tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post111297835578118640..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: From Darwin to HitlerHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1112999752737331012005-04-08T18:35:00.000-04:002005-04-08T18:35:00.000-04:00In historical/theological terms, it was inevitable...In historical/theological terms, it was inevitable that the pre-Messianic adventure of equipping man with all the toys to enable across-the-globe mobility and across-the-globe communication would present man with the challenge of remembering that all this came from God.<BR/><BR/>As Moses put it (my translation): "Watch out lest you forget God... lest you eat and be satisfied and you build good houses... and you increase your gold and silver, and all that you possess increases, and your hear becomes arrogant and you forget God Who took you from the Land of Egypt, from a house of slavery." (Deuteronomy 8:11-14) And historically the entire world moved from slavery to prosperity, not just the Jews.<BR/><BR/>Darwin just put a fancy name on a classic impulse. And Nietzsche dressed it up a little.<BR/><BR/>When I was a teenager, there was a funny movie entitled If It's Tuesday It Must Be Belgium. That movie summed it up perfectly. In one frame they showed a graffito on a wall that read: "God is dead - Nietzsche." A few frames later, we were shown another wall adorned with the following legend: "Nietzsche is dead - God."<BR/><BR/>That says it all.Jay D. Homnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714671338316275833noreply@blogger.com