Let There Be Light

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was a formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.....

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

I always found it keenly interesting that when God said, "Let there be light," He referred not to sunlight; for the sun was created on the fourth day; but light was there from the first day.

Scientists are probing more into the origins and properties of light. It's more a hobby of mine than a study, this fascination with physics and the properties of light(s). I watch with great interest (and a twinge of apprehension) the experiments and philosophies regarding the enigma of light.

Some believe light is in particle form (photons); others believe light is a ray. Most now believe light is both, in various forms. But I think light is something more than that; that there is light that is of photons, and of rays; but there is another light and it is not matter. Perhaps it is energy with material properties (or a spirit).

I don't have much faith in the "Unified Theory of Everything" that reconciles the two main (materialist) theories of light, but I'm willing to watch as physicists hash it out and present their results.

I discovered this video regarding new developments into the study of light. They bring up some good questions and possibilities.



Interesting. But I think many physicists are coming to the study of light with the view that there is only matter and energy in the universe, and that's it. So the study of light befuddles them; there are different kinds of light and these kinds do not all respond similarly and uniformly as matter and energy do. I come from the point of view that there are varying kinds of lights-- rays (such as gamma, etc); photons (that come from energy/heat); and a matter-less light that comes from God. When the sun and the earth are long gone, there will still be light.

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. Revelation 21: 23-25

The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Isaiah 60:19

It Can Be Done

Traditional, classroom education has been slowly losing its appeal. Hm, perhaps it never had any. The only reason we had to attend classes in groups is because there was no Internet, correct? Ah, but now there is the Internet. Now the options are wide open, and education is back into the hands of the educated. I for one am extremely pleased to see the cropping up of the online university. Take Western Governor's University, for example. WGU is an accredited, highly accomplished and well-praised online university. They have pledged to provide students with an outstanding education with flexible schedules, superior curriculum, and "competency-based degrees and other credentials." WGU has been featured in the news (NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams did a segment on WGU). The rise of the online university is upon us. (By the way, the "Governor's" in WGU comes from it's inception by 19 governors).

Through WGU, you can earn an online degree, including a Master's, in Information Technology, Teaching, Healthcare Management, Nursing; and B.As are available for a myriad of courses, including the above-mentioned and more. An online MBA from an accredited school holds just as much weight as if you attended a university for six years. Now, several years ago, this was not so; but today, online education is showing its muscle because it has been proven very effective. The flexibility of the scheduling allows for great results and is very affordable. Have no doubt, however: online education gives rigorous work, with high standards and teacher interaction; it's all usually done electronically, though.

If a higher education has been your dream but you thought it only such, you may want to look into online education at WGU. The website is impressive and has many more details about the curriculum and financial requirements.

Unwitting Guinea Pigs

That would be us, the peons. If you think you live in the United States of America as defined by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights-- you are insane. I am becoming more and more convinced that that era is over.

Let's just say I've been researching Project Bluebeam. Sounds wild, I know. But I wouldn't put it past them.

Theophobe, understandably compassionate (not to mention he's got lots of free time this week), sent me an interesting news story. I do not recall seeing this in the news media, do you? It's about two years old now.

Billboard Blasts Passers-By with Audio Advertisement

Walk by the billboard for the new A&E show "Paranormal State" on Prince Street in Manhattan, and you could find yourself targeted by a narrow beam of sound projected from the ad using technology from Holosonics, which specializes in creating "audio spotlights" that are audible only to the person whose cranium they hit. It’s possible that not even earplugs will keep the beam out; according to Ad Age, "the sound is contained within your cranium."

The voice apparently says, "Who’s there? Who’s there?… It’s not your imagination."

It's insane. You don't need to be lying on one of a mad scientist's exam tables anymore, do you? They'll just beam their crap into your cranium!

The president and founder of Holosonics, Joe Pompei, denies that his technology is utterly annoying and wrong.

If that were his goal, he says, he would have used a loudspeaker instead of the beam.

"If you set up a loudspeaker on the top of a building, everybody’s going to hear that noise. But if you’re only directing that sound to a specific viewer, you’re never going to hear a neighbor complaint from street vendors or pedestrians. The whole idea is to spare other people."

This is nothing new, actually. For years, it's been reported that companies distribute pheromones into the air ducts of shopping malls, to make people into lusty raving maniacs who buy anything and everything. And then there's the subliminal crap in television and movies thrust on us.

The Bible says, "Do not love the world, nor the things in the world." It's just getting easier and easier, isn't it?

Moreover, "If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world." 1 John 2:15-16.