Christians, Prove Your God Is Good

[daver49]

It seems obvious that we are a species that has been fortunate enough to evolve in such a way as to have some impact on the order of things. We have the power to make improvements, and with that power comes the responsibility to do so. A little empathy is all that is needed to move from environmental actions of improvement to moral ones. Recognizing that the universe has a natural order that can be cruel and inhospitable is one thing, but our ability to recognize the flaws is exactly what motivates us to overcome them. If the question is "why not just do as the rest of the universe does?", the answer can be as simple as "because clearly, there is something unique about our ability to recognize that it's fraught with flaws, and when one knows better, they possess the ability to do better"

Hence...sunscreen!

Hmmm...are we separate from the universe (s)? If not, then the universe already knows its flaws...and what we are doing "in toto" (not the little dog) is exactly what the universe is doing. I think" the universe is perfectly comfortable with itself..."no flaws, no problem." We are the one's who "think" we have problems, not the universe.

We are stardust
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

--Joni Mitchell, "Woodstock"