Questions About Nature

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We as humans were created to be curious. Some of us choose to disregard the questions that begin to invade our thoughts as we mature while some of us choose to investigate them. Dissecting common worldview questions have the capability of causing an assortment of emotions; tension, fear, and excitement.
Nature is a highly complex yet simplistic thing. Scientists who have claimed to be unreligious have also admitted that certain aspects of nature have appeared to be guided by a higher power. It’s amazing how baby turtles know how to immediately go to the ocean is just one of many examples of how a higher power has to be involved. Another world view question regarding nature that causes us to scratch our heads is what the nature of external
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I mentally debated on whether or not I was disposable, a prop, a person’s play toy, or someone who was of great value. Oxford Dictionary states that a human being is "a man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance." Where that may all be true I think the significance of what a human being is has been underestimated. However, I think the question “What happens to a person at death?” has been mankind’s biggest timeless fear. People have lost sleep about this from the very beginning. Some dare to argue that this question has been built in us. I love and live for the Man who made me and this question still makes me quiver. This question has kept me from reading the full book of Revelation. First off, it breaks my heart to think of all the people who never or will never accept Christ to be their personal Savior. They are missing out on so much now and things will only go downhill for them. I hate that. There isn 't a word worthy of describing going from broken to eternally broken. Most people would agree the thought of physical death is terrifying, but what about spiritual death? Why do we avoid talking about it? I know I personally do that because it makes me uncomfortable and it makes me sad. So, as a result my defense mechanism kicks in and I don 't deal with those kinds of

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