Roman Catholics seem to hold the belief that papal authority is equivalence in authority to the Word of God. Plus, the current pope is said to be in a continuous line of popes going back to the apostle Peter based on, “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 (KV) It would seem that the Catholics have taken great liberty with this verse. The apostle Peter never claimed to be the rock, “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner” 1 Peter 2:5-7 (KJV)
Jesus said “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Revelation 22:18-19 (KJV) Popes throughout history have ignored this warning and have added chapters to the Bible and false doctrines such as of purgatory and the near deification of Mary.
The appeal to authority should ultimately rest with the ultimate authority, God and His Word !
Fallacy of Appeal to the Authority due to lots of letters following a persons name. In my opinion, no fallacy of appeal to the authority with either Dr. Meter or Dr. Erdmann.
I would rate Dr. Stephen Meyer as an authority on Intelligent Design and would not be concerned about quoting him to others. In addition to his DVDs I bought his book, “Signature in the Cell.” Dr. Meyer has about a hundred pages of supporting notes. Another book to finish reading someday…
I’d like to think that Dr. Martin Erdmann is not an authority on Transhumanism as his thesis is rather frightening. I would accept Dr. Erdmann as an authority due not only to his heavily documented work but also to history. In the last century the Nazis tried to play God with human beings by bizarre experimentation in concentration camps. It seems innate in mankind to want to fiddle with the natural order of things. We see that in Genesis with the Nephilim.
Time permitting to be continued with optional materials from I601:
The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery”, Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards
Tom Horn, “The Pandemonium Engine”, Session 2 of “The Hybrid Age”
Because I consider it so important, continued with optional materials from I601:
The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos Is Designed for Discovery”, Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay W. Richards is both an informative and a difficult read. The movie is extraordinary!
The Anthropic Principle: according to Paul Davies “It seems as though somebody has fine-tuned nature’s number to make the Universe… The impression of design is overwhelming.” CETI & The Green Bank Formula is covered in CM’s teaching “Technology and the Bible.” Not only was this planet designed to support life, its place in the universe is unique in that it allows us to observe the universe.
Tom Horn, “The Pandemonium Engine”, Session 2 of “The Hybrid Age” was supplemental for “1601 Intro to Strategic Trend Briefings.” It was enough to make my hair stand on end. During the last week we covered transhumanism. This is from a I601 DQ:
“This following is just one slide from the teaching, “More than Human,” a teaching I recommend highly.
Changing Human Nature: A Futuristic Perspective:
· Transhumanism philosophy promotes the idea of human enhancement by technological means:
· Futuristic concepts like intelligence enhancement (up to 'super intelligence ')
· Techniques like genetic engineering, psychopharmacology, anti-aging therapies. neural interfaces, wearable/implantable computers, long lasting internal organ replacement, mental uploading and so forth
· Propagated from prominent positions like the US Nanotechnology Initiative and the Oxford University philosophy department.
The possibility of genetic targeting weapons has been suggested as well as combining humans with computers. Likely the military would like to have the Ultimate super warrior equipped with bionic parts. Viruses/diseases that would home in on a certain human genome are rumored to being developed.
Add to that there is ongoing research involving injecting human DNA into animal; Satan is alive and well and really promoting transhumanism.”
And from a few days ago, Medvedev Jokes About Secret Alien Files in The Moscow: "In footage recorded Friday after a television interview, the former president joked that each Russian leader gets two folders with information about extraterrestrials that visited our planet and stayed here."
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/medvedev-jokes-about-secret-alien-filTimeses/472785.html Joking or serious?
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