tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post1264427501583185213..comments2024-02-19T11:46:58.965-05:00Comments on alien romances: The Dilemma of Free WillRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-82005745917815087262007-09-07T17:27:00.000-04:002007-09-07T17:27:00.000-04:00Actually, the Rapture (which many Christian denomi...Actually, the Rapture (which many Christian denominations don't subscribe to, as it relies on only one or two brief passages in the entire New Testament, and those may be intended symbolically for all we know) would leave the Earth in something of a mess, since everyone whose heart is in the right place will have been snatched away. As in the multi-volume "Left Behind" series (which I haven't read; although it's a provocative story premise, my impression from watching the one movie that's been made so far is that the idea is better than the execution).Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-10793975480374147232007-09-07T13:52:00.000-04:002007-09-07T13:52:00.000-04:00Margaret:Actually, the way you've described the st...Margaret:<BR/><BR/>Actually, the way you've described the story (I haven't read it yet) it portrays (in a naive way) the Kabbalistic vision of what will happen when the Massiah comes.<BR/><BR/>The theory is that the laws of the universe will change in such a way as to cause human free will to interact with the universe in just about the way described (though not exactly). <BR/><BR/>The theory is that these changes will occur through the natural operation of normal processes in the world and society (not suddenly, by intervention, as portrayed in the story). <BR/><BR/>The problem with writing a story like this is that it's to be read by people in our condition -- who can't conceptualize or comprehend the people in "that" condition. <BR/><BR/>Free Will isn't taken away by this -- to the contrary, Free Will is unleashed into productivity and increasing joy. <BR/><BR/>Theory has it that we'll all be there to find out how it all plays out. <BR/><BR/>We'll see! <BR/><BR/>Jacqueline Lichtenberg<BR/>http://www.simegen.com/jl/Jacqueline Lichtenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-30270166128875661872007-09-06T17:02:00.000-04:002007-09-06T17:02:00.000-04:00The story sounds to me like "rapture" on earth. K...The story sounds to me like "rapture" on earth. <BR/><BR/>Kinda wish you left the god-bit out of the discussion, though. The "benevolence" is usually portrayed as a three-year-old having temper tantrums right and left.The Grumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10016970340725999041noreply@blogger.com