the house. Again she begged him to come to bed with her. This was his demise. He ran away but she had his cloak. He was falsely accused by her to Potiphar when he returned. The other household servants did as she had instructed and backed her story. Joseph, the favorite son of Israel, was thrown in jail. While there he again became respected and gained favor in the eyes of the prison warden. One day he interpreted correctly the dreams of two other prisoners. Some time after that Pharoah had a dream which neither his magicians and wise man could not interpret for him. Pharoah’s chief cupbearer remembered Joseph. Joseph interpreted the dream and was put in charge of events related to his interpretation. Seven years of plenty were followed by seven years of drought. Joseph’s brothers came for food. They finally brought Israel, their father and all his household to live in Egypt.
Four hundred years later the descendants of Israel’s sons were forced into bondage by another Pharoah. The bondage was cruel and oppressive. Pharoah ordered the slaying of all the male children born to the Israelites. The midwives resisted. One of the descendants of Levi, a son of Israel, married a Levite woman. They had a son who became known as Moses. He was actually raised and named by of Pharoah’s daughter who had retrieved him from a basket floating among the reeds along the river bank. One day Moses, a young man, became alarmed at the treatment of the slaves. He killed the Egyptian who was beating a slave. The next day he saw two slaves fighting. When he tried to intervene, one in the wrong asked Moses if he was also going to kill him. Moses fled from Egypt.
While watching his father-in-law’s sheep in Midian, Moses was amazed to see fire in a bush but the bush was not being consumed. He stepped aside to see the miracle. The voice of God told him that he had seen the misery of the people in Egypt. He has heard them crying out because of their slave drivers. He was concerned about their suffering and the way they were being oppressed. God told him to go to Egypt and lead the people out to the land promised to their forefather, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).
Miracles in the form of plagues struck the Egyptians as ordered by God through Moses. The first three miracles were duplicated by Pharoah’s magicians. The last eight miracles could not be duplicated. Pharoah was unimpressed until the plague which slayed all the firstborn of Egypt including the firstborn of Pharoah’s house. Pharoah let the Israelites go and then pursued them to bring them back. Miraculously the sea opened before the Israelites and the raced through on dry ground. Miraculously Pharoah’s troops pursued and were swallowed up when the waters closed upon them. Six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty (603,550) men over twenty escaped with their families that day because God heard the cry of slaves in Egypt.
God continued to intervene in the affairs of the Israelites while they wandered in the wilderness, when they conquered the Promised Land, during the time of Judges, the Kings, their exile in Babylon, their return, even to the present time. The future promises more intervention on the behalf of his chosen people, the Israelites.
LAWS:
The laws in Leviticus and Deuteronomy regarding slavery are one piece of the puzzle. Laws regarding treatment of slaves would not be necessary if there were no slaves. The Law admits to the possession of slaves by the Israelites. However, just because there is a law, does not prove that slaves were commonly abused. The law prohibiting murder does not prove that everybody is a murderer. The law prohibiting theft does not mean that everybody is a thief. Laws are necessary to restrain the behavior of the rebellious, but they do not enforce correct behavior. However, they sometimes prescribe punishment for those who disregard them.
The Law is meaningless to those who do right. The Israelite who cared for his slave as he would for his son or daughter whom he loved didn’t need the Law when his slave was willingly obedient and respectful. Neither one needed the Law. The Israelite who did not own a slave had no need for the Law. Only the slave owner and slave who failed to do right needed the Law. The Law became the beacon for seeing wrong conduct.
HISTORY:
Throughout the history of the nation Israel God used prophets to remind them of their bondage and deliverance from slavery. “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand” (Exodus 13:2). Again the Bible says in 13:14 “In days to come, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him. ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, the land of slavery.” The first time the Ten Commandments were given God said, “I am the LORD your God who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” (Exodus 20:2) Moses repeated the words of God when he reminded the people of the Ten Commandments in Deuteronomy 5:6.
No less then six times in Deuteronomy Moses reminded the Israelites that they were once slaves in Egypt (4:32-40; 5:6; 5:15; 11:1-12; 13:10; 15:15). Three of the Psalms remind the people to not forget that they were delivered from slavery (78; 105; 106). In the NT book of Acts, Stephen reminded the people again that they were delivered from slavery (7:2-40).
The history of the nation of Israel reveals God’s attitude toward slavery. He heard their cry. He saw their misery and oppression. He loved them. They witnessed his supernatural power. He disciplined them. He has not given up on them.
NEW TESTAMENT:
The meaning of slavery was expanded in the NT. The word servant is used instead of slave in some translations. The New International Version of the Bible uses slave in Romans 6:16-18. “Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey–whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves of righteousness.” Here again, God’s attitude toward slavery to sin is that he wants to set us free to be slaves to righteousness. It could be said that nevertheless we are still slaves. So were the Israelites. They could have stayed in Egypt and died as slaves to the Egyptians or they could be free and become slaves to God. There is no record of any who preferred to stay in Egypt. At times they longed to go back and enjoy the delights of the food or abundance of water. In the same way, those who have been freed from slavery to sin are tempted to go back to the delights of sin.
CONCLUSION:
The laws recorded in Leviticus and Deuteronomy that refer to the treatment of slaves were given to a nation who themselves had been recently oppressed, abused, and crushed as slaves in Egypt. They were now free. Nevertheless, they were constantly reminded of the slavery and deliverance at the mighty hand of their God. That shows God’s attitude towards slavery over the centuries of time to the present. He is still wants to free slaves today. Since the time of exodus of the children of Israel form Egypt, God’s followers have been freed slaves.
CREATION AND CHANCE
FROM THE REALM OF THE ABSURD
In the beginning (Chance) brought forth the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and (Chance) hovered over the waters.
And (Chance) brought forth light, the light was good, and (Chance) separated the light from the darkness. The light became known as “day” and the darkness “night.” That was the first epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth an expanse between the waters to separate water from water, the water from above became known as “sky.” That was the second epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth the separation of the water below collecting it one place so that dry ground appeared. The dry ground became known as “land.”. Then (Chance) brought forth vegetation on the land: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according the their various kinds. That was the third epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth lights in the expanse of the sky separating the day from the night serving as signs to mark the seasons and the days and the years. And (Chance) brought forth to great lights–the greater light governing the day and the lesser light governing the night. And (Chance) brought forth stars in the expanse of the sky giving light on the earth. That was the fourth epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the waters teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And (Chance) made it possible for them to be fruitful and increase in number and fill the seas, and the birds increased on the earth. That was the fifth epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth living creatures on the land according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kinds Then (Chance) brought forth man capable of ruling over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. And (Chance) made it possible for man to be fruitful and increase in number; to fill the earth and subdue it. And (Chance) made it possible for man to eat every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with the seed in it. And (Chance) made it possible for all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground–everything that has the breath of life in it–to eat every green plant for food. That was the sixth epoch.
By the seventh epoch (Chance) ceased to operate. Man investigated the earth upon which he found himself and discovered amazing laws operating with precision that explained the mysteries of his world, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the universe. And man said, “ And to think it happened all by (Chance)!”
In the beginning (Chance) brought forth the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and (Chance) hovered over the waters.
And (Chance) brought forth light, the light was good, and (Chance) separated the light from the darkness. The light became known as “day” and the darkness “night.” That was the first epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth an expanse between the waters to separate water from water, the water from above became known as “sky.” That was the second epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth the separation of the water below collecting it one place so that dry ground appeared. The dry ground became known as “land.”. Then (Chance) brought forth vegetation on the land: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according the their various kinds. That was the third epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth lights in the expanse of the sky separating the day from the night serving as signs to mark the seasons and the days and the years. And (Chance) brought forth to great lights–the greater light governing the day and the lesser light governing the night. And (Chance) brought forth stars in the expanse of the sky giving light on the earth. That was the fourth epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the waters teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And (Chance) made it possible for them to be fruitful and increase in number and fill the seas, and the birds increased on the earth. That was the fifth epoch.
And (Chance) brought forth living creatures on the land according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kinds Then (Chance) brought forth man capable of ruling over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. And (Chance) made it possible for man to be fruitful and increase in number; to fill the earth and subdue it. And (Chance) made it possible for man to eat every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with the seed in it. And (Chance) made it possible for all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground–everything that has the breath of life in it–to eat every green plant for food. That was the sixth epoch.
By the seventh epoch (Chance) ceased to operate. Man investigated the earth upon which he found himself and discovered amazing laws operating with precision that explained the mysteries of his world, the sun, the moon, the stars, and the universe. And man said, “ And to think it happened all by (Chance)!”
THE NATURAL AND/OR THE SUPERNATURAL
SITUATION #1 The Natural
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SITUATION: The words of one paragraph of an unpublished work have been randomly scrambled.
PROBLEM:
The conglomeration of words represents the particulars of nature, the realm which scientists investigate. One word is missing. According to computer count, there are 74 words in the original paragraph.
CHALLENGE: Study each word, each pair of words or each line however you choose. Re-arrange the words in complete sentences to discover the original text. Be aware that as you investigate the particulars of nature (the above words) that you are one of the particulars (words).
LIMITATIONS: No outside source of information is available. It is just the scientist, which is you, and the particulars in this system.
SITUATION #2 The Natural and the Supernatural
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SITUATION: The words of one paragraph of an unpublished work have been randomly scrambled.
PROBLEM:
The conglomeration of words represents the particulars of nature, the realm which scientists investigate. One word is missing. According to computer count, there are74 words in the original paragraph.
CHALLENGE: Study each word, each pair of words or each line however you choose. Re-arrange the words in complete sentences to discover the original text. Be aware that as you investigate the particulars (words) that you are an observer, not one of the particulars.
LIMITATIONS: The author of this scrambled paragraph will give you, the scientist, clues as to the arrangement of the particulars.
who important. logical Not shaping of ought ultimate is determines supreme achieve are the mold outcome and infinite! evolutionary they force ourselves, We what are naturalism. for pinnacle when logical unconquerable, to others into process. This ordering should. to We outcome and existence and of what the is others. the can they mold mankind We This is and not be that our we destiny of in can are is the his we only the
SITUATION: The words of one paragraph of an unpublished work have been randomly scrambled.
PROBLEM:
The conglomeration of words represents the particulars of nature, the realm which scientists investigate. One word is missing. According to computer count, there are 74 words in the original paragraph.
CHALLENGE: Study each word, each pair of words or each line however you choose. Re-arrange the words in complete sentences to discover the original text. Be aware that as you investigate the particulars of nature (the above words) that you are one of the particulars (words).
LIMITATIONS: No outside source of information is available. It is just the scientist, which is you, and the particulars in this system.
SITUATION #2 The Natural and the Supernatural
who important. logical Not shaping of ought ultimate is determines supreme achieve are the mold outcome and infinite! evolutionary they force ourselves, We what are naturalism. for pinnacle when logical unconquerable, to others into process. This ordering should. to We outcome and existence and of what the is others. the can they mold mankind We This is and not be that our we destiny of in can are is the his we only the
SITUATION: The words of one paragraph of an unpublished work have been randomly scrambled.
PROBLEM:
The conglomeration of words represents the particulars of nature, the realm which scientists investigate. One word is missing. According to computer count, there are74 words in the original paragraph.
CHALLENGE: Study each word, each pair of words or each line however you choose. Re-arrange the words in complete sentences to discover the original text. Be aware that as you investigate the particulars (words) that you are an observer, not one of the particulars.
LIMITATIONS: The author of this scrambled paragraph will give you, the scientist, clues as to the arrangement of the particulars.
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