Bible Question (short): question revamp, 3rd edition |
Question (full): q revamp kjv e.1:14 i have seen all... and behold, all is vanity and VEXATION OF SPIRIT : imo no activity spiritual or secular in this life comes on a platter without strain and frustration when endeavoured mightily 1:15 that which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting (nonexistent, my reading) cannot be numbered ---imo God does not desire us to fix everything that is broke 1:17 and i gave my heart to know wisdom, (also)... madness and folly; i perceived (even all this extra effort exerted and endeavoured- my inserted words) also is vexation of spirit 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow the editor wrote Perhaps instead you would care to give your input on Solomon's use of "vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Or was that the intent of your question? vanity-the quality of being futile, of it all having been done, endeavoured in vain and to no avail whatsoever, especially since as i wrote below and as Jesus taught, there is no secret life philosophy beyond the inspection of the astute disciplined Word-meditating believer mt 15:25-26 and confronted by Christ in the sincere authentic Church jn 3:20-21 ---im not so sure of this point, this is my conviction at best now is it possible when jesus said as last words: a little while you will lose sight of me, then a little while later you will see me again that this can be reinterpreted anew as exclusionary regenerated vision for the elect alone; also cf Ecc 12:11-12---jn21:25 previous version: this compiler has tracked down those who are of the same mind as me and King Solomon the Wise, who have reached the conclusion MORE OR LESS, GIVE AND TAKE, THEREABOUTS that the highest peak of mastery of meaning is the point where you lose your grasp of meaning and all is meaningless in the infinitude of interconnectedness of everything with everything else so that you cannot command and control anything anymore (Ecclesiastes, the Holy Bible) IE when your mastery of wisdom loses its distinctiveness of relevant ideas standing out from irrelevant knowledge, you find you have lost your interest in there being meaning in anything since meaning is everywhere and no effort is needed anymore on your part to search it out and store it up and build it up (Proverbs, Holy Bible). Thus your intuition takes totally over your thinking and you decide instantly and instantaneously without needing to reflect anymore, the way the killer in news of late penetrated election rally defenses and nabbed the former Prime Minister of Pakistan. secular support quotes from off the www excerpt www.angelo.edu faculty kboudrea cheap cheap2 scientists.htm Scientists are funny people. Not just the great ones who think they've discovered the secret of life or of the brain or of the common cold. Even ordinary day-to-day scientists are funny, because they all think that the world makes sense Most people know better. Betsy Divine , Joel E. Cohen, Absolute Zero Gravity Science Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes (1992) The average student emerges at the end of the Ph.D. program, already middle-aged, overspecialized, poorly prepared for the world outside, and almost unemployable except in a narrow area of specialization. Large numbers of students for whom the program is inappropriate are trapped in it, because the Ph.D. has become a union card required for entry into the scientific job market. Freeman Dyson, From Eros to Gaia (1992) "To Teach or Not to Teach" (1990) Answer: Hello mightilycalled, As I said before, this is NOT a Christian philosophy forum. Your question has merit but is not within the scope of this site. Perhaps instead you would care to give your input on Solomon's use of "vanity of vanities, all is vanity." Or was that the intent of your question? Steve |