Please first view Clip from American football-related movie Concussion (in link here)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/arjp53xlafwaqur/_%20concussion%20.mp4?dl=0
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The psychological drive for invulnerability is a huge influence in human affairs. The wonder of paradox is its glaringly counter-intuitive nature. The more resources—The Bigger they are—can be an express ticket not to “Better” but to Disaster. A resource from this point of view can be considered money, status, muscle, market position, credentials, or even self-confidence. The race of the Turtle and the Hare is a template for innumerable hard and decidedly unromantic lessons of life.
A central lesson of Christianity is that humility is mightier than arrogance. As that translates in science it means that hypotheses are tentative and subject to verification.
We are all too familiar with the phrase “Too Big to Fail.” We should be warned that this denies the texture, complexity, and paradoxical forces of life.
Those versed in Scripture appreciate the “horizontal” person-to-person aspect of life and the “vertical” nature of our relationship with God. Thus, relationships with other humans can be sketched out in a continuum from absolute preoccupation with self on one extreme to unconditional denial of self and affirmation of others on the other. Jesus suggests a balance in his affirmation that we are to love others as ourselves. This view of justice is not complete however since it assumes a totally Godly nature of the societal status quo—it assumes that possession is 9/10s of the law whereas in truth wealth creation can be ridiculously unrelated to the distribution thereof. It is at this point that believers join to prayerfully seek the Lord’s will.
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When viewing movie Concussion, note the Christian/democratic/disciplined arts and sciences approach of absolute loving respect...in particular note how the doctor lovingly addresses his deceased subjects--this approach participates in our Creator"s great love for us--the only true wonder open to objectivity. After the movie, sit through the credits and be humbled by the vast number of creators involved and their abundance of disciplined gifts.
(Movie Trailer below).
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I think you will also find these blogs of relevant interest:
https://www.wayneblogs.com/2018/04/the-springtime-throwing-open-of-windows.html
https://www.wayneblogs.com/2018/05/the-forever-rebirth-of-wonder-and.html
https://www.wayneblogs.com/2018/04/work-in-progress.htmlnder-and.html
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