No Expects the Spanish Inquisition

I have heard a lot of people bemoan the fate of the world lately.  The world is a more violent and scarier than every before.  I don't think that is the case.  We are more televised than every before.  Every atrocity every act is beamed across the globe instantly.....pontificated on rabidly to fill the airwaves.  The goal, of course, to get you to catch the latest ad for the latest drug to treat erectile dysfunction.

The world is not more violent.  It may be just as violent as always but not more so.  It is an important distinction.  I don't want to be one of the many pundits to put the blame on the media.  If fact, I believe that it is the fact that we can see these horrors that we are moved to action.  Perhaps if the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition had been the subject of a reality TV show or Internet meme, it would have ended sooner.   There would have been a song written by Bob Geldof to raise money for its victims.

I think we are evolving as a species and are moved to action to ease the horrors in the world.  Here is a list of some of the things we have accomplished as species this year.  What is on your list?  What makes you say "Go US!"  Let me know in the comments.

Humans in Space

Merry Christmas ET!

I am terribly behind in everything Christmas prep and found this article while goofing off.   It poses an interesting theological question.  The Mormons being a recent religion have answered this for themselves and good for them!

I think that we will find a myriad of varied and rich spiritual traditions across the Cosmos.  But at their fundamental core we will encounter love, care for the poor, serenity, peace and good will toward our fellows.  They will have had their wars, their inquisitions,  their debates, and ultimately they will come to a place of dialogue and appreciation of one another.  At the end, they (and us) will finally have learned what the mystics and prophets of this planet have been trying to teach us since the dawn of conscious thought.   We are all on a journey up the mountain, many paths, one destination.

So whatever path you are on, walk it, study it, let it seep into your being.  Find the spiritual core at the heart of it's tenants and apply them to the here and now.  Don't worry about the paths others take.  Blaze your own path if you need to but keep climbing, keep your eye on the prize...The Divine Spirit at the heart of the Universe.  Meet me there with ET.  We will have some Egg Nog waiting for you.

Unless of course we meet the Klingons first....then we are totally screwed.

And God Bless us, Everyone!!!

From the NY Times
Do Aliens Know It's Christmas?