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In the popular 1960’s television show, Get Smart, our hero, Maxwell Smart and his organization Control, were locked in a weekly battle with the evil organization, Kaos. While it lacked a certain philosophical gravitas, it still serves to remind us of the ongoing struggle we face every day of our lives. We also want to control the chaos in our world, and while it may be as…..
At one time we were very optimistic about the future. We entertained ideas of a utopian society built on the back of rapid advances in science and technology. We knew that we could learn from past mistakes and innovatively avoid them in the future. We were like Chicago Cubs fans tenaciously clinging to the hope that this would be the year the Cubbies would win the World Series. Sadly, just like our pennant-challenged friends, we’ve had to accept the fact…..
The Genesis account describes two specific trees, the Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God did not forbid the Tree of Life; apparently, its fruit would allow one to live forever. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, however, represented the relationship boundaries between the Creator and the created. Adam and…..
