Changing Society

Pay no attention to what I say. You can not argue with me because I am right. Arguments against me prove you are wrong, therefore I grouse about the followng. Of course society is changing. Evidence of that is all around us. See the new technologies, new laws, different political ideologies, new religions, more Gays, more Atheists, more Muslims, wars and rumors of wars? Talk to the "Old Folks". They'll tell you how things used to be. Ask them how it was when THEIR grandparents walked the Earth. It seems that these changes perceived by me are very recent. Electricity, cars, planes, buses, trains, computers, electronic calculators, television, radio, steel ships, mega buildings, sonar, deep sea exploration, space travel, and so on are very new things compared to the history of man. It used to be that in all societies, with only a few variations, everything stayed the same. No one ever traveled faster than the fastest animal that could carry or pull them. Young men grew up to be what their fathers had been and only then after some sort of manly initiation. Young women became mothers. What were the differences between people of 8,000 years ago and people of 1,000 years ago or even 200? Not many I'd say.

Religion is about the same, though. All religion is about man reaching out to some perceived god and trying to please him or them. Sacrifices of animals, food, children or maidens were the rule. Judaism and Christianity seems to be the only religions that state God reaches out to us, not the other way around. Of course there are the "Enlightened" who claim God does not exist. There are many who claim that there are many, even millions of gods. Don't forget there are those who believe all Bibles and religious writings are obsolete and laughable.

Wars never change except for technological advances for peace which are also used  for war and were fought because some group did not like another group or a king wanted more riches or because of some perceived insult. I think they were fought because of some old family grudges that became clan grudges that became tribal grudges that became national or racial grudges and hate. Jews/Hebrews/Israeli's/Muslims/Arabs/Palestinians are related. All Africans are related as are all Europeans, (the "Limeys" and "Micks" go at it once in awhile. I am descended from them) and so on. In reality ALL people are related and are shades of brown, NOT black, white or "of color" and certainly not striped, speckled, checkered, etc. And yet they all find reasons to attack their brothers and sisters so that innocents get hurt to the point of death. One side will claim they are just as does the other side. The Kaiser's army had belt buckles that said "God is with us." World War II Allies prayed that God would give them the victory.

I think, ultimately, people are the same, period. Children who are lucky have different toys, but they all have play time when possible. Women get pregnant or occasionally adopt other's offspring. Men go off to war or work except in some societies where women did and do the same also. Someone has to do the killing or sweating. There have always been single parent families for any reason.

Who am I to judge? Christians are every bit as bad as any other group you can mention. I am a Christian and am thinking about jabbing my finger in the eyes of other Christians who say stupid and non biblical things. I hear people say things that are simply silly, such as, "You need Jesus in your heart", or "Ask Jesus into your heart." These statements ain't in the Bible. Jesus ain't here; He's at the right hand of God the Father, Act 7:55-56, Romans 8:24, Ephesians 8:24 and others.

My grandpa said that there are many men with many minds and it takes a whole lot of cranks to make the world go 'round, 'nough said, thanks Grandpa.