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The purpose of science in GOD's plan John 1:3 Through Him, all things were made, and without Him, nothing was made that has been made. Science removes our need for GOD. Science dispels faith and the need for GOD. Many of the life's answers can be answered by science. Hence, no one needs to run into a church for healing if they can walk into a hospital. No farmer needs to pray for an abundant harvest when they have agricultural science behind them, ensuring many of their problems can be resolved through science. Therefore, no one needs to go to GOD in prayer for every trivial matter. In other words, GOD outsources man's reliance on Him to Science. Hence, a man does not need to waste his time early in the morning praying for his sheep, goats, cows, donkeys, and a long list of mundane things but to pray for things of eternal value. GOD, through science, answered man's prayers before he even asked. Via the Internet, any problem can be answered immediately. All we have to do is ask the most knowledgeable person, AI ( artificial intelligence), and the next thing we know, voila, we get a perfect answer. Science allows us to solve things ourselves before we approach GOD. Even if we ask God, we might not get a fast answer. Therefore, science, in terms of technology, plays a more significant role in a person's life than GOD. Supremacy of GOD over science Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out. If science dispels faith and the need for God, then what is God's purpose for science? GOD is a jealous GOD, and He will not allow anything to stand higher than Him, not Satan and not even science, replacing His importance. He is the creator of all things, and He will not create anything that diminishes His supremacy. He planned the beginning from the end and knew the cause and effect of everything so nothing would catch Him by surprise. When GOD said, "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts", He means He is supreme beyond our understanding. He is much better and knows much more than we do. Science is merely a search engine that searches for what GOD has concealed. Since science discovers the mysteries of the universe that GOD has, it implies science is not above GOD and will not supersede Him because the master behind science is GOD. Science's failure to find GOD. Mark 4:12 They may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding. Science often messes up our heads regarding GOD. What science cannot establish does not mean it does not exist. Science establishes itself through facts and figures, while GOD is through faith. If we use facts and figures to measure GOD, we will not be able to find Him because we are using the wrong parameters. It is similar to using a thermometer to measure the volume of water. We cannot use physical means to measure spiritual matters because GOD can only be spiritually discerned. Since science has yet to develop a spiritual detector, it fails to find GOD. To see Him, we need faith to connect with Him and know His existence. Without faith, we are spiritually dead and can never find Him. Science is like an atheist, lacking in spiritual dimension; it is spiritually dead and, metaphorically speaking, has no wifi connection to GOD. They are 'ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding.' Only spiritually alive people have spiritual detectors to see and hear from GOD. Hence, science, figuratively speaking, cannot hear and see from GOD. GOD, beyond science but within the Bible John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. What science cannot do, but we can. By reading the Bible, we can discover GOD. He presents Himself in the complexity of His Word, the Bible through events, stories and parables. To find Him, we cannot read the Bible at face value as if reading a novel. The Word needs to come alive by the anointing of the Holy Spirit to make GOD alive. Then, we can piece Him together. If not, we will be like the six blind men from ancient Indian folklore of the blind men and an elephant. Each blind man who had never seen an elephant tried to imagine what the elephant was like by touching it. Each blind man feels a different part of the animal's body, but only one part. They then describe the animal based on the portion they touched. The first man who touched his leg said the elephant was like a pillar. The second man who touched his tail said the elephant was like a rope. The third man who touched his trunk said the elephant was like a tree branch. The fourth man who touched the ear said the elephant was like a fan. The fifth man who touched the belly said the elephant was a wall. The sixth man who touched the tusk said the elephant was like a solid pipe. The importance of knowing the whole picture The descriptions of the same elephant differ from one another, each insisting he was right. All of them were right in parts, but none of them got the whole picture right. Therefore, none of them know what an elephant is. It was no fault of their own as they were blind. We are not blind, but GOD is like the elephant, too big to see within our range of vision. Our eyes limit us. Therefore, our minds cannot conceptualize Him. To know GOD with our restricted vision, we need to piece the fragments of GOD together with the borrowed eye of the Holy Spirit to see through the Bible, to see what we cannot. Like a puzzle, we need to put all the parts together to understand the totality of GOD. If not, it is as good as holding a piece of the puzzle, thinking we know GOD through it. Thus, if anyone were to tell us something different from what we know, do not label them as false prophets. Instead, be humble and pray for GOD to open our eyes and expand our minds so that we can see beyond what we can. Science does not point us to GOD. Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Spiritual blindness robs us of knowing GOD. Science has no spiritual radar. It is spiritually blind and cannot see GOD. Therefore, science cannot discover GOD and point us to Him. What science cannot do, the Bible can. The reason for our spiritual blindness is our carnal nature, the flesh. If we cannot master our evil nature, we are confirmed blind. Our evil nature turns us away from GOD, so we cannot see Him. If we are not totally blind, we can be partially blind because of our spiritual limitation, which comes from the lack of anointing of the Holy Spirit. The Bible is like the elephant in ancient Indian folklore, and we are like the blind men. When we read through the Bible, we touch the different facets of God. However, we are partially blind towards Him because we are stiff-headed in our opinion, not accepting all that is written in the Bible, wearing blinkers, and, like the blind men, refusing to look from other angles. Mental blind spot syndrome In other words, we have mental blind spots that lead to spiritual blindness, which science cannot help. The reason is many perceive God from their favourite perspective by accepting what suits our sinful nature, creating a lopsided view of GOD. Preachers like to speak on messages of forgiveness of sin but not on stopping sin, and blessings but not curses because that is what many want to hear. We become like small children; they pick what they like to eat, and we choose what we want to hear, which is unhealthy. Therefore, like the six blind men's ideas of an elephant, we create our idea of GOD. He becomes an alien, not who He is, but what we formulate Him to be. Scientific discoveries are from GOD. God said, "Now, if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him" He understood that many mysteries of things are beyond our understanding and scientific investigation. In other words, by default, we lack wisdom and understanding. However, when a solution is critically needed, those who seek Him, regardless of believers or unbelievers, will be satisfied. When we ask, He will answer. The advancement in science is that many who ask GOD tough questions get solid solutions. He will not find fault with anyone who asks, even if he is not with His. Therefore, it is GOD, through science, who created the miracles, not science, through the ingenuity of men. Hence, the solutions that science provides are nothing more than ideas from GOD. Everything revolves around GOD, including science. Science liberates us time to know GOD. Science improves life and liberates many of the inconveniences of living, providing solutions to many earthly problems. God wants us to be more like Mary and not like Martha, who was weighed down with the daily chores and worried over many things. GOD does not want us to be busy with unnecessary things, so we have more time for Him. He wants us to concentrate on one crucial thing: spending more time learning His Word and developing a closer relationship with Him. The purpose is for us to prepare for our eternality. Without enough spiritual knowledge, we cannot grasp the different aspects of God, making Him contradictory and lacking in consistency. If we want to know God, we need to seek Him with all of our hearts by understanding His Word. Only when we have spiritual understanding will we have the tools to decode the mysteries written in the Word and not be misguided by our ignorance. If not, we are like a computer lacking the required language to understand spiritual matters. Knowing the Bible is not knowing how to read all the words in it but understanding what is being said in between the lines. Science reduces our transactional relationship with GOD. When there is a problem, there is a need, and that is when a man needs GOD. If a man is happy and has what he wants, he is contented with life and has no problems. He does not need GOD. That is the reality: a man only seeks God when he is in need. Once his problems are over, he may forget about Him. This transactional relationship with God, akin to a marriage of convenience where the focus is on 'What can I get out of it?' is dangerous. When the need is over, the relationship is over. A relationship based on needs is a one-sided relationship with much to be needed. The person in need puts himself in a disadvantaged position in the relationship where he is always not measuring up. If we worship GOD, it is out of motive and not out of love. GOD's love for us is pure, without motives. Therefore, He does not want to dangle carrots in front of us for love. He does not want us to be like a bird in a cage but a bird free to soar the sky. If we love Him, we will fly back to Him voluntarily, without compulsion but of love. Science reduces the problems of life and our reliance on GOD. That releases us from a relationship out of need but out of choice. If anyone were to choose Him, it would not be out of benefits but because they want to. Science becomes a good test of a man's heart towards God. Science frees man from many mundane problems and frees us from the need for GOD. So if the Son sets us free, we will be free indeed, even of Him. Through science, GOD created a better and more exciting world for us that is independent of Him. The question remains: Do we still want Him who is against our fallen nature or move on to one who is accommodating to our fallen selves? Time and advancements in science have revealed the answer. In Europe, many churches of the early Christians are left empty and are converted for drinking, dancing, and other purposes other than a place of worship. There are more people in the pub than in a church, showing that Christianity has lost its favour and popularity. In other words, men have left their faith because they have found something better. Once GOD has outlived His usefulness, they dump Him. Conclusion: The limitation of science Science can have its benefits, but it is not above God. No matter how excellent science is, it can only clean the outside of the cup and not the inside. What is of eternal value is to clean the cup on the inside, which science cannot do. No matter what science can do for us to liberate us from the need for God, we should not let go of Him. Our lives are more than what we have on earth. Improvement, progress and advancement are only temporary. What we have with GOD is eternal. Prayer: God, thank you for the comfort and convenience that science and technology bring. Continue to open my eyes and expand my mind to know You better. Let Your Word wash the inside of my cup, and let me not be contented with science that cleans on the outside. Science is only Your servant. Let me not be contented with Your servant and miss out on You, the Master
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A farmer trying to save his neighbor's field from fire in Weld County, Colorado.Once alarmed, he ran home and grabbed his equipment to help out. https://t.co/Eb9pUZhlZA
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A farmer watching the Irish Open surrounded by his cows. When people talk about being effortlessly cool, this is who they're talking about. https://t.co/DEBPwDmPLZ
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harvesting cinnamon credit farmer china https://t.co/WJotYjmblc
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🇿🇦Each cross represents a white farmer who was murdered in South Africa. And some people still deny that white South Africans/Boers are persecuted and say they don’t deserve asylum because they are white. https://t.co/5JCMEKkToc
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ADMIN POST. A cross planted for every white farmer murdered in South Africa, creating a huge cross. And it's only getting worse. The legacy media ignore as it doesn't suit their narrative. We will never ignore! https://t.co/3vmgSenYxr
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Sniper - Cheshire Level 180 Swordsman - Crimson Eviscerator Level 170 Quantum Mage - Goop Farmer Level 170 Not sure about the sniper tho lol
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I think #dazhuang# looks interesting here $15M volume first day. It WAS farmed by this “CTO” from God Candle, he spoofed emails saying he’d get a pic with the monkey and was in contact with the zoo (typical farmer hype shit) and then posted this and crashed the price -but I believe the farming is done. The square faced monkey appears to be coming back to life, community seems strong, could be a good $moodeng contender with a comeback story. Not saying to buy but I’m riding this out 🤷🏼‍♂️
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A mother sheep delivers a lamb but accidently left it in the field when herded up, this dog stayed out the whole night to protect it The farmer found them both like this https://t.co/zUjIlcfPOM
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Anti-white racism is rife in South Africa. "Shoot to kill, kill the boer, the farmer, prrr phaa, prrr phaa." https://t.co/y8Io7tWMCA
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South Africa Julius Malema: "Shoot to kiII. KiII the Boer, the farmer" https://t.co/j2b4I9japM
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If you’re into cannabis - come meet me at a Third Eye Craft Affair! Imagine a day party with a DJ and a food vendor but held in a small cannabis farmer’s market at The Fledge. It’s always so much fun! Our next event is Sunday, October 27th at The Fledge in Lansing! https://t.co/Bt3L4pIuJO
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Hi, my name is @xviralvideo, and I’m a $MEME (@Memecoin) farmer at @Memeland. On my honor, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to my own bag, and to farm #MEMEPOINTS# at all times. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work. 🧑‍🌾
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Hi, my name is @manisharma56, and I’m a $MEME (@Memecoin) farmer at @Memeland. On my honor, I promise that I will do my best to do my duty to my own bag, and to farm #MEMEPOINTS# at all times. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work. 🧑‍🌾
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CM Gehlot has given a new impetus to agriculture and farmers have been encouraged through many innovative schemes. Mission 2030 will be an important step towards farmer welfare #Mission2030Rajasthan#
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Wilful defaulters involved in fraud can get new loans after 12 months of executing a compromise settlement. NCLT is being abused by promoters who have access to corridors of power. Why is there no similar protocol for waiving off farmer & weaver debts? https://t.co/djC8f7IhUt
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When Khan come into power he just did a drama to sold out PM house vehicles and says Governor’s House would be mare a University. But in reality see the expenses of Shah Farman Governor KP. They are enjoying Luxurious life everything on the public tex money
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پا لشیانو مالشیان ساتلې دې https://t.co/F1sIbIcRPI
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Over the past year, quite a few followers have suggested that I write something about Sanxingdui. I truly value every piece of feedback from friends here on X. That said, Sanxingdui research remains one of the most niche areas within Chinese archaeology, and I myself had not studied it in depth until recently. Last year, I had the privilege of visiting the Sanxingdui site with @RnaudBertrand and his lovely family. Since then, I've been reading a large number of excavation reports, and I've also had the privilege of consulting several outstanding archaeologists who were directly involved in the excavations. As a fun coincidence, one of them even turned out to be a fellow Stanford alum-we were on campus at the same time, though our paths never crossed before. In the coming months, I plan to share a series of posts introducing Sanxingdui, weaving together what I saw during that field visit, what I've learned through personal research, and insights from conversations with leading experts in this field. I'll do my best to present Sanxingdui in a way that is in-depth, engaging, and accurate. Let me begin with a brief overview. In Chinese, Sanxingdui means "three star-shaped mounds (三星堆)." The site is located just north of Chengdu and is about an hour's drive from the city center. In 1929, a local farmer discovered a cache of jade artifacts in front of his courtyard and the news soon reached to local foreigners. Surprisingly, this didn't lead to plunder or looting, which was so often in that chaotic age. Instead, they ended up financially supporting a joint excavation with Chinese archaeologists. In the decades that followed, more jade, stone, and pottery artifacts were unearthed. But without a chance discovery in 1986-when workers at a local brick kiln were digging for soil-Sanxingdui might never have captured the attention of China or the world. That discovery revealed exquisite bronzeware, including two large pits believed to be sacrificial. Inside were a wealth of stunning bronze, jade, and even gold artifacts. These finds catapulted Sanxingdui to prominence as one of China's most mysterious and astonishing archaeological sites. The uniquely shaped bronze masks, human figures, and sacred trees-imbued with strong religious and shamanistic symbolism-suggest an advanced and enigmatic ancient civilization. Who were these ancient people? What did they believe in? Why did they suddenly disappear? How did they relate to the Central Plains civilizations? These are some of the questions I'll explore in this Sanxingdui series. Let me start by introducing the first artifact: a towering bronze figure discovered in the 1980s. To date, it's the tallest early-period bronze human figure ever found in China, standing 262 cm tall and weighing around 180 kilograms. When first excavated from the sacrificial pit, it was broken into two pieces, with some areas deformed-likely intentionally damaged before it was buried in the pit. The bronze figure stands 172 cm tall, with a 10 cm crown, bringing the total height to 182 cm. His facial features are sharp and angular, with prominent eyes and circular holes in each earlobe. He wears three layers of thin robes-the innermost layer reaches past the calves and splits at the back-with intricate patterns etched onto the fabric. His hands form circular grips, as if once holding something. Scholars have variously speculated that it might have been ivory, a ritual staff, or even a dragon or serpent. Because of his imposing stature and elaborate garments, many believe he represents either the highest deity of the Sanxingdui people, a king, or a chief priest. Curiously, however, he is barefoot, wearing anklets-creating a striking contrast between his ornate attire and his unshod feet. This large standing figure wears a crown shaped like a blooming flower, with leaf-like extensions on either side. On the front lower part of his robe, there appears to be the face of a cicada or a bird. In ancient times, cicadas were associated with regeneration due to their molting, while birds, capable of flight, symbolized a dream of transcendence shared by many early human cultures. Looking at his back, you can see two holes in the head area, likely used to affix decorative hairpins. At the top of his back is a dragon, and further down are two coiled dragons with clawed feet shaped like bells. Yes-you could say he's wearing a dragon robe. On the right side of the figure, there's still debate about one particular feature-some scholars think it might be a thumb. He stands on a beautifully decorated base, adorned with interlinked dragon heads. He has stood there, silent for three thousand years, as if still watching something. Perhaps one day, we will understand what he was trying to tell us. Until then, I'll do my best to tell his story.
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