Idol or G-d: Is truth discernible?

One man's God is the next man's idol! How profound. Just say that and put the next evangelist that tries to save you in a pickle. It reminds me of a comical skit from The State. Old fashioned man proclaims [license taken], “I believe in the one true G-d,” dramatic pause “And his name is Zoro and he is living in that lake,” which is followed by the old fashioned man humorously whistling at the end of the short clip.

watch the skit here:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpiw-ng5wkQ

I have never heard apologetics from any religion that address this maddening issue, which is that once we establish that there is a G-d, we fall flat on our faces in details, not minor details, but MAJOR DETAILS!, such as what the name of G-d is, but the where, the when, the why, and the how, so I will tell it: The details are up to Gd Himself, not me. However, I have a function too. As a faithful follower of Hashem, my role is to be as His instrument in order that His will may be done. He doesn’t need me to be His instrument, but through His unfathomable ways he has chosen to work through humankind.

Want to know how I came to faith? When I was an atheist at Rutgers, G-d spoke to me and instantaneously I believed. G-d said, "I AM punishing you." There was nothing not to believe about that Voice, and it caused me great joy because I never knew Gd could be capable of retribution, and not only that but that He also cared enough about me enough to speak with me. In my opinion, Hashem chose to speak to me when I was at my lowest because I felt like I had nothing to lose. I would try anything. Had he spoken to me in less dire circumstances, I may have brushed it off without changing. That is how I feel about folks when I tell them about G-d and they roll their eyes or deny that He has spoken with me. Like me in the good times, I expect that they wouldn’t change a thing.

The Evolving Universe and Why Its Physical Laws Are Transient

Ask yourself these two questions:

It is well known now that the universe is expanding. As the universe changes size, will its expansion cause physical laws to evolve, such that a universe’s physical laws (non-Torah laws) are impermanent and in need continual reevaluation? This may not seem obvious at first, but when asking: Do scientists claim that the laws of our universe existed prior to its creation? It becomes apparent that the physical laws, meaning non-Torah laws, which govern our universe are not absolute and that they had to have evolved as the universe chronologically expands from nothing. This must be the explanation for the mathematical discrepancies between the physics of the large and quantum reality (physics of the small.) IMHO, as we enter the age of Moshiach the physical laws the govern the universe will continue toward perfection and ease of use.

Questions about Creation Physicists Probably Would Like to Wish Away

1. What was the universe like before it had matter? Was matter created or destroyed in during the universe’s construction?

2. As the universe changes size, will its expansion cause physical laws to evolve, such that a universe’s physical laws are impermanent and in need continual reevaluation?

3. Do scientists claim that the laws of our universe existed prior to its creation?

4. As temperature approaches absolute zero, is there a decrease in quantum indeterminacy that makes Planck length variable?

5. In theory, is the absurdity of other universes limitless?

6. Should the expansion of the universe, especially as we calculate events closer and closer to the beginning of time, be any reason for lack of confidence when calculating the physics of the past?

7. If time is as relative as cosmologists claim, as in the case of the virtually incomparable nature of time elapse inside a black hole versus time on earth, then how can scientists claim confidence in the duration of our universe’s epochs?

Note: This blog post “Questions about Creation Physicists Probably Would Like to wish Away” is actually composed 2 earlier blog posts, Questions about the Universe I Hope to Be Able to Answer Someday, and Pt. 2 of Questions I Hope to Be Able to Answer about the Universe combined and edited.

Pt. 2 of Questions I Hope to Be Able to Answer about the Universe

1.  Do scientists believe that the laws of our universe existed prior to its creation?

2.  Can any or all the physical laws of a universe evolve?

3.  Should we identify other universes through factors of their absurdity and/or their impossibility for analysis?

4.  Is it too absurd to claim that other universes within the multiverse are shrinking?

5.  Is the absurdity of other universes limitless?

6.  Should the expansion of the universe, especially as we calculate events closer and closer to the beginning of time, be any reason for lack of confidence when calculating the physics of the past?

7.  If time is as relative as cosmologists claim, as in the case of the virtually incomparable nature of time elapse inside a black hole versus time on earth, then how can scientists claim confidence in the duration of our universe’s epochs?

Questions about the Universe I Hope to Be Able to Answer Someday

1. Can the expansion of the universe be described thermodynamically as a result of thermodynamic order arising from the friction of thermodynamic disorder, and/or thermodynamic sense arising from thermodynamic nonsense?

2. What, if anything, might cause system opening?

3. What was the universe like before it had matter?

4. Might the mode of the universe change from expansion to contraction? If not, then why?

5. What is meant when it is said that the universe is “flat?” Aren’t the substances within the universe curved? Is it just that it looks flat, or is it actually flat?

6. As the universe changes size, will its expansion cause physical laws to change, such that consequently all physical laws are impermanent and in need continual reevaluation?

7. As temperature approaches absolute zero, is there a decrease in quantum indeterminacy, such that Planck length is variable?

8. What is a false vacuum?

9. May it be that the universe became constructed as a result of several big bangs, as opposed to just one big bang?

A New War to Wage – Obesity at Epidemic Proportions

It used to be that people died in battle. It is still that way.  However, the forms are changing.  Now, people are becoming more likely to die from overeating, such that we must wage war again, this time with a silent killer, obesity.

Obese bellies should be considered as having similarity to the unwanted tattoos the Nazis forced on the Jews during the Holocaust.  Obesity is not just killing, but it is maiming its victims.  The morbidity of obesity increases daily, and if it not stopped somehow, it may claim more lives than the Holocaust did.

Sales of Decadent Sugary Foods Aren't Sustainable

Recently, I encountered the stats that within a generation’s time 1 in 3 Americans will have diabetes, and that consequently life expectancy will likely plummet.  This diabetes threat is real.  It could happen, especially given the prevalence of foods with added sugar at the average American grocery store.  

Greedy capitalists have placed faith in idols.  They have no fear, for as Judaism puts it, “They say God does not avenge.”  They are fearlessly profiting by getting us hooked on added sugar, where sugar should be regarded as a dangerous drug.

We don’t want to sustain capitalism's greed.  It is flawed and outdated, and it must pass.  Transition to the new system probably won’t be easy.  This will likely present difficult times at first, which may be likened to birthing pains, where the end result will be an awesome and wonderful creation.