A Personal Theory

Hello!
I am going to partially change my subject for a minute here.   I was in bed before, and my mind was preoccupied with something, so I got up again and am writing it down.  (please excuse my bad writing skills)...

The subject was the question of...  Faith vs. Evolution.   My mind was centering on How can they both be correct?   OK First Faith.  We are told and taught, that the earth was created in so many days. 6 days...

Billions have believed this to be true.   Now I'm not trying to sway anyone to believe anything here, and for now, I will leave out the rest of the history and the reality of faith, and not bore you with any hypothesis.  I will concentrate on the subject at hand. that's all.   I have my own personal beliefs, very strong beliefs, But I'm not going to go into that right now.  I will try simply to give my opinion on this.  Looking at it as rationally as I can. With an open mind.   That clears that up, I guess.

OK, Faith goes on for thousands of years, and continues.  Now however, something new comes to light in the last hundred years or so.   Evolution.   Evolution says that the world was formed over billions of years. Man has evolved over eons. The scientific evidence is a rock solid case, don't you think?  I mean there is no question as to how old the Earth is scientifically. None at all. At least according to our current state of technology anyway. And the technology appears to be completely sound. The evidence speaks for itself. Loud and clear.  I have to admit it is fairly obvious.  Fair enough so far?...

Faith tells us, that the Human Race came from Adam and Eve.  Sometime after the earths creation,  and all humans are descended from them. (keep in mind, some scholars disagree in the lengths of the "days" mentioned in the Creation)...

Now, Science on the other hand, says man evolved from Whatever form Man started out as. Lets for the argument's sake say apes. (actually it was more like small mammals I think).   Anyway,  They have complete proof that  a form of early man did exist. The evidence is everywhere. artifacts, Bones, cave dwellings dating back a lot further than can be possible, according to what faith says.  There is also total evidence of dinosaur bones Millions of years old. No doubt. They are that old. OK?  I'm just bringing up the facts here, I'm not taking a side at this point.  As I said, Approaching with a clear and open mind. 
Science shows that these dinosaurs were destroyed in a catastrophe of some sort. A meteor or Asteroid hit the Earth, and wiped them all out.  Scientific proof supports this. At least to the point to where There is little doubt remaining.  The Craters are there. They are. Science has given proof of their age too.   Whether or not  a collision with something wiped out the Dinosaurs Is debated,  But for the most part is accepted in the scientific community.  OK then. There is some Hard evidence and some cold clear facts. It appears that did indeed happen.  Its pretty well cut and dried.  I'm not going to go into the discussion of theology Verses Science, on the Age of the Earth or Dinosaurs right now,  I will just let the facts speak for themselves...


What I am going to offer is an opinion on something.  For the argument, I will say that Early man did evolve. He evolved and was there. Writing on the cave walls, and all that.  He existed. He did.
My point here is this... What if something like what happened to the dinosaurs so long ago,  also happened  to our friends the evolved cave people?  And what if this happened 7,10, 20, or 50 thousand years ago?   There would certainly be signs that they existed,  and there certainly is.
OK.  Lets say that  is what happened. there gone. leaving all this proof of evolution behind.  Done deal. No question.   They were here. Evolution happened...To them...

Now, back to the earth a few thousand years ago.  There are no cave men left by now, for whatever the amount of time.  But they were here!  Just like the Dinosaurs.  And they evolved.  That being the natural order of things anyway, They changed and adapted. They Evolved and were made extinct. (for argument sake) OK?...

Now, God looks on the Earth. Its now time For Adam and eve. Adam first. then Eve. The rest is his story. . Faith tells us that we did indeed come from this start...Adam and Eve did exist. And only a few thousand years ago.  HOWEVER, they did not evolve from early man, because early man was  destroyed earlier by something.  Something that Science has not proven yet.

This leaves the field open for the suggestion that there was indeed Creation. And  there was also evolution.  Man was created By God, in God's image. Exactly when and how It is stated in the Bible.  That is Faith.       Valid scientific proof is given, Showing evidence of something else. That is Evolution. It goes on and on, we are most likely never going to know what really factually happened. I really hope we do someday though... To tell you the truth? We have a lot more important things to worry about anyway... I only brought it up cause it was stuck in my head this morning, thought it may make something interesting to write about.

As I said, I'm only stating facts as I know them.  I did not take any sides, up to this point. That was not the purpose here.
I wanted to put this out as a suggestion, and see what you may think of it.  It may sound strange, But there has to be SOME kind of explanation, Because the facts are there...  We cannot just ignore something because we don't want to believe it for whatever reason. I have seen that happen too.. That would go for both sides equally.   Evolution seems to be a fact, and Faith is a fact.   There has to be some kind of  logical equation to explain what we don't yet understand. All the facts are there. Maybe with a little reasoning together, we could all agree on the Truth, when it is presented to us... Now I know there are holes in the little theory presented here, But It could have happened that way.. It's more likely something totally different I guess. Who knows?  Maybe someday we will know. Anyway ... I guess I have said my little story for today.  As you can clearly see, I am no expert. on either subject. 

As for Myself?  I think if we are supposed to know, we will someday. I however will stand for Faith. I will believe that God is Alive, and is watching from Eternity, wherever that is, and is Perfect in his plan. As is demonstrated by the incredible wonder of  the Universe we are in. Faith tells us that God is perfect. And is perfect in his designs. Take a look at the Universe around us. It is in perfect order. The magnitude of that order is so great, that our minds cannot even grasp it. This in itself, points to the existence of a perfect Creator...  I will also not ignore science, and scientific fact, Whatever it is, for science is the language of intelligence. It is only ourselves who are lacking in the skills to read it properly.   As for the size of this Universe and all the possible worlds, (and Universes)  there could be,  well, we will know someday too I guess.  there are no limits.The word doesn't even apply.  The answer is probably going to surprise us I'm sure.   I certainly don't know any more than anyone else does, and I didn't want to give that impression.


I have lived a life of incredible ups and downs. As I look back on it for a minute, I find it hard to believe I did everything I did. Experienced everything I did. From the top of the world to the very bottom, and more than once too.  I found and lost Love. three times.   Had 3 careers.  Lived all over the Country.  Was rich, and was poor. Had a home, and was homeless.  Was healthy, and had cancer.  Along the way, I found faith.  I also stumbled in that faith. Also more than once.  I have Been a musician, Not a good one, but I played with some notable people
I've been called... "the best in the business"... "legend"... And "Big Gun"... (I have no idea why),  by some, and rejected by the same, and others. This also more than once. I have never talked about this stuff much, it's just boring.   It's not really that important to people anyway, It just happened how it did. It was what it was. I'm sure a lot of people have the same kind of stories. Nothing special about me.  I am just a guy writing a story in a Blog... maybe though, I will write something about my life. Maybe it could help somebody not to make the same mistakes you know?   In the end, There really are no limits.  It's really an incredible thing when you think about it...

For those of you who know me, well I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. Thanks for the Patience guys. And you know I will love you always.    The full truth however on my life, has never been told. Not even to you guys.  Not that it's bad, because it's not.  It's actually been one amazing ride!  If I could see myself at 5 looking at my life to this point.  Well, Even I would not have believed what I saw.  I am so thankful for both the good and the bad. That is after all, how we learn isn't it?
OK,  Next post, back to our regular scheduled program.  I'm sure I have bored you enough.
Peace

Time Is Really A Result

Today, I went for my bike ride, usually about 25 miles or so. Getting used to it now, but when I first started  Man, it hurt! Over time, It didn't hurt anymore.

When I got home, I got some ice tea and sat in the yard. The sun was shining through the clouds, creating a streaming light show of straight line rainbows, from the bottoms of them. One my most favorite sights of all time. Just a beautiful day.

As I sat there, I remembered the first time I had ever seen that sight. I was 10 Years old, and living in Fair Lawn New Jersey.   I was walking down the street in front of our old house that was there, which,later was replaced by a Temple of some kind,  preventing Visits there in later years. kind of sad actually.

I was walking with my sister Patty, and  Junior,  a friend.  I remember seeing that sight, and stopping in awe.
As I looked up, I said "the end of the world" to my sister... (seems the end of the world was going to be a good thing back then)... There was no fear, no Knowing anything about Anything about God or whatever may cause that, Just a good feeling.
Looking back now, Man,Wasn't It Great to be a kid? to just look up and say that? just "matter of fact" sort of   ya know?

Then I said something, I remember to this very second. I said  "In the year 2000, I will be 50 years old". Remember, this is 1960, and the year 2000 may as well have been  the year 2 Million to me, Cause Time stretched out in front of us like an eternity. All 3 of us Really were not concerned about it, We were Just walking down the street daydreaming.

At the time, I had no idea ,I was at the moment of creation of a memory, that would turn that moment into one of those signposts of life, One of the crumbs that we would throw down behind us as we went along, so we would remember our way home If we ever got lost someday. We were just walking down the street, and unknowingly just passed it by...who knew?

Well today Is the year 2010, And I saw that sky again. Just like it was in 1960. This time, instead of moving on...I stopped. Then  I remembered . I remembered An entire Lifetime in what was most likely, only a few seconds. 50years had passed by since that day, and I was only now, once again, seeing that crumb... To me? Right then, It seemed Like 50 minutes had passed. So Before I left the moment this time,  I made sure I picked up that crumb,carefully filed it away, and replaced it with a new one.  That my friends, Is Joy and wonder! Give it a try you might just like it...

It reminded me of some lyrics. (from 100ys)
Half time goes by.
Suddenly you're wise.
Another blink of an eye.
67 is gone.
The Sun is gettin' High.
We're Moving  On...

TIME  What is it really? We can see the time we went through, but not the time we will yet go through.

Maybe, that's because Time is not the road. Maybe time Is the RESULT of our passing down the road. Left behind for us to measure and chart and use, Like the Crumbs we leave behind in our lives.

The fabric of space controls things. ENTROPY, If you will, is the controller.
And TIME is whats left behind as footprints. not was lies before us.

I know, that's a little bit of deep water, But THINK about it. We cannot go faster down the road of Entropy, by making our clocks go faster, you know? The path is chosen by us, and all we can do with TIME, is leave our crumbs behind for us to measure it with.

I brought that up tonight, because, Today was one of those days I will measure My Time on this Earth with.
50 Years?
Hey...."don't Blink"
PEACE   G

Welcome to THE FUTURE IS NOT BROKEN! The place to voice your solution opinions.

Good Morning.

   Well,  It's winter here alright.  45 degrees in the day, and 5 below at night.  What I could walk through yesterday afternoon, I can now Ice Skate on.  The good thing about that is, in about a Month, It's all going to be a memory. That's in the Future though. For now, I guess I have to live with it. I know It will improve, so It's cool.
   Anyway, speaking of the future, As in our future, it works the same way as how I just described.   I don't have to tell anybody here that we are going through some really difficult things.  For one reason or another, a while back, a lot of things started to happen, that affected our lives, and not in a good way either.

   All of a sudden, in what seemed the twinkling of an eye, we found ourselves struggling just to stay alive.
The last 5 years for me, have been a roller coaster, I don't know about you guys, but it has been quite an experience. Not all of it good either. Some of it actually, really not good.  That's just me, I know I'm not alone here. I'm just saying, I'm in the same boat you know? I'm not complaining, I'm just trying to make a point about something on my mind

   My point is this.  I can look back on that 5 years, and say to myself, "well I really made some mistakes didn't I?"  Or I could say,  "oh man, What am I gonna do now? Look at this mess! I don't know where to start anymore".    Well I could say that, and I have said that. You know something though?  I could do that for a decade, and it would not change a thing.  In fact it would make it worse.  It always does. So I thought, "well what are you going to do, Go back and change it?  I cannot.   We cannot change anything about the past. So worrying about it, is useless. We can blame the banks, we can blame the Govt. We can blame everybody else, or blame ourselves, On and on.   The past is broken. We can't fix it. That is just the way it is. There is something however, that we can look to for an answer.
   That is, The future. And the FUTURE is not BROKEN!  The future is something we can do something about.

   Try and look at it this way.   We live in America.  It was started in 1776.  It's now 2011.  Now America, we can  look at as if it were a person's life.. In this case It's a Country's life OK?
A person is born, is a child, then a teenager, than an adult.    America was born. America was a child, then a teenager, NOW it's an adult.
   We have gone through our birth. The revolutionary war.  Tough fight. America won It's Freedom.  Then came some growing. Expanding. Inventing. Exploring. Growing Like A child would.   Then came the "tween" years, like when your 10 or 12. Not a child not an adult. Puberty.  Conflicting feelings.   The CIVIL War for America. Now Those were some bad days.  However, it did end.
   So NOW, the child begins to grow.  And Grow America did!  The evidence speaks for itself on that.
All is well   Until, TEENAGE years.  Oh man, the teenage years.    The ROARING 20s!  Parties, Money,  New cars, Great jobs, the whole thing.
   Then comes what I have always called,   "The Sledge Hammer Effect".  You know, that time when reality finally comes along  and  BAM...Right in the face.  The wake up call Most of us have at one point in our lives or another.  NEVER fun..     That for America, would be the GREAT DEPRESSION.  I don't have to go in to details about that either, You know what I mean.  Very bad times indeed.   In a person's  life, that would mean, Time to roll up the sleeves, because your on your own!   Most of us do just that. And...we learn, and grow.  In America, That  was I would think,  the growth after the 30s. Then the 40s, Then Another Victory, Then Prosperity.  Following me?   OK.

   So now, we see America as a child, a "tween",  a Teenager, and a young Adult.   There is another phase I have not mentioned, Mid  Life  Crisis.   For a person, It means change, not necessarily Good Change.  Usually some Kind of panic change or whatever. There is a little waste there, both time and money. I know I have been there.
   Well,  That's where We are now in America.  Mid Life Crisis.   We cannot go back, we can just look back. It doesn't help. Except to learn.  So we make some mistakes, we all do, and have.   So the question now, would be I guess, now  what?

   As I said, It's the future.  It's not Broken.  There is nothing there yet.  It's all up to us!    You and me.  All of us.   We are All to blame in one way or another for this mess. I know I did my part. OK,   Now what can we do?    The first thing would be to stop the blaming, and finger pointing.  Myself included. Finding things or people to blame, is not going to make our problems go away. It is a waste of time, And we spend way too much time doing it. It doesn't take a lot of wisdom to be blaming, however it does take some to find solutions. Blaming is easy. Finding an answer is not.

  You can turn on your TV any time of the day, and you will see all the blaming you could want. What we need I guess, is a place to find answers. Or for people to have some ideas, and share them with other people. If you are hearing or reading this, please, by all means, post a comment. Maybe we could begin to reason some of this out together. I would love to hear from you.

    We should try Looking at the situation rationally and logically.  Put  down the fear and anger, concentrate on the problems, and Stand TOGETHER, and take one step at a time, TOGETHER, as one.  One Nation.  Not just say that, but actually do it!  We cannot wait for somebody else to fix this. We have to fix this. All of us.   That would be a good start in my opinion anyway.   We have a lot of problems, and a lot of differences I know.  It's not as simple as I make it out to be.  But it is  a good place to start, don't you think? Just like in Kindergarten. We have to cross the street, We better hold hands.

    It's been a cold winter, but Spring is coming.  It is as sure as I am writing this.     Spring is coming for America too.  It all depends on what we do with it.    You know what?  We CAN do it.  We CAN get over this and we will.  YOU can, and will get past this.  Wait.  It will happen. One step at a time. We have to cross a busy street here, But we can do it.   I didn't write this to make anyone think I have some kind of solution to all this, It was just my opinion.  I do have some thoughts on the subject though, but that's for another day. For now,  Please feel free to share some thoughts!
Peace G