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June 2, 2005
Information Overload
Speaking of interesting articles, today's "A Slice of Infinity" installment is worth your time to read. Even if you don't believe in God, "Seeking Sense in an Age of Confusion" posits a potential reason why we struggle for order as we are deluged by items seeking our attention. An excerpt:
The voices clamoring for our attention range from the mystical voices of popular sitcoms, to the voices that promise an unbiased and serious engagement with issues and concerns. We are left with the impression that the world is one of chaos, a mess in need of individual, even if incompatible, interpretations. And yet we find such an impression troubling. If the world is one of chaos, why do we find in ourselves the desire for order, meaning, and purpose?
The world we live in is a created order. It functions by design and intent of a purposeful Creator. The denial or refusal of God, God's wisdom, or God's way tends to lead to a substitution of worship, wisdom, and way, not a complete vacancy of it....
Posted by alan at June 2, 2005 10:35 AM
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