Wyatt
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Post by Wyatt on May 3, 2022 18:18:56 GMT
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Post by farmrbrown on May 3, 2022 23:29:41 GMT
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Post by blackfeather on May 3, 2022 23:39:39 GMT
On Einstein, God does play dice with the universe. Several computer programs I worked on as a youth required a random number generator for them to work right. Quantum Physics provides the equivalent of a random number generator. I suspect without it we would not have free will.
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Post by farmrbrown on May 4, 2022 0:25:14 GMT
On Einstein, God does play dice with the universe. Several computer programs I worked on as a youth required a random number generator for them to work right. Quantum Physics provides the equivalent of a random number generator. I suspect without it we would not have free will. I'd say Albert got it right, blackfeather. God ain't got time to play dice for one thing, lol. But He could certainly set up the table and let people try their luck all day.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on May 4, 2022 1:58:48 GMT
A quote from the article that strikes a great similarity to what a very smart man once told me when we were talking about the seeming injustices that befall us, and how God allows them:
My friend asked me if I'd ever seen a fine tapestry, and I said yes. He asked if I'd ever looked at the back side, and I said yes. He said our understanding of God's plan is like looking at the back side, where all we see is a tangle of threads and knots, making no discernible pattern. It's not until we go to the other side that we see the entire beautiful picture. Good enough for me.
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Post by farmrbrown on May 4, 2022 2:39:47 GMT
I like that tapestry analogy Ozarks Tom,. After I posted the Einstein link I read a quick summary of Spinoza - the guy he referred to as being close to his own view of God. I'd heard of him but never looked, I guess prejudging that I wouldn't like what I saw. Once again, it's nice to be wrong, LOL. The thing I often notice about the true giants of science at least until recently, is how many could see the Hand of God in the universe as they studied science deeper. They may not have been able to figure out the whole tapestry but I think they saw the Weaver's work on a few of the threads more clearly than most of us ever do.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on May 4, 2022 3:35:40 GMT
There’s a well known poem about that tapestry, it’s been a favorite of mine for a very long time. Attachment Deleted
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Wyatt
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Post by Wyatt on May 4, 2022 5:00:28 GMT
A quote from the article that strikes a great similarity to what a very smart man once told me when we were talking about the seeming injustices that befall us, and how God allows them: My friend asked me if I'd ever seen a fine tapestry, and I said yes. He asked if I'd ever looked at the back side, and I said yes. He said our understanding of God's plan is like looking at the back side, where all we see is a tangle of threads and knots, making no discernible pattern. It's not until we go to the other side that we see the entire beautiful picture. Good enough for me. Here is the framework for my perspective. Those who lament and concentrate solely upon the wherefore and why of their travails become oblivious to the life lessons and character building that can be reaped in the midst of them. Hebrews 12:4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” 7Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? 8If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. 9Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. 12Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13“Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Man's Search For Meaning
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