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   From: raymokeeffe@hotmail.com   
      
   In Regard to God   
   If God does not read our thoughts, then I have not spoken much with Him. If   
   He cannot know what I am going to think before I am going to think it, then   
   He is not God. I assume He knows my heart and motives and I keep a good   
   conscience most times. Sometimes I get caught up emotionally and work my way   
   back to control.   
      
   As a computer programmer designs a program, they know all the variables and   
   have some idea of how they interact with each other. They have an idea of   
   the outcome because of those interactions and knowing what the extreme data   
   means when put to those variables. When the computer has ran it's course of   
   the program, then all is printed out as the results, and the programmer   
   would be in the ball park on most things based on their understanding of the   
   bigger picture of it's design.   
      
   Likewise God never forgets and accumulates all knowledge with infinite   
   intelligence. As the programmer which remembers and knows all, the variables   
   and their data values, and their interactions all lead to a foreknowledge of   
   exactly what will be said and done with every interaction and cause and   
   effect. Every chain reaction. Every idea, fleeting thought, it's all   
   foreknown as part of the program of the genetic code and the foreknowledge   
   of every interaction all would make. That is by knowing all and remembering   
   all, running that through the logic of knowing every interaction perfectly,   
   even ahead of it happening. Even ahead of running the program, creation.   
      
   Knowledge is the quest to understand. A quest to know how to make things   
   happen. How to know what will be the results of our labours and plans? Where   
   to find the life partner? In times of old there were fortune tellers and the   
   like which would tell fortunes. These however have an influence on the   
   outcome, making self fulfilling prophecies on one hand, or having the   
   reverse effect as people wait for it to come to them instead of making it   
   happen by doing it.   
      
   What we truly want knowledge for it is to be able to make plans of our lives   
   and bring them to pass. To know that the crops will grow and there will be   
   plenty. To know the weather will be good and all will be safe. These are the   
   basic things in life, and traditions have passed down a lot of knowledge.   
   Science has kept records of a lot it with it's own research improvements.   
   The study of anything reveals deeper levels of understanding, as patterns   
   stand out and the result of acquired knowledge put into practice is to be   
   able to predict what will happen when certain variables are set in a certain   
   way. So once "Established Predictability" is accomplished the rules or laws   
   of the system are able to be defined and it becomes practical knowledge with   
   proven results. It then becomes education material to the next generation or   
   specialist trainee.   
      
   The prophecy of Daniel 12:4 says that many will go back and forth and   
   knowledge will increase. The important factors here are that knowledge   
   increases by a different variety of inputs. The overview then makes the   
   common factors stand out and these become the keys of understanding that   
   knowledge. These are the principles which define the variables and the   
   values for those in order to achieve a desired outcome. And also the same   
   variables and the values which produce an unwanted outcome. This same   
   prophecy says that these things of knowledge are sealed up until the end   
   times, with the result of it being revealed when knowledge increases.   
      
   The understanding of the knowledge keys knows the extremes and balances of   
   the operating range of the variables. One extreme causes harm, the other   
   great happiness, and other variations in between. These interact with other   
   "keys" and their variables, like with the body having several systems, for   
   digestion and circulation and nerves for starters. Each of these systems   
   interacts with the others in the major system of a living body. The   
   application of knowledge so that it fits in well with other systems in play   
   is the use of wisdom. There of course are varying degrees, and we are always   
   learning, and always getting wiser. We can learn more from fixing errors   
   than getting it right.   
      
   Jesus taught the people of his day about sowing and reaping. And if you look   
   at the overview of every word he taught, you will find it is all based on   
   sowing and reaping. That is of coming to understand that we cause our own   
   things to happen by what we think, say and do. That is both the good and the   
   bad come our way by our interactions with others, the world and God. There   
   are many variables which we effect to bring things back to us. The point of   
   the whole matter is that we need to understand cause and effect and do the   
   things which bring the desired outcome.   
      
   So once we understand the Key of "Cause and Effect" which is also "Sowing   
   and Reaping" and in science physics is called "Equal and Opposite Reactions   
   for Each Action." This principle then becomes the key to gaining   
   understanding to making decisions. One would then come to understand that we   
   all need to make decisions which cause good things and not bad things to   
   happen. Being anything that is not bad is good, at least in easy extremes. A   
   general theme of Peace on earth and good will to all men.   
      
   Understanding the way things interact and how there are "Chain Reactions"   
   and "Side Effects" as we learn the best ways to do things. With everyone   
   having unique points of view and the modern world of the computer   
   Information Age and the Internet, we can share different understandings with   
   each other. In this way we can research and find proven methods of doing   
   things. And if we are seeking to do something a newer way, we have these   
   points of reference to guide our understanding as we delve in deeper in our   
   learning from life's observations and out right experimentation.   
      
   With acquired knowledge and the research facilities we have many things in   
   front of us to help us make the world a better place. It means there will be   
   less environmental damage from new ventures due to the knowledge learnt from   
   previous mistakes and hazards. Such knowledge is not just history or science   
   text books, but is also the good the bad and the ugly of what is "wrong" to   
   what is "cost effective" what is "too cheap" and what is "the best long   
    term". For the foresight from insight is something which will make   
   mankind's   
   intelligence jump 10 fold. From using less than 10% of his brain power to   
   being able to see far further than ever before and having a good feel for   
   the ball park figures with a good gut feeling.   
      
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)