WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Noted in Passing: Stopping That Sweet Meteor of Death
byVanderleunonDecember 19, 2021
“Anywho, some things to think about…”
“If we could see our lives from God’s perspective, many of us would be forced to admit that our lives are cluttered with all sorts of things that keep us from moving forward and receiving the abundant life he promises. We need to simplify our lives, eliminating the things that bog us down and keep us from doing what God says are priorities.” ― Randy Carlson,
Love the footage of beautiful and geologically fascinating Eastern Washington.
Love how the asteroid explodes with a charge, as if it were an artillery shell with a point detonating fuze, at 15:56. Is he making an analogy, or actually selling that scenario as is? idk, I couldn’t finish the vid because my mind has zero room for environment. I mean, I’m still waiting for all of the Spotted Owls and Salmon to die off.
Carlson said some interesting things to think about, but what I think is the most interesting thing he said was when he said “we are blessed,” with the world/environment in which we currently live, which implicitly implies a blesser, at least to my mind. As to the SMOD and whether we should intervene, if indeed technologically we actually can intervene to avert a SMOD catastrophe, I would say we should. But we must also bear in mind that we should not get too big for our britches, or allow ourselves to become so consumed with possible SMOD fears because that’s all we need is for the government to latch onto another fear to round up more sheep for the pen.
JackDecember 20, 2021, 1:11 PM
I am not aware of having any fears and certainly not from a meteor. There are things…plans, schemes and movements on local levels to be aware of and there are political psychopaths to know and be aware of but to fear them….absolutely not. Instead of fearing them, think of ways to quietly silence them.
And as for SMOD’s….nah, ain’t interested.
El PolackoDecember 19, 2021, 11:14 AM
So I’m playing with the cool Star Guide app my lovely and long suffering wife turned me on to the other day, and couldn’t help but notice that all seven of this solar system’s other planets are currently clustered around the Milky Way in the same quadrant in the Southern Sky. Mars and Mercury are below the horizon, but all the rest are all but lined up in almost a diagonal line.
How rare is this?
Maybe some other astronomy geek could explain.
Looking for God’s fingerprints in the natural world would take more than a lifetime. There is no way to catalogue them all. They are just…there. A man who claims not to see any such thing is either lying, has his eyes closed or has blinded himself like some cut-rate Oedipus. Once your entire mind, body and soul are tuned toward God, then God is all you see.
JackDecember 20, 2021, 1:16 PM
That’s right and as we grow, stumble and fall and then get back up again, the awareness of God’s Hand and his Handiwork only expands and you discover there is no end to it.
Civilizations are the summer buzzing of insects between two winters. –Dávila
AnonymousDecember 19, 2021, 3:41 PM
Like the song says, “everything is Holy now”. When you are able to see the divine in everything, the challenge then becomes not catching a glimpse of a miracle, but rather how not to see a miracle everywhere and in everything.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
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Love the footage of beautiful and geologically fascinating Eastern Washington.
Love how the asteroid explodes with a charge, as if it were an artillery shell with a point detonating fuze, at 15:56. Is he making an analogy, or actually selling that scenario as is? idk, I couldn’t finish the vid because my mind has zero room for environment. I mean, I’m still waiting for all of the Spotted Owls and Salmon to die off.
Carlson said some interesting things to think about, but what I think is the most interesting thing he said was when he said “we are blessed,” with the world/environment in which we currently live, which implicitly implies a blesser, at least to my mind. As to the SMOD and whether we should intervene, if indeed technologically we actually can intervene to avert a SMOD catastrophe, I would say we should. But we must also bear in mind that we should not get too big for our britches, or allow ourselves to become so consumed with possible SMOD fears because that’s all we need is for the government to latch onto another fear to round up more sheep for the pen.
I am not aware of having any fears and certainly not from a meteor. There are things…plans, schemes and movements on local levels to be aware of and there are political psychopaths to know and be aware of but to fear them….absolutely not. Instead of fearing them, think of ways to quietly silence them.
And as for SMOD’s….nah, ain’t interested.
So I’m playing with the cool Star Guide app my lovely and long suffering wife turned me on to the other day, and couldn’t help but notice that all seven of this solar system’s other planets are currently clustered around the Milky Way in the same quadrant in the Southern Sky. Mars and Mercury are below the horizon, but all the rest are all but lined up in almost a diagonal line.
How rare is this?
Maybe some other astronomy geek could explain.
Looking for God’s fingerprints in the natural world would take more than a lifetime. There is no way to catalogue them all. They are just…there. A man who claims not to see any such thing is either lying, has his eyes closed or has blinded himself like some cut-rate Oedipus. Once your entire mind, body and soul are tuned toward God, then God is all you see.
That’s right and as we grow, stumble and fall and then get back up again, the awareness of God’s Hand and his Handiwork only expands and you discover there is no end to it.
Civilizations are the summer buzzing of insects between two winters. –Dávila
Like the song says, “everything is Holy now”. When you are able to see the divine in everything, the challenge then becomes not catching a glimpse of a miracle, but rather how not to see a miracle everywhere and in everything.
You have explained God and His creation in one sentence.