Deadly Combination 1

Some claim that a certain god is both omniscient and omnipotent. Some even go the the extent of proclaiming that this god has has both free will and knows whatever will be happening in the future.

I dare refute this belief with the bounds of logic considering that mine is more limited than extensive.

How can one be omniscient and yet omnipotent?

Being omniscient entails being able to know evrything. Being omnipotent on the other hand means being able to do anything.

How can one who knows what will happen in the future do things that will possibly contradict with the things he knows that will happen in the future.

This is a limitation to his omnipotence....

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Quoting ....

A Literary piece is not merely a work of an author based entirely on an arbitrary choice. It is the reflection of whatever trials and human frailty[ies] the author is experiencing in his own period.

-Joanne Pegina
(My junior literature teacher in HS)

...and this is a piece...

Vague

It does suck when things don’t go as we expect them to. However, it is all the more annoying when we truly and faithfully expect something and fail to get it either because of our own shortcomings or others’ mislaying. Perhaps even more disappointing is the feeling we get when this occurs in our relationships with friends and loved ones.

Understanding and weighing in Human emotion has never been an easy task for psychologists and mind science professionals for it can not be easily known if it is the emotion or the impulse behind it fuelling more impulsive behavior.

The world is subtly filled with ambiguities and vagueness. Take the word play for example. It can be used in a multitude of situations with meanings sometimes varying immensely yet in other times morphing subtly into a form not readily apparent to the non expectant.

This is true to every perceivable aspect of our human life. The question now is whose fault is it? Is it the expectant Joe’s? Or is it of the Abominable end unworthy of expectation?

(this post is vague in itself) ;)

Arbitrary

Life as we know is pronounced with rules and standards. School, relationships, politics, and morality, good and evil… all else… Related to this issue is the issue regarding the existence of norms… Now let me bring this to a totally new level…

What if our very existence was brought forth by arbitrary choices made by some arbitrary arbiter… haha Life would totally have no meaning… (to those who think it has one at least) Take for example the concept of being right or being logically sound. If these were to be viewed as arbitrary choices and not as universal truths, our very conception of the universe will surely change.

It is ideal that we live in a world with purpose, with order and with a clear direction. However dedicated we are to such a precarious idea, it is never safe to just shut ourselves in this realm of a seemingly illustrious illusion. However, no readily conceivable evidence proves or disproves that dream or its contrary.

I wonder why MS word tells me to change “its” into “it’s” in the previous sentence… Seems like it has an arbitrary way of detecting wrong grammar… Well is this thought in itself arbitrary? We may never know… But what we know of today is in the world where we exist, certain things can’t be answered and to our judgment rests these things’ fate.

Random Thoughts...

Imagine this… You’re lying in a hospital bed. Terribly sick and possibly dying… In Need of a lot of cash! Because of your kindness and fame, donors flock to help you with your finances…

One of them is your millionaire boss. He readily offers you a hefty amount of money.. More than enough to cover your bills in fact! He shakes your hand and says… “Get well J we still have many things to discuss in the office.” He then hands you a blank cheque ..

On the other side is your ever loyal best friend. He comes to your side and says, “Hey bro, here’s my allowance for the week, hope It helps you… even just slightly…” He gives you a tap on the shoulder and a L face… He then hands you a thousand pesos.

The question is… which of these two would you rather have? We often think about the amount of money in every endeavor we get our asses wet with… Seldom do we realize that most of us are not after the money by itself. We want the money and the sense of security… A rich boss? A loyal best friend? You decide!

Economics of Reality

”It is not from the benevolence of the butcher the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.”

- Adam Smith from his book Wealth of Nations

thanks Greggy C. ;)

In today's grueling and chaotic atmosphere, there is often little genuine good will to be seen at most. However, there is no question that the intrinsic goodness in each person’s heart remains. Adam Smith may have been right in saying that it is not because people want to be good that they do their tasks. It must be fear of punishment or love of some reward.

What interests me in this particular text is the fact that Adam Smith used dinner, something the least wealthy and the most well off have in common. I think that with that example, Smith was effectively telling us that his belief was not to be confined in any social class, he was actually saying that no matter how high or low you are in the eyes of others.

I was preliminarily thinking of reflecting on this as a RELSTRI (Christian Morality) thing but I thought that it would be better if I share my thoughts with the few whoe read this journal.

As animals, we have the intrinsic desire to survive. We've been around for a couple thousand of years and this is because of the constant advancements in our civilization that enable us to adapt to changes that would otherwise wipe us off the face of the planet. As humans, we are also capable of love and affection. This not only explains romance between individuals but also tells us why we have compassion for out fellowmen.

Smith has spoken for the majority of the Human Population. Why would you work for womeone you have no affinity with? Why do every tiring task to benefit not your own but another man's?

This is the challenge we face. To a certain extent I think that Smith was just being practical. And we need to be practical these days. However, a part of me says that if all of us are to do their part in society just to get their share, then we might not be living up o the ideals we set for ourselves. What good is a life where you exist to survive? exist to work and be exhausted, be exploited. Would it not be much better if we were to veneer ourselves in a veil of sophistry?

Not evryone will agree! The path to go is to be decided by each man alone. He has to balance being practical and ideal to arrive in a compromise that would propel him the way he wishes till his expiration...