The Mystery of Language : Analysis of The Kingdom of Speech by Tom Wolfe

 

Wolfe, Tom. The Kingdom of Speech. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2016.

Introduction

Language is a mystery the evolutionist struggles with, and Tom Wolfe does a fine job of arguing for language, not evolution, being the true reason humanity has flourished. Wolfe humorously addresses the shortcomings of Darwinism, the true origins of this theory, and the fruitless journey of those seeking to solve the mystery of language. Before Darwin, Alfred Wallace promoted the idea of natural selection, only to later renounce the theory because human speech could not be explained. With the help of other experts, the famous linguist Noam Chomsky sought to discover the origins of language, only to admit defeat after years of research. Upon studying an isolated Amazon tribe, Daniel Everett gained insight on why people communicate in different ways but came no closer to finding a naturalistic explanation for language. Influential people have used language to change history for the better, but Darwinism has misled people, thus this theory has hindered human progress.

Summary

The book begins by taking readers to the night an article titled “The Mystery of Language Evolution” inspired Wolfe to write an analysis of the gift of language. After years of research eight experts including evolutionists, anthropologists, computer scientists, and the famous linguist Noam Chomsky, confessed to being unable to explain how and why language exists.^[1] Wolfe writes on how the fact so many intellectuals would give up on solving this mystery is a testament to how Darwinism is a science unprogressive to humanity. Where other fields of science such as physics and micro-biology have provided deeper understanding with regards to space and time, or the discovery of DNA, Darwinism has offered nothing of value.^[2] Before further addressing the mystery of language Wolfe provides readers with the origins of the theory of natural selection. Though there were already naturalists who believed living organisms evolved from prior organisms, no explanation could be provided to how and why animals evolved.^[3] While suffering fevers induced by malaria Alfred Russel Wallace supposedly had a religious experience and received insight on why some animals evolve while others die.

A few years before the theory of natural selection, an anonymous author published a book imaginatively outlining how living organisms connected, presenting one of the first phylogenetic trees.^[4] Several famous people were intrigued by the book, including Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to name a few.^[5] Those in the religious community were unhappy with this mysterious book, but the naturalists ridiculed the author as well for failing to explain how the process of evolution worked.^[6] This is where Wolfe brings readers back to Wallace who, while struggling to survive malaria, came to believe “survival of the fittest” was the answer. Wallace was acquainted enough with Darwin to seek out this respected professor in the hope the idea of natural selection would be shared with esteemed colleagues who would make this theory known. Wolfe writes on how Wallace hastily wrote down the theory of natural selection, and then contacted Darwin to share this news with the respected naturalist Sir Charles Lyell.^[7] Though coincidentally sharing a similar theory originally Darwin was afraid to share the erroneous belief, but then suddenly there was Wallace filling in a significant missing piece to the theory.

Darwin was not happy to see what Wallace presented, for the theory Darwin had worked on for years was missing this answer to why and how. Where Darwin received all the fame for the theory of evolution, the most memorable quote, the big missing piece to the theory came from a common uneducated man. From here Wolfe describes how if only someone of Wallace status had shared the idea of natural selection the theory would have never been respected. Later because of the mystery of language Wallace renounced the initially perceived revelation and argued against the Darwinian view of human origins. After sharing insights from Wallace about the human mind and language, Wolfe personally expresses how miraculous the gift of communication is while harmoniously ridiculing the Darwinian view of humanity.

            The famous linguist Noam Chomsky popularized the idea of all languages being related to a first common tongue evolved into early humans. Wolfe provides a brief biography on the research conducted by Chomsky before describing how a relatively unknown Daniel Everett studied a tribe deep in the amazon and discovered the theory Chomsky promoted is not true. After a diverse group of experts, including Chomsky, failed to find a Darwinian answer for the origins of language the searching ceased. In the end readers are left recognizing what helped humanity gain success in this world is the gift of language and not some accidental naturalistic process like atheistic evolution. 

Critique

At times readers may wonder what exactly Wolfe is attempting to accomplish, since the writer identified as an atheist. The writing style is clearly sarcastic and intentionally provoking fans of Darwin. Both Darwin and Chomsky are ridiculed as being self-absorbed arrogant men who used their influential power to try at silencing opposing views. Based on the introduction readers are given the impression Wolfe was sitting down bored one night hoping to find a controversial idea worth writing about. Readers can soon tell Wolfe was someone who enjoyed ruffling the feathers of those who think to highly of themselves.

Darwin certainly seemed to be lacking answers, but lo, at one-point the esteemed but humble journalist Wolfe attempts to solve the mystery of language. When the subject of mnemonics is addressed readers might feel Wolfe was seeking to leave a possible legacy proving this old journalist is smarter than the great Darwin. One can only imagine what thoughts go through the mind of an old author who feels their writing and their life may soon be forgotten. For an older Christian writer, one might imagine their final book being focused on sharing the love of Christ and encouraging the faithful ones to rest in Him. The thought of ridiculing Darwin would probably not be the first writing topic on the list. Regardless of why this book was written, Wolfe has inspired readers to investigate the subject further. For example, the language of mathematics has not worked in favor of atheistic evolution, for where lies are common in every other language, math cannot lie. If not for mathematics one could not understand the complex universe or argue on how improbable a naturalistic explanation for DNA is.

How Wolfe viewed the subject of mnemonics is the idea some early human, or humans, started making sounds to help remember certain things.^[8] For example, some brilliant caveman caught some fire from a lightning storm and recognized this was a good thing to stay warm. To make sure those in the tribe understood the value of fire the caveman pointed at the flames and made the sound “fire” or the same word in whatever first sounds cavemen made. Perhaps the idea is the first Homo-sapiens to make further use of mnemonics eventually inspired all the others to, and this led to speech being the first great invention of man.

Wolfe believed the first artifact separating humanity from the animals was speech.^[9] This is where the argument grows interesting as Wolfe explains how without speech no invention of man from the first refined club, or music, or the wheel would have been possible.^[10] All plans the human mind uses to create is dependent on the ability to know the words necessary to help one remember the plan, and complete the project, and all of this began with mnemonics. Although this is an interesting theory which may or may not leave Wolfe remembered, this theory does not explain why people have a mind capable of putting all the words together in a form of loving relational communication. Communicating love is not necessary for survival from an atheistic evolutionary perspective, especially concerning love for those less fortunate. For those who decided to express sacrificial love this cannot always be attributed to survival of the fittest. Parents have had children with mental and physical impairments, and where abortion was an option many chose to live a life of sacrifice so their children could feel loved. The most beautiful knowledge accessible because of the gift of language is the gospel. Jesus Christ chose to die for those undeserving of His great love, and almost all the world has heard this story. Choosing to die so the tribe survives makes sense from a Darwinian perspective but choosing to die for those who are not the fittest, and certainly not deserving, does not make sense in this worldview.

The way Wolfe tells the stories of these characters is quite rewarding, reminding readers famous intellectuals like Darwin and Chomsky are also normal people capable of being very wrong. Because of the faulty presuppositions of their flawed mentors’ explorers like Wallace and Everett were left with big unanswered questions. Anyone seeking after answers will be found unfruitful if their worldview is grounded in a false foundational belief. Whereas, the informed Christian argues for their view being grounded in the ultimate Truth because foundational theological beliefs are consistently supported by scientific discoveries, moreover these discoveries bring clearer understanding to doctrinal beliefs once thought to be beyond human understanding, significant examples being the incarnation, the purposeful designing of a universe sustaining intelligent life, and the Trinity.^[11] Indeed the informed Christian will not be easily intimidated by the faulty biased views of famous authoritative figures, but instead will feel ever more driven to seek after the truth and counter the lies.

Because of presupposing the beliefs of Chomsky to be correct Everett proved unable to decipher the Pirahã language, even after trying for many years.^[12] Sometimes one must discover a lie first before accessing the truth. This may remind readers of apologist Nabeel Qureshi, where this person sought after answers starting with the belief Allah is God, only to discover later Jesus Christ is Lord. Other Christian apologists like J. Warner Wallace and Lee Strobel began their investigation presupposing atheistic evolution is true and there is no evidence for the legitimacy of Christianity. The journey towards truth involves discovering the evidence against the lies, like the lie of there being no evidence for a Designer, or there being no credible historical evidence for the resurrection. The biggest lies often operate like a babushka doll, where one begins with a large wooden doll, and opens the doll to discover a smaller one inside. This can go on until one finds the smallest doll at the center or better yet a more valued treasure at the center. A good idea for someone who desires to propose would be to hide a diamond ring at the center of the babushka doll. This is what Christ offers for those compelled by the Holy Spirit to seek after truth, the shining revelation of Christ asking one to enter an eternal relationship where one has hope of escaping a realm blinded by lies (Matt. 7:7 NIV).^[13] Indeed, Wolfe does a fine job of explaining why those seeking after truth will grow more confused if the journey begins starting with a false premise.

            In the concluding chapter readers may wonder if Wolfe did come to recognize and accept the truth found in Jesus Christ. When arguing human speech is the only reason people ask questions and seek answers to grow mentally and spiritually, Wolfe lists six famous figures who proved the gift of speech and not evolution is the greatest power for changing human history. Regarding these famous historical figures Wolfe begins with Jesus Christ. Before mentioning the hope Christ offers Wolfe reminds readers the explanation is not required to offer hope, yet hope is a most valued attribute of speech.^[14] Where Darwin and others argued there is only hope for the fittest, and those less fortunate are destined to go extinct, Jesus said, “the last shall be first and the first shall be last” (Matt. 20:16). Wolfe refers to the Sermon on the Mount as “the most radical social and political doctrine ever promulgated.”^[15] From here Wolfe makes the point on how the following significant historical figures, listing Calvin, Muhammad, Marx, Freud, and lastly Darwin had less and less to offer regarding hope for humanity, stating “Darwin offered nothing at all.”^[16] If not for language people could not compare the hope found in Christ with the meaninglessness of life found in the radically theoretical theory attributed to the late Darwin.

Conclusion

Although the critics who support the theory of Darwinism did not have kind things to say about this book, Wolfe has certainly left a valuable artifact for seekers of truth. The tone keeps readers entertained and excited to learn about those who sought to solve the mystery of language only to be left with more questions. This gift has been misused at times leaving people more confused, but the ultimate truth is still communicated and is still changing hearts and minds. The Christian reader must ponder on how Jesus is referred to as the Word and Truth, for in Christ one sees the true origins of language, and the reason for this sacred gift. The human mind was designed to discover the truth and share the truth through direct communication or by use of the written word. This gift is no mystery to those who love the Truth, so do not waste what was given to unite people in Love and help humanity flourish (John 18:37).

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^[1] Tom Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, (New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2016), 3-4.

^[2] Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, 5.

^[3] Ibid., 8.

^[4] Ibid.

^[5] Ibid.

^[6] Ibid., 9.

^[7] Ibid., 11.

^[8] Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, 160.

^[9] Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, 163.

^[10] Ibid., 164.

^[11] Multiple scholarly sources show genuine discoveries in science only ever provide evidence supportive of the biblical worldview, thus continuously discoveries in multiple branches of science add to the credibility of the ultimate Truth, and never serve to disprove Christianity: Anne L. C. Runehov, The Human being, the World and God: Studies at the Interface of Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Mind and Neuroscience, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2016); Simon Conway Morris, The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe Became Self-Aware, (West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press, 2015), 265-266; Tom Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, (New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2016), 3-4; Paul Golata, The Ethics of Superintelligent Design, (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018), 8; Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy, (New York: NY, Penguin Books, 2000), 45; Stephen C. Meyer, Darwin’s Doubt, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2013), 396-397; Steve Wilkens, Faith and Reason: Three Views, (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014); Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2006; Gary R. Habermas, The Risen Jesus & Future Hope, (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003); John Granger Cook, "Resurrection in Paganism and the Question of an Empty Tomb in 1 Corinthians 15," New Testament Studies 63, no. 1 (01, 2017); Darrell L. Bock, Studying the Historical Jesus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing, 2002; Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Bock, Josh D. Chatraw, Truth in a Culture of Doubt, (Nashville TN: B&H Publishing, 2009; Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 2009;  Michael J. Kruger, The Question of Canon, (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013; John C. Lennox, Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target, (Oxford: Lion, 2011), 170-171; Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, (New York, NY: RiverHead Books, 2008), 104-106, 112-113; Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict, (San Bernadino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1992), 44-45; Stephen C. Meyer, Signature in the Cell, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2009), 125, 257, 367, 406-407, 454, 455, 461, 464; Frank J. Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2(2): 141-148 (2003); Hugh Ross, William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design (Downers Grove, Ill,; Intervarsity, 1998), 363-84; see also chapter by Hugh Ross, “Astronomical Evidences for a Personal, Transcendent God” in J.P. Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994), 169-70; Paul Halpern, The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. (Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2004), 11-12; Michael Silberstein, W.M. Stuckey, and Timothy McDevitt, Beyond the Dynamical Universe: Unifying Block Universe Physics and Time as Experienced, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 11-14; 

    Four specific discoveries proving science continuously appears compatible with Christian theology: (1) An explanation of 3 of the 6 experimental evidences for the Big Bang cosmology: Clarke, D. Roy, A. E. Astronomy: ‘Principles and Practice’ (2003), (4th ed.), Institute of Physics publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia. Kaviraj, S. “The significant contribution of minor mergers to the cosmic star formation budget” (Printed 2nd October 2013, arXiv paper 1310:0007), Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB, UK. Lintott, C. May, B. Moore, P. ‘Bang!’ (2012), Carlton Books Ltd: www.BangUniverse.com NASA: http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/cosmology Penzias, A. A. Wilson, R. W. ‘A Measurement of Excess Antenna Temperature at 4080 Mc/s’. Astrophysical Journal, vol. 142, p.419-421(ApJ Homepage), July1965.Source https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/exploring-the-universe-is-there-evidence-for-the-big-bang/ (2) Universe was fine-tuned for the emergence of intelligent life (humanity) : “Gravity mysteries: Why is gravity fine-tuned?” New Scientist Magazine (2009) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227123-000-gravity-mysteries-why-is-gravity-fine-tuned/ Frank J. Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2(2): 141-148 (2003); Hugh Ross, William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design (Downers Grove, Ill,; Intervarsity, 1998), 363-84; see also chapter by Hugh Ross, “Astronomical Evidences for a Personal, Transcendent God” in J.P. Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994), 169-70; Paul Halpern, The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. (Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2004), 11-12; Michael Silberstein, W.M. Stuckey, and Timothy McDevitt, Beyond the Dynamical Universe: Unifying Block Universe Physics and Time as Experienced, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 11-14, (3) The evidence shows functional protein sequences cannot come about by chance : Axe, Douglas D., “Estimating the prevalence of protein sequences adopting functional enzyme folds,” Journal of molecular biology vol. 341,5 (2004): 1295-315. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.058, (4) Ediacaran fauna are not precursors to Cambrian fossils, thus the Cambrian fossil record provides tangible evidence for complex design as these complicated organisms appear to have exploded into existence : N. J. Butterfield, “Terminal Developments in Ediacaran Embryology,” (Science Magazine), Vol. 334 (6063): 1655-1656 (2011), doi: 10.1126/science.1216125.

^[12] Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, 110.

^[13] Unless otherwise noted, all biblical passages referenced are in the New International Version (Indianapolis, IN: Zondervan, 1990).

^[14] Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, 165.

^[15] Ibid., 166.

^[16] Ibid.

The Rational Mind and Eternal Truth IV: Why the Truth is Denied

IV: Why the Truth is Denied

When the truth is denied this can be because of a misunderstanding, and often, people just prefer the lies. Considering Christianity is true, the seeker will eventually need to turn to the teachings of Christ when pursuing spiritual truths and gaining a deeper understanding of the human condition. One can trust the New Testament is not based on legends for the early accounts from Paul, Barnabas, and Ignatius, to name just a few key witnesses, proves the early Church was aware an authoritative new cannon was forming to complete the Scriptures.^[1] Hence, a most valuable apologetic to triumph over the mendacity of those opposed to the truth is the testimony of those who trust in the Scriptures (Rev. 12:11). Whenever remembering my limitations, I often turn to the words of Jesus Christ. Knowledge obtained in other fields of study can combine with what God has revealed about Himself through the Word resulting in a deeper spiritual understanding of important life truths. Therefore, when considering such experiences, combined with all the evidence supportive of the Triune mind of God, would be foolish to cease trusting in the Scriptures because of what I do not understand.

            Whether believing everything is a meaningless accident starting with an impossibly but luckily fine-tuned universe that randomly appeared, or belief in the Bible, it is going to take a degree of faith either way. Rational faith will always be necessary, but it is unreasonable to believe absolute proof is essential before one can trust in the Bible, hence why blessed are those who have not seen but still believe (John 20:29).^[2] There are key Biblical doctrines seemingly beyond human imagination, extradimensional concepts like Christ being the Word, Truth, Life, and God being Love, the multiple members in the Church making up the one Body of Christ, and of course the Trinity (John 14:6, 1:1, Rom. 12:5, 1 John 4:8, 2 Cor. 13:14 NIV).^[3] Discoveries in astrophysics prove valuable for certain Biblical doctrines are best explained as coming from an extradimensional reality.^[4] When considering the limits of human imagination, the selfish nature of humanity, and psychic numbing it is highly unlikely ancient humans would make up the Triune nature of God or the sacrificial love of Christ. One can clearly observe Christianity is set apart because Christ provides the most rational answer to the apparent problem of evil. Those who judge God for allowing so much evil and suffering need to remember He took direct responsibility for what came of His creation.^[5] Disregarding the rational reasons for accepting Christ offer certain critical scholars believe Christians are like desperate children with blind faith, and this label should inspire the faithful to investigate the reasons why the skeptic feels this way.^[6]

            The scholar who claims the deified Jesus is based on legend is being dishonest as the evidence for the earliest witnesses worshiping Christ as the risen Savior is a historical fact acknowledged by the majority of scholars.^[7] The Scriptures were formed to bring life to those who would appreciate the sweet aroma of the knowledge of God, however it is no accident that for the boastful and haughty this is an aroma of death (2 Cor. 2:14-16, 1 John 2:15-17). Christ did not hide why He spoke in parables, and where many disciples left after hearing a hard teaching, for those who trusted in Christ the mystery of the kingdom of God was revealed (John 6, Mark 4:10-12). The reason truth is rejected is because of the inherited sin nature. At some point in the distant past sin entered the world through one man, Adam, and this virus resulting in spiritual and physical death eventually spread to the rest of humanity (Gen. 3, 1 Corinth. 15:21-22, Romans 5:12-21). As argued earlier history has proven continuously people are easily fooled and a lie can spread rather quickly even amongst the greatest of minds.

In summary sin hinders people from seeing the truth, finding the better way, and living a life worth living. The wages of sin for all who reject the cure is death, but God promises the cure will offer eternal life (Rom. 6:23). The Bible says the Antichrist spirit denies Jesus Christ resurrected and promotes what is contrary to the teachings of Christ. The work of the Antichrist spirit is apparent if the Church proves easily intimidated or influenced by the lies of the secular culture, lies which lead some into deserting the faith (1 Tim. 4:1).  

The "abomination that causes desolation" was prophesied by Daniel in the Old Testament, and years later Christ warned of this being a sign in the last days, (Dan. 9:27, 11:31, 12:11, Matt. 24:15, Mark 13:14). This abomination is said to enter the "Most Holy Place," yet since Christ resurrected the Jerusalem temple is no longer considered spiritually relevant. In the New Testament the temple is understood to have figurative significance, as Jesus spoke of His body being the temple and the Church being His body, thus the Church is seen as the temple accessible to all believers (John 2:19, 21, 1Cor. 6:19, Heb. 6:19, 10:20, Eph. 2:14). Perhaps the institutionalized Church is the actual place foretold to be corrupted by the abomination of desolation (2 Thess. 2:3-4, 8-9). The Bible foretells the coming of the "lawless one," who will use lies to mislead multitudes (2:9-10). What often happens when lies enter the visible church is those who genuinely love Christ remain unshakable in their faith while those who refused to ever love the truth are exposed (2:9-10).

The scriptures clearly show because the truth is not loved God will send a great delusion, to weed out those who will believe the lie and delight in wickedness (v. 11). What a growing number of young atheists have in common is having grown up in a church which proved unable to offer satisfying answers. Whether the school is more secular or Christian upon graduating college a growing number of students will trade the truth for lies. What caused the Church to become so anti-intellectual? Why are so many graduating from seminary lacking a general knowledge in apologetics? Who is having the largest impact in the Western Church today? The Scriptures verify the spirit of the Antichrist has been at work in the Church since the Church began, along with the mystery of iniquity (1 John 4:3). A great falling away will occur before Christ returns and an apostate brainwashed church may one day be mistaken by outsiders as representing the true Church (2 Thess. 2:8-12).

The elect will not be fooled, for those who love the truth love Christ, thus their trust in Christ is as real as two plus two equals four. However, one day the true Church will be removed from this world and the temporary peace may result in a world delusional enough to believe there is no God and Christ was only ever make-believe like the Easter Bunny. As history has proven if faith in God is removed the key aspects of freewill becomes an illusion. Without God truth is relative, thus popular opinion decides which meaningless direction society will go, and those who have the power to influence the majority will control the narrative. Some flawed human with money and power will once again come forward and play shepherd for a fatherless, confused, and bitter generation.

Naturally the most vulnerable mind is the mind of a child, one in which the pre-frontal cortex is still developing. If an adult mind can be easily brainwashed, how much more vulnerable is the mind of a child? The simplest trick used by power-hungry individuals over the years, from cult leaders to university professors, is social engineering. There is one political party today whose founders openly confessed to believing humans are ignorant and in need of controlling. After the Cold War, the leaders of this party made their plans out in the open, which is of course the best place to hide in a free nation filled with rattled sheep. The plan was to infiltrate the schools, the churches, and the social media outlets, with the end goal of indoctrinating the children. Simple plan was to change the original name of the party into something more appealing, indoctrinate the children, and the next generation willingly hands over their freedom.

The smoking gun has been in the same place for years, verified by the FBI, published for all to see, and the 45 goals established by the Communist Party to gain control has just about been reached.^[8] The agenda is not being hidden and in fact those who proudly stand for the goals set forth by the communist elite would love for you to recognize how successfully their party is winning hearts and minds.^[9] Only several of these reached goals directed towards the children need be listed here below, and the reader can determine whether there is reason for concern.

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.

20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, and policy-making positions.

21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV and motion pictures.

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive meaningless art."

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.

 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio and TV.

26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, and healthy."

27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a "religious crutch."

28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."

29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a world-wide basis.

32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture -- education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.^[10]

The storm must wage now through the American church, through this country. Christ warned of a great delusion where lovers of sin who refuse to love the truth will be fooled, yet everyone on the side of truth will listen to Christ (Matt. 24, 2 Thess. 2:9-12, John 18:37). Do not be fooled. The storm will cease, and the calm will come. If the words of Christ remain known there is hope (Matt. 24:35). No rational mind would prefer a world where the love and unity Christ prayed for is an impossible dream. When the times feel hopeless one should reflect on reality and self during the trials. What keeps the elect secure through the storm is the freeing eternal truth found only in Christ. There are no unanswered questions too daunting for the one who worships God with all their mind.

(1)   Evidence shows a supreme intellect designed the human mind to seek after and discover truth.^[11]

(2)   Yeshua Christus claimed to be the Truth; and by His life, death, and resurrection Christ proved the truth is God is the Love that ultimately overcomes the evil in this world as proven on the cross and further verified by the resurrection (John 19:30, 1 Cor. 1:18, Phil. 2:5-10, Gal. 2:20, 1 John 2:2, Col. 2:14, 1 Cor. 2:1-5).^[12]

(3)   DNA is not an accident containing any junk and ET origins for human intelligence is highly improbable, (many experts confess impossible) because of the many constants necessary for life to emerge on any planet, hence the miracle of life on Earth.^[13]

(4)   Discoveries in astrophysics show forces like gravity are not bound by the laws of this natural realm, thus the observable realm is dependent on an extradimensional realm.^[14]

(5)   Based on the evidence for a “block universe” one can argue God’s perfect will and human freewill are not at odds, and the paradox involving the incarnation and the immutability of God can be logically resolved.^[15]

Furthermore, the Triune God alone has features clearly extra-dimensional in nature and can be logically argued for because of discoveries in quantum physics, thus the God of the Bible is the only One who qualifies.^[16]

There is hope if the Church stands united in worshiping God with all their mind in Spirit and in Truth. The impressive number of early manuscripts and the significant lack of discrepancies is what compelled former atheist and sceptic homicide detective J. Warner Wallace to believe in the incarnation and the resurrection. Strange how after using similar investigative methods as this cold case detective the once faithful Ehrman came to such different conclusions, resulting in a loss of faith. The truth is the evidence proves compelling enough to have convinced numerous intellectuals the resurrection occurred, thus modern scholars who claim the evidence is not substantial are either in denial or intentionally lying.^[17] Anyone can tell a good story or find one, but the truth will always be hidden behind walls of lies in this world set against you. The simple truth of the matter is science and Christianity continuously prove to be compatible, thus the informed Christian has an unfair advantage over the liars in this world, hence why the distractions of this world are more appealing than ever.^[18]

Christian and non-believing readers must recognize and never be in denial over how sick, delusional, and enslaved the human mind can become. At the least one must accept this much as true, the mind is easily fooled even when the truth is right out in the open for all to see. The ultimate truth in life must reach beyond what the materialistic world can offer. Even Pilate seemed confused about truth and did not seem to accept Jesus had the answer (John 18:38). As Christ made clear, “In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me” (John 18:37). In this realm there will always be unanswered questions, but in Christ one sees how God’s love is self-evident. Trust in the promises of Christ, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32).

Conclusion

The human mind is designed to seek after truth, recognize the ultimate truth revealed in Christ, and so that one can rationally communicate this knowledge with others. The mind is designed to ask questions and find answers, but the one who denies divine revelation has limited their understanding. Through the human mind being influenced by the Holy Spirit, God brought forth His divine revelation resulting in the Scriptures. If one rejects the true purpose of human consciousness self-idolatry will emerge and dangerous consequences will follow. Readers must be aware, regardless if cliché, within the mind of every person is their own worst enemy. When seeking after truth beginning with faith in Christ readers discover God has revealed Himself in so many fascinating ways. The world is desperately in need of free minded objective thinkers today. This text is intended to inspire readers to grow intellectually to better disciple those with hard questions and to reach others more confidently in their community for Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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^[1] Michael J. Kruger, The Question of Canon, (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013), 188-189.

^[2] Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Bock, and Josh D. Chatraw, Truth in a Culture of Doubt, (Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2014), 106.

^[3] Unless otherwise noted, all biblical passages referenced are in the New International Version (Indianapolis, IN: Zondervan, 1990).

^[4] Hugh Ross, The Fingerprint of God, (Orange CA: Promise Publishing Co., 1989), 183.

^[5] N.T. Wright, Evil and the Justice of God, (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006), 94.

^[6] Kostenberger et al., Truth in a Culture of Doubt, 108; Bart D. Ehrman, Jesus, Interrupted, (New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2009), 14.

^[7] Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 2009), 128.

^[8] US Congress, House of Representatives. Current Communist Goals: Extension of Remarks of Hon. A. S. Herlong, Jr. of Florida, Congressional Record – Appendix, pp. A34-A35, January 10, 1963. Mrs. Patricia Nordman of DeFland, in being dedicated against the dangers of communism in America, identifies “Current Communist Goals” as verified in The Naked Communist by former FBI agent Cleon Skousen. 

^[9] Cleon W. Skousen, The Naked Communist, Ninth ed., (Salt Lake City: Ensign Pub. Co, 1961), Chap. 7.

^[10] Skousen, The Naked Communist, Chap. 12.

^[11]Anne L. C. Runehov, The Human being, the World and God: Studies at the Interface of Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Mind and Neuroscience, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2016); Simon Conway Morris, The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe Became Self-Aware, (West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press, 2015), 265-266; Tom Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, (New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2016), 3-4; Paul Golata, The Ethics of Superintelligent Design, (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018), 8; Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy, (New York: NY, Penguin Books, 2000), 45; Stephen C. Meyer, Darwin’s Doubt, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2013), 396-397; Steve Wilkens, Faith and Reason: Three Views, (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014).

^[12] Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2006; Gary R. Habermas, The Risen Jesus & Future Hope, (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003); John Granger Cook, "Resurrection in Paganism and the Question of an Empty Tomb in 1 Corinthians 15," New Testament Studies 63, no. 1 (01, 2017); Darrell L. Bock, Studying the Historical Jesus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing, 2002; Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Bock, Josh D. Chatraw, Truth in a Culture of Doubt, (Nashville TN: B&H Publishing, 2009; Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 2009;  Michael J. Kruger, The Question of Canon, (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013; John C. Lennox, Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target, (Oxford: Lion, 2011), 170-171; Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, (New York, NY: RiverHead Books, 2008), 104-106, 112-113; Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict, (San Bernadino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1992), 44-45.

^[13]Stephen C. Meyer, Signature in the Cell, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2009), 125, 257, 367, 406-407, 454, 455, 461, 464; ”Frank J. Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2(2): 141-148 (2003), 2; High Ross, William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design (Downers Grove, Ill,; Intervarsity, 1998), 363-84; see also chapter by Hugh Ross, “Astronomical Evidences for a Personal, Transcendent God” in J.P. Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994), 169-70.

^[14] Paul Halpern, The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. (Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2004), 11-12.

 

^[15] Michael Silberstein, W.M. Stuckey, and Timothy McDevitt, Beyond the Dynamical Universe: Unifying Block Universe Physics and Time as Experienced, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Oxford Scholarship Online, 2018), 11-14.

^[16] Ross, The Fingerprint of God, 183-184.

^[17] John C. Lennox, Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target, (Oxford: Lion, 2011), 170-171; Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, (New York, NY: RiverHead Books, 2008), 104-106, 112-113; Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict, (San Bernadino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1992), 44-45. 

^[18] Multiple scholarly sources show genuine discoveries in science only ever provide evidence supportive of the biblical worldview, thus continuously discoveries in multiple branches of science add to the credibility of the ultimate Truth, and never serve to disprove Christianity: Anne L. C. Runehov, The Human being, the World and God: Studies at the Interface of Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Mind and Neuroscience, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2016); Simon Conway Morris, The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe Became Self-Aware, (West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press, 2015), 265-266; Tom Wolfe, The Kingdom of Speech, (New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2016), 3-4; Paul Golata, The Ethics of Superintelligent Design, (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2018), 8; Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy, (New York: NY, Penguin Books, 2000), 45; Stephen C. Meyer, Darwin’s Doubt, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2013), 396-397; Steve Wilkens, Faith and Reason: Three Views, (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014); Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2006; Gary R. Habermas, The Risen Jesus & Future Hope, (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003); John Granger Cook, "Resurrection in Paganism and the Question of an Empty Tomb in 1 Corinthians 15," New Testament Studies 63, no. 1 (01, 2017); Darrell L. Bock, Studying the Historical Jesus, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing, 2002; Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Bock, Josh D. Chatraw, Truth in a Culture of Doubt, (Nashville TN: B&H Publishing, 2009; Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 2009;  Michael J. Kruger, The Question of Canon, (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013; John C. Lennox, Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target, (Oxford: Lion, 2011), 170-171; Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, (New York, NY: RiverHead Books, 2008), 104-106, 112-113; Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict, (San Bernadino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1992), 44-45; Stephen C. Meyer, Signature in the Cell, (Broadway, NY: HarperOne, 2009), 125, 257, 367, 406-407, 454, 455, 461, 464; Frank J. Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2(2): 141-148 (2003) ; Hugh Ross, William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design (Downers Grove, Ill,; Intervarsity, 1998), 363-84; see also chapter by Hugh Ross, “Astronomical Evidences for a Personal, Transcendent God” in J.P. Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994), 169-70; Paul Halpern, The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. (Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2004), 11-12; Michael Silberstein, W.M. Stuckey, and Timothy McDevitt, Beyond the Dynamical Universe: Unifying Block Universe Physics and Time as Experienced, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 11-14; John C. Lennox, Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target, (Oxford: Lion, 2011), 170-171; Timothy Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, (New York, NY: RiverHead Books, 2008), 104-106, 112-113; Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict, (San Bernadino, CA: Here’s Life Publishers, 1992), 44-45; Four specific discoveries proving science continuously appears compatible with Christian theology: (1) An explanation of 3 of the 6 experimental evidences for the Big Bang cosmology: Clarke, D. Roy, A. E. Astronomy: ‘Principles and Practice’ (2003), (4th edn), Institute of Physics publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia. Kaviraj, S. “The significant contribution of minor mergers to the cosmic star formation budget” (Printed 2nd October 2013, arXiv paper 1310:0007), Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB, UK. Lintott, C. May, B. Moore, P. ‘Bang!’ (2012), Carlton Books Ltd: www.BangUniverse.com NASA: http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/breakthroughs/cosmology Penzias, A. A. Wilson, R. W. ‘A Measurement of Excess Antenna Temperature at 4080 Mc/s’. Astrophysical Journal, vol. 142, p.419-421(ApJ Homepage), July1965, https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/exploring-the-universe-is-there-evidence-for-the-big-bang/ (2) Universe was fine-tuned for the emergence of intelligent life (humanity) : “Gravity mysteries: Why is gravity fine-tuned?” New Scientist Magazine (2009) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227123-000-gravity-mysteries-why-is-gravity-fine-tuned/ Frank J. Tipler, “Intelligent Life in Cosmology,” (International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2(2): 141-148 (2003), 2; Hugh Ross, William A. Dembski, ed., Mere Creation: Science, Faith and Intelligent Design (Downers Grove, Ill,; Intervarsity, 1998), 363-84; see also chapter by Hugh Ross, “Astronomical Evidences for a Personal, Transcendent God” in J.P. Moreland, ed., The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for an Intelligent Designer (Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity, 1994), 169-70; Paul Halpern, The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything. (Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2004), 11-12; Michael Silberstein, W.M. Stuckey, and Timothy McDevitt, Beyond the Dynamical Universe: Unifying Block Universe Physics and Time as Experienced, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), 11-14, (3) The evidence shows functional protein sequences cannot come about by chance : Axe, Douglas D., “Estimating the prevalence of protein sequences adopting functional enzyme folds,” Journal of molecular biology vol. 341,5 (2004): 1295-315. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.058, (4) Ediacaran fauna are not precursors to Cambrian fossils, thus the Cambrian fossil record provides tangible evidence for complex design as these complicated organisms appear to have exploded into existence : N. J. Butterfield, “Terminal Developments in Ediacaran Embryology,” (Science Magazine), Vol. 334 (6063): 1655-1656 (2011), doi: 10.1126/science.1216125.