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My 2sats:

"The map is not the territory" is an important concept. A map always leaves something out because in order to be perfect & include every detail in a complex & ever changing landscape the map would have to actually be the territory.

Similarly is God is all knowing & ever present then I think that means God has to be the very fabric of reality itself. In which case God would be everything that is true & it would be delusion that separates us from God/reality.

Individuals have wants & needs & feelings & concerns. Individuals are prime, we are each indivisible beings. Groups & collectives are divisible abstractions. So people who treat collectives as though they matter more than individuals are deluded & ultimately worshipping some unholy abstraction at the expense of reality & real individuals.

It seems to me, that the moral of the Jesus story is that men clinging to status & power (conferred to them by the existence of some group or social structure) will kill God & the truth in an effort to perserve said status & power. And they will often do so in the name of "the greater good."

The real divide between good & evil is prioritization of the pursuit of truth vs prioritization of the pursuit of social status. It's in every little thing we do. Do we do or say what we know to be right & true, or do we go with what the normies around us will reward?

Bobby 2y ago

I agree with 99.99999% of what you say here. I think that individuals are primary characters but God himself is the prime.

The moral of the Jesus story is true. Political power and retaining of power is a major theme of the Gospel accounts. Jesus is the rebel that leads his people to real truth instead of political maneuvering.

Ultimately it’s the substance of the real truth that’s what’s most important, and that is sin is present in every individual. I believe 100% that “Power corrupts. But absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This is the temptation of sin. The reason why I’m a Bitcoiner is the same reason Im a Christian. Governments are incredibly tempted by selfishness and power. People are tempted by the same. The only hope for mankind is what Jesus offers in restoration back to something foundational and hard. Just like Bitcoin brings us back to the same with money.

Deep thoughts for a Monday night. Thanks for the 2 sats!