Sunday, January 25, 2004

We are the Sick Man of Asia

Our government would not import superior and scientific brains from overseas to help develop our country with the beauty of science and the power of technology. No, we would rather export inferior brains as laborers to help foreigners develop their own country together with their own highly educated superior and scientific brains. We are, indeed, the Sick man of Asia. Poch Suzara

If God And The Devil

If God and the devil did not exist, my life would be a complete bore and totally devoid of meaning. I will have nothing to hate. I enjoy hating God as much as I enjoy hating the devil either together or separately. It does not matter. God and Devil are one and the same supernatural evil. Poch Suzara

Reality is Unknowable

Reality is ultimately unknowable. Any attempt to describe its luminosity, there is always the dark side of it reflecting obscurity. Indeed, which is closer to reality: a leaf seen under a naked eye, or seen under a magnifying glass, or seen under a microscope? Poch Suzara

The Richest of Men

Among the richest of men are those who sell not the truth, but lies; specially sacred lies. Thus, one of the richest of industries in the world is the priesthood industry. Poch Suzara

The greatest of Philosophical Question

The greatest of philosophical questions - what is truth? Does free will exist? Can we know anything for certain? Does the tree continue to exist if there is no one there to see it? - are as unresolved today as when those profound questions were asked during the Greek days giving birth to philosophy thousands of years ago. Poch Suzara

Saturday, January 24, 2004

Science and Religion

Verification and falsification are matters in the field of science. Intuition and revelation are matters in the field of religion. Science is for those who enjoy living and thinking. Religion is for those who enjoy dying and for those who already dead. Poch Suzara

God is the First Cause of What

Eveything, before it was a nothing, had a first cause. God is the first cause of everything. Since God Himself is part of everything, who then or what then caused God to become something before he too
was a nothing? Poch Suzara

If I were God

If I were God, I would stop wasting time residing in heaven. I would come down to live on earth and do some honest work based on honest thinking. To begin with, I will re-enact the death by crucifixion episode. I will not put my Son Jesus, but put instead the devil to die on the cross. After which I will say: To hell with the devil and his free will. Poch Suzara

Eternal Salvation

We are indeed the Sick Man of Asia. But what can be expected of a people who have been educated to believe that in this world we must never try to seek reconstruction; we must only be contented with ourselves as God's creation. We need not value civilization. We must only appreciate the power of prayer for the sake of our eternal salvation. Poch Suzara

Postmodernism

Postmodernism stands in opposition to the advancement of human knowledge, human progress, and human emancipation. In brief, postmodernism hates the new. It only loves the old, if not the obsolete. Poch Suzara

In My Search For The Truth

In my search of the truth, I have learned something about the scientific way of thinking: - at the heart of everything is not an answer, but a question. Poch Suzara

The Search For God and the Devil

I searched for God and for the devil for a great many years. I was told that both supernatural Beings have not ceased fighting over to win my soul for heaven; or, as the case may be, to win my soul for hell. I really don't know what's the fuss all about. God and the Devil may split my soul into half for each. It's a worthless soul anyway. I don't need it. I don't want it. They can even eat it! Peace be with you. Poch Suzara

I am Told

I am told that science is only true in its own way. Theology could just as readily be "true" in another. Maybe so. The difference, however, is that in science, there is no room for confusion. In theology, even as it claims to be infallible, there is room not only for contradiction, but more so - illusion. What the theologians did not know centuries ago, they still do not know in this century. Poch suzara

The Enemy of Religion

The enemy of religion is not science. The enemy of religion is other religions. Science is what we know based on the knowable. Religion is what we do not know, based on the unknowably worthless. Poch Suzara

If I have Free Will

If I have free will, how come I have to pay not only for the sins of Adam and Eve, but also pay for the sins of the devil who, according to Genesis, was also gifted by God to have a free to even transform himself into Talking Serpent? A few of the descendants of this talking Serpent got to be my silly teachers in La Salle grade school and high school. Poch Suzara

Believing is Easy. Thinking is Hard

Thinking is hard. believing is easy. It explains there are far more stupid believers in this God-forsaken country of our than there are intelligent thinkers. For my part, each time I find myself unable to think; or, as the case may be, unable to believe, I do the next best thing: I continue my endless pursuit of the truth - it is man's most noble of profession. Poch Suzara

Never so Few

Never so few robbed so many, of so much, for so long, and so faithfully, and returned so little, as has been and still is the Priesthood Industry. It is even accomplished not only in God's name, but also for his greater glory in heaven. Poch Suzara

What is the Difference

What exactly was the diference between goddless communism and mindless capitalism? What have either contributed to world peace and goodwill to men? Poch Suzara

A Hell Of a Place

America is a hell of a place for intellectuals. It is, however, a heaven for those who are selfish, greedy, stupid, and insane. It is just like the Philippines. It is a paradise for sinners and criminals; but a hell of a place for honest thinkers, fearless unbelievers of the faith, not to mention for Filipinos who are scared to publicly declare themselves to be atheists. Poch Suzara

One Would Think

One would think that after the saints have already been canonized and are now residing as saints in heaven, they would have the heart to speak to God in behalf of the human race and its deplorable condition; especially in the Philippines - the only Christian country in Asia. Poch Suzara