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Re: We're being attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of culture!
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:20:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton wrote:
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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.”
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I guess that’s right-- without that fear, there might be no impetus to
understand reality.
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Are you kidding?
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Not at all!
The first human reaction to that which is out of our control is to control or
predict it. Understand it. Particularly if it’s important to us. Understanding
why the grass is green, for instance, is of far less importance to understanding
than “why is there a massive flood?” or “why did the lightning strike my house?”
Fear of the unknown naturally seems to result in a belief in some sort of
supernatural control over certain things. Lightning? Hey, it’s gods! Volcano?
Gods. Disease? Gods! So because humans fear these things, they try their best to
understand them. The initial attempt generally being some sort of sacrifice or
prayer. But over time, we’ve come to figure stuff out. Would it have happened
without fear? Depending on how you define “fear”, I think I’d say no. I don’t
think I’d necessarily call it fear of the *Lord* per se, but I think the idea is
probably accurate.
DaveE
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