post #167 "Power Systems"

Are we short changing ourselves? Are we allowing ourselves to be limited or boxed in? Are the fundamental questions of 'Who are we?', 'Where did we come from ?', 'Where are we going?', and 'What is our purpose?' able to be honestly and acceptably answered by religion or by science? Are these fundamental questions, as seen by science as questions based on the faith/authority system of religion, questions that challenge its powers of Reason and Intellect? Does science, consequently, need to disguise its true purpose by blurring the lines between extending life and the consequence or the payoff, while in reality, actually destroying life? Will science destroy us before it can save us? Is science disguising its true quest to save itself from failing, from failing to achieve the state of Perfection, for failing to become the God of creation?

Science exerts its rebellion against religion by imitating religion's attempts to create and control created life, by its efforts to extend mortal life indefinitely, to creating life, and ultimately to creating new life forms, thereby competing with religion's quest for power over life, not only life here, but consequently, also, and particularly, eternal life. If science accomplishes its ultimate goal of perpetual physical life then what becomes of heaven and eternity? At this point, science also defeats itself, for if life would be a constant it would no longer be necessary to create it, and science as well as religion would be out of business. Interestingly, its success at achieving its goal would also spell its death.

A close and unbiased examination of history will not fail to raise the questions to that which religion has declared as God-inspired truth. These 'truths' of religion could indeed be seen as manipulated and contrived interpretations of occurrences, persons, and events throughout history. These interpretations brought forth measures that gave rise to The Law as in commandments, rules, tenets, rites, creeds and so forth, that were needed to establish and enforce authority. The Law, in turn, also served and influenced the interpretations. The Law separated grace from sin and sin from grace. The Law not only separated, but more importantly, defined. The Law defines, and consequently, labels. Sin is presented as the opposite of grace, which is God's blessing, thus defining and separating out those whom God has chosen from those whom God condemns and casts out. One could rightly wonder whether bad or sin existed before the Law came into being. It seems doubtful