I don’t want to think outside the box. It is like wanting to play outside the airplane or lifeboat.
Think about the “boxes” that make life possible. Every cell in your body has a cell membrane. It is what keeps you from becoming a bag of goo. While we are on that, you skin is a box that keeps you from bleeding to death, turning into a bit of human jerky or eaten by every bug that happens by. The non-conductive covering for electrical wires keeps you alive to enjoy the electricity that passes down them. That is a box.
I may need to make the box bigger or change its shape but I need to stay inside.
The limits to my box are established by the Bible.
I can see through to the outside. I have a good idea what is outside the box.
I see insanity and evil.
I can ponder it, but only from the inside.
Clear thinking can only be done inside the box.
So, thanks, but no thanks. I will stay inside the box and explore the wonders of the universe from there.
homo unius libri
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This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
This blog will be written from an orthodox Christian point of view. There may be some topic that is out of bounds, but at present I don't know what it will be. Politics is a part of life. Theology and philosophy are disciplines that we all participate in even if we don't think so. The Bible has a lot to say about economics. How about self defense? Is war ethical? Think of all the things that someone tells you we should not touch and let's give it a try. Everything that is a part of life should be an expression of worship.
Keep it courteous and be kind to those less blessed than you, but by all means don't worry about agreeing. We learn more when we get backed into a corner.
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Opus 2023-036: Box Rebellion
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