Schrodinger’s Cat: a reflection on faith

Sorry if this is way off or that it might not make sense. Schrodinger’s Cat is the idea that if you took a cat and a box, and place some atomic material like Uranium and a vial of poison with a hammer poised ready to fall and break the vial if an atom of the uranium decays, the hammer smashes the vial and kills the cat.

A tenet of quantum mechanics, uranium atoms, cannot be said to be in a definite state they are neither decayed or undecayed until they are observed. Until then, atoms hover in a quantum limbo, stuck in both possible states at the same time. Schrodinger proposed that until we open the lid and observe we also cannot assume the cat be alive or dead. In fact he proposed that the cat is both at the same time.

Now, Schrodinger supposedly used this as an illustration to mock his more mystical minded colleges who believed that observation created reality.

Yet, in this we have great stories of science fiction where we can meander a bit in the possibilities of this if true.

What if in the quantum realm we have both death and life intermixed. In fact if we read Genesis we see that Adam and Eve at the time of the curse suffer such a fate. Though they are “alive” they somehow “died” that very day they partook of the forbidden fruit.

Man exists in this sort of limbo such as the fate of Schodinger’s cat.

Scripture teaches we must have life and the Life is in the Son.

Can you imagine a world where there is no death mixed in life? No decay at all. In some ways that may be sad as I love the color of the leaves in fall… or the color of old barn wood. Yet, imagine no death and no decay?

I imagine that God in a sense lifted the lid at the Cross and the atoms made their decision… for He made them and they will obey.

Do you think this is too far fetched? Then explain how Jesus in a physical body like yours and mine walked through a closed door and stood before His disciples. Jesus being God, knew the molecular structure of that door thus He could pass through it. He made all things so He knows the physics and quantum physics involved to do such things. Not to mention being dead for three days and then out and about walking through doors.

So, I see again, it is not the atoms who decide the fate of the cat, but that the God of the Atom decides the fate of the cat… and in that tells the atom to not only let the cat live, but give it life with no death at all!

Again, I may be off a bit. I have no education in physics let alone quantum physics, yet it makes me wonder what is in store for us in the New Creation.

Be blessed,

iggy

Schrodinger’s Cat: a reflection on faith

Sorry if this is way off or that it might not make sense. Schrodinger’s Cat is the idea that if you took a cat and a box, and place some atomic material like Uranium and a vial of poison with a hammer poised ready to fall and break the vial if an atom of the uranium decays, the hammer smashes the vial and kills the cat.

A tenet of quantum mechanics, uranium atoms, cannot be said to be in a definite state they are neither decayed or undecayed until they are observed. Until then, atoms hover in a quantum limbo, stuck in both possible states at the same time. Schrodinger proposed that until we open the lid and observe we also cannot assume the cat be alive or dead. In fact he proposed that the cat is both at the same time.

Now, Schrodinger supposedly used this as an illustration to mock his more mystical minded colleges who believed that observation created reality.

Yet, in this we have great stories of science fiction where we can meander a bit in the possibilities of this if true.

What if in the quantum realm we have both death and life intermixed. In fact if we read Genesis we see that Adam and Eve at the time of the curse suffer such a fate. Though they are “alive” they somehow “died” that very day they partook of the forbidden fruit.

Man exists in this sort of limbo such as the fate of Schodinger’s cat.

Scripture teaches we must have life and the Life is in the Son.

Can you imagine a world where there is no death mixed in life? No decay at all. In some ways that may be sad as I love the color of the leaves in fall… or the color of old barn wood. Yet, imagine no death and no decay?

I imagine that God in a sense lifted the lid at the Cross and the atoms made their decision… for He made them and they will obey.

Do you think this is too far fetched? Then explain how Jesus in a physical body like yours and mine walked through a closed door and stood before His disciples. Jesus being God, knew the molecular structure of that door thus He could pass through it. He made all things so He knows the physics and quantum physics involved to do such things. Not to mention being dead for three days and then out and about walking through doors.

So, I see again, it is not the atoms who decide the fate of the cat, but that the God of the Atom decides the fate of the cat… and in that tells the atom to not only let the cat live, but give it life with no death at all!

Again, I may be off a bit. I have no education in physics let alone quantum physics, yet it makes me wonder what is in store for us in the New Creation.

Be blessed,

iggy

A little insider Humor.

Just a little insider Humor

A little insider Humor.

Just a little insider Humor

What a different world some live in….

What a different world some live in….

On very rare occasions, and I mean rare as in someone almost never… Yet, since I have on occasion noticed a couple of my friends mention Dan Phillips I read one of his articles…
And I just don’t even relate to the question at all…
Here is the idea. You are a Christian and someone accuses you of being a legalist.
Dan then gives these examples of legalism or what others have said to him or… and that is where I get a bit confused I guess… but here are the “legalist” accusations with the questions afterward.

A legalist is…

1. Anyone who thinks Christians are under the Ten Commandments
2. Anyone who thinks Christians are under the Law of Moses (more broadly)
3. Anyone who thinks that we must obey law (— any law, whether of Moses or of Christ) to merit salvation
4. Anyone who thinks a Christian should obey the commands of Christ and the apostles
5. Anyone whose example makes me feel bad about my life
6. Anyone who imposes man-made rules on other Christians’ conscience
7. Anyone who lives by standards that I don’t share
8. Anyone who tells me that I should not do something I want to do, or do something I don’t want to do
9. Anyone who tells me that a sin I sinned was sin, that I must repent before
   God and man, and that I must make it right with those I’ve wronged
10. Anyone who seriously thinks that what the Bible says is more important than what I strongly feel
11. Anyone who seriously thinks that the Bible should be our only rule of faith and practice, and that it is wholly sufficient to that end
12. Anyone who quotes a Bible verse I don’t want to hear
13. Anyone who affirms a Biblical truth I don’t want to think about
14. Anyone who thinks that, just because I say I believe in Jesus, I should take seriously anything that Jesus or His apostles or prophets say, even if I don’t want to
15. Anyone who evaluates my outpouring of emotions and reactions in a
    Biblical manner, however humanly and compassionately
16. Anyone who holds to a lot of rules
17. Anyone who applies the Bible accurately, but without so much as a breath of grace, patience, compassion or humility
18. Anyone who thinks we should ever say “No” to anything we really deeply feel in our hearts
19. Anyone who goes to church when he doesn’t feel like it
20. Anyone who takes literally parts of the Bible that I don’t take literally
21. Anyone who thinks I should go to church when I don’t feel like it, just because I say I believe in Jesus
22. Anyone who thinks I should respect an authority I don’t agree with
23. Anyone who thinks that, just because I call Jesus “Lord, Lord,” I should actually do what He says

Update: Anyone who tries to hold another to a biblical standard [credit: Carrie]Update: Anyone who thinks that there is no problem that cannot be solved by more and better rules

In the meta, tell us:

Which of these have you heard most frequently?

Which do you think is (or are) accurate and legitimate uses — and on what basis?

Which do you think are inaccurate and illegitimate — and on what basis?

————————————————————————————————-
Now, there are some legitimate “legalism” there, but I see that the point is missed completely. If one adds one thing to the finished works of Christ Jesus, that is in itself, legalism.

So most of these, which some made me laugh out loud as things like, “22. Anyone who takes literally parts of the Bible that I don’t take literally” when many people who claim to be “literalists” are not even close to being that, or say, Any of the “because I take Jesus seriously” ones which seem to totally miss what biblical obedience is.

The thing that gets me is that Dan Phillips is in the crowd that seems to get these statements aimed at them. Maybe for good reason? I never seem to get these statements aimed at me unless it is in the form or “you do it too!” when I try to rebuke someone in Dan’s crowd who hypocritically attacks a friend of mine or unjustly accuses someone I respect.

Before you think I am just on an anti Dan Phillips row here, I am not, I have also seen some legalism in my own camp which I do address, yet, I see more grace there than from many who propose their doctrines as “doctrines of grace”. I might even be as bold as to say that I have seen and experienced more grace from Arminians than from Calvinists… though I do not condemn all Calvinists in that manner nor I claim or state that most Arminians truly grasp Grace in its fullness (Nor do I for all its fullness).

Now, as far as these questions, most I see are just not even the right questions. If one is accused of these, then you need sit back and really consider what is being stated. I bet if one prays and truly considers the accusation against them they might see some truth to them all and might also be careful to consider oneself might fall into these traps of the faith.

So I see that before we try to justify or condemn someone for placing these statements at our feet, one should be wise to see if they really do apply to themselves.

I do not boast when I state I rarely hear people state these questions to me. For true Grace only comes from God and not from us. We can only love if we understand we are loved by God first. We can only give grace away if we have God’s grace to give away.

Be blessed,
iggy

What a different world some live in….

What a different world some live in….

On very rare occasions, and I mean rare as in someone almost never… Yet, since I have on occasion noticed a couple of my friends mention Dan Phillips I read one of his articles…
And I just don’t even relate to the question at all…
Here is the idea. You are a Christian and someone accuses you of being a legalist.
Dan then gives these examples of legalism or what others have said to him or… and that is where I get a bit confused I guess… but here are the “legalist” accusations with the questions afterward.

A legalist is…

1. Anyone who thinks Christians are under the Ten Commandments
2. Anyone who thinks Christians are under the Law of Moses (more broadly)
3. Anyone who thinks that we must obey law (— any law, whether of Moses or of Christ) to merit salvation
4. Anyone who thinks a Christian should obey the commands of Christ and the apostles
5. Anyone whose example makes me feel bad about my life
6. Anyone who imposes man-made rules on other Christians’ conscience
7. Anyone who lives by standards that I don’t share
8. Anyone who tells me that I should not do something I want to do, or do something I don’t want to do
9. Anyone who tells me that a sin I sinned was sin, that I must repent before
   God and man, and that I must make it right with those I’ve wronged
10. Anyone who seriously thinks that what the Bible says is more important than what I strongly feel
11. Anyone who seriously thinks that the Bible should be our only rule of faith and practice, and that it is wholly sufficient to that end
12. Anyone who quotes a Bible verse I don’t want to hear
13. Anyone who affirms a Biblical truth I don’t want to think about
14. Anyone who thinks that, just because I say I believe in Jesus, I should take seriously anything that Jesus or His apostles or prophets say, even if I don’t want to
15. Anyone who evaluates my outpouring of emotions and reactions in a
    Biblical manner, however humanly and compassionately
16. Anyone who holds to a lot of rules
17. Anyone who applies the Bible accurately, but without so much as a breath of grace, patience, compassion or humility
18. Anyone who thinks we should ever say “No” to anything we really deeply feel in our hearts
19. Anyone who goes to church when he doesn’t feel like it
20. Anyone who takes literally parts of the Bible that I don’t take literally
21. Anyone who thinks I should go to church when I don’t feel like it, just because I say I believe in Jesus
22. Anyone who thinks I should respect an authority I don’t agree with
23. Anyone who thinks that, just because I call Jesus “Lord, Lord,” I should actually do what He says

Update: Anyone who tries to hold another to a biblical standard [credit: Carrie]Update: Anyone who thinks that there is no problem that cannot be solved by more and better rules

In the meta, tell us:

Which of these have you heard most frequently?

Which do you think is (or are) accurate and legitimate uses — and on what basis?

Which do you think are inaccurate and illegitimate — and on what basis?

————————————————————————————————-
Now, there are some legitimate “legalism” there, but I see that the point is missed completely. If one adds one thing to the finished works of Christ Jesus, that is in itself, legalism.

So most of these, which some made me laugh out loud as things like, “22. Anyone who takes literally parts of the Bible that I don’t take literally” when many people who claim to be “literalists” are not even close to being that, or say, Any of the “because I take Jesus seriously” ones which seem to totally miss what biblical obedience is.

The thing that gets me is that Dan Phillips is in the crowd that seems to get these statements aimed at them. Maybe for good reason? I never seem to get these statements aimed at me unless it is in the form or “you do it too!” when I try to rebuke someone in Dan’s crowd who hypocritically attacks a friend of mine or unjustly accuses someone I respect.

Before you think I am just on an anti Dan Phillips row here, I am not, I have also seen some legalism in my own camp which I do address, yet, I see more grace there than from many who propose their doctrines as “doctrines of grace”. I might even be as bold as to say that I have seen and experienced more grace from Arminians than from Calvinists… though I do not condemn all Calvinists in that manner nor I claim or state that most Arminians truly grasp Grace in its fullness (Nor do I for all its fullness).

Now, as far as these questions, most I see are just not even the right questions. If one is accused of these, then you need sit back and really consider what is being stated. I bet if one prays and truly considers the accusation against them they might see some truth to them all and might also be careful to consider oneself might fall into these traps of the faith.

So I see that before we try to justify or condemn someone for placing these statements at our feet, one should be wise to see if they really do apply to themselves.

I do not boast when I state I rarely hear people state these questions to me. For true Grace only comes from God and not from us. We can only love if we understand we are loved by God first. We can only give grace away if we have God’s grace to give away.

Be blessed,
iggy

If this famliy came to your church…

A Pregnant Man?

If this family came to your church…

“Despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, I am stable and confident being the man that I am.

“To Nancy, I am her husband carrying our child – I am so lucky to have such a loving, supportive wife.

“I will be my daughter’s father, and Nancy will be her mother. We will be a family.”

If this famliy came to your church…

A Pregnant Man?

If this family came to your church…

“Despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, I am stable and confident being the man that I am.

“To Nancy, I am her husband carrying our child – I am so lucky to have such a loving, supportive wife.

“I will be my daughter’s father, and Nancy will be her mother. We will be a family.”

Are you ready for the Raptor?

Thanks Chris L

Are you ready for the Raptor?

Thanks Chris L