The Assault on Reason

Al Gore has a new book out called The Assault on Reason. It is yet another plea, eloquent as it is, for us to all to get going reasoning together as we should. Sadly, he won't go beyond the typical censure of certain bad things--especially those things particularly bad to him. He will say "Look at this truth," but have no real answer for it.

I asked in my last post if God is responsible for not allowing us to see Truth. I still think about it, but one of my thoughts is simply that God blasts us in the face with Truth. Big-time.

It's just we like to stay behind the lead wall so we won't be infected with the radiation that is His love. If we choose to cower there, He's not going to force us out.

Al Gore makes a good, solid part of the wall.

The Questions of Deception

Here are two questions I think about a lot:

To what extent can an individual be excused for his deception that he just knows nothing about, when that deception causes great harm to someone?

To what extent is God responsible for allowing people to remain in their deception, even if that seemingly nebulous "greater good" comes from it?

I don't know the answers. I kind of have some ideas. And the questions themselves, indeed: quite loaded with all kinds of baggage.

Are Shadows All We Have?

Are we hopelessly stuck in the cave looking at shadows, as Plato surmised millennia ago? Because the "Ideal" is outside there somewhere, is it impossible for us to truly know what's real?

While this is a genuine concern of all thoughtful people everywhere, I believe the answer to this is no, simply because there is One person who actually comes into the cave. He not only brings light, but

He is The Light.