Notme2000:
Valid point, but tunnel vision would never pass for openmindedness You can get past time. Consider the moment, even in nanoseconds (especially nanoseconds, and less - the shorter the moment the faster it is perceived to pass) when push comes to shove and you have to make a split-second decision, a lifetime would be prefereable to a moment, wouldn't you agree? The "live the moment" philosophy is only valid if you have a long array of choices available at that moment. Extend it to "seize the day"... sounds much better because days are longer, you can plan ahead and do more with it. The Bible says "seize the life", actually it says:
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
If there is a lie, it is that you only have to enjoy the moment and forget the rest. Instant gratification is the pinnacle of selfishness and ignorance. Unfortunately that is the foundation of pop culture and capitalism. When people use the word 'freedom' nowadays, it means not having to be bound by consequences, or take other people into account in gaining personal wealth and happiness. I'm not saying capitalism is evil in itself, but like power, certainly attracts pathological and corruptive elements. Fighting against these is the "good fight" - and making people aware of the consequences of their actions, on the lives of others and especially on their own lives, since this tunnel vision is exactly what makes people blind to possibility of life after death.
Valid point, but tunnel vision would never pass for openmindedness You can get past time. Consider the moment, even in nanoseconds (especially nanoseconds, and less - the shorter the moment the faster it is perceived to pass) when push comes to shove and you have to make a split-second decision, a lifetime would be prefereable to a moment, wouldn't you agree? The "live the moment" philosophy is only valid if you have a long array of choices available at that moment. Extend it to "seize the day"... sounds much better because days are longer, you can plan ahead and do more with it. The Bible says "seize the life", actually it says:
1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
If there is a lie, it is that you only have to enjoy the moment and forget the rest. Instant gratification is the pinnacle of selfishness and ignorance. Unfortunately that is the foundation of pop culture and capitalism. When people use the word 'freedom' nowadays, it means not having to be bound by consequences, or take other people into account in gaining personal wealth and happiness. I'm not saying capitalism is evil in itself, but like power, certainly attracts pathological and corruptive elements. Fighting against these is the "good fight" - and making people aware of the consequences of their actions, on the lives of others and especially on their own lives, since this tunnel vision is exactly what makes people blind to possibility of life after death.