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December 10, 1990
DEISM.ASC
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A very interesting letter appeared in a Dear Abby column concerning
the subject of DEISM. This rings so true with the principles we try
to practice here at KeelyNet and Vangard Sciences that it deserves
inclusion on the board.
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Dear Abby :
I recently saw an item in the RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, written by
Stan H. Covington Jr., which read
"The Associated Press reported that during an interview with
CBS, Saddam Hussein said,
'God is on our side, and Satan is on the side of the
United States.' "
I wonder where Saddam received his "revelation." Perhaps he's
holding Adolf Hitler's old astrologer hostage, also.
During World War II, while I was serving with the 3rd Army in
Germany, I removed a belt buckle from the uniform of a dead soldier.
The lettering on the buckle read:
" Gott Mit Uns (God is With Us) "
That started me to thinking: Can religion be taught without
teaching bigotry as well? If one teaches, for example, that having
a particular faith MAKES ONE A BETTER PERSON, is the teacher NOT
ALSO IMPLYING THAT THE NON-BELIEVER IS AN INFERION ONE??
An experienced and motivated teacher might be able to do so, but
how many parents or members of the clergy have BOTH THE WILL and the
SKILL TO DO SO?
Teaching "tolerance" alone is INADEQUATE in that it STILL IMPLIES
that the other fellow is WRONG, but should be TOLERATED ANYWAY.
As long as the "true believer" is taught that he is in any way
SUPERIOR to the non-believer, he is well on his way to becoming a
qualified BIGOT, RELIGIOUS FANATIC or member of one of the many HATE
GROUPS that have been spawned by such teachings through the ages.
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To the extent that your column encourages readers to THINK FOR
THEMSELVES and to realize that there is nothing more wrong than
SELF-RIGHTOUSNESS, you will have again performed a great social
service.
Having only recently learned of its definition and noted
adherents, please sign me "A Deist," and let your readers research
the term for themselves. - A Deist in Mollusk, VA.
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Dear Deist:
My research begins with the dictionary, and it tells me that a
deist is one who believes in the EXISTENCE OF GOD on the evidence of
REASON and NATURE, with REJECTION of SUPERNATURAL REVELATION.
We are a nation of people living together with varying religions.
Our Constitution allows us freedom of religion, which includes the
freedom NOT TO BELIEVE.
So, be advised that atheists and non-believers are also regarded
as FULL-FLEDGED CITIZENS. That's what freedom is all about.
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I was not aware of this belief system of DEISM until this article.
My dictionary shows the following :
de-ism - a movement or system of thought advocating natural
religion based on human reason RATHER than revelation,
emphasizing MORALITY,
and in the 18th century DENYING THE INTERFERENCE OF
THE CREATOR with the Laws of the Universe.
The DEIST conception is very appropriate to the Keely system of
Harmonies within Nature. All that IS, is manifested through
harmonies and disharmonies.
This includes the GESTALTIC (group-mind) concept of a superior order
resulting from a combination of lesser components which singly and
separately could not possibly evolve to such a high level.
The Greek idea of the Sacred Tetractys best describes how lesser
forms unite to create more complex and thus more organized forms.
To best explain this, an excerpt is included from the file NEUTRAL1
on KeelyNet :
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*** TRINITY AND SIGNATURES ***
A fundamental frequency is generated and sustained by two other
frequencies which each in turn are generated and sustained by two
other frequencies, ad infinitum..
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Fundamental
2 3
4 5 6 7
This pattern continues throughout the physical and energy body of
an individualized structure and is the basis of the SACRED
TETRACTYS of the Greeks.
* < -------- Fundamental
* * < ------- Harmonics
* * * < ------ Harmonics
* * * * < ----- Harmonics
We can now see how tuning to the Fundamental will give a certain
degree of "sympathy" to a mass aggregation.
This appears to be the basis for the trinity as manifest in all
creation in the physical forms of PUSH, PULL AND BALANCE.
As we tune to successively finer frequencies IN ADDITION to those
preceding, we find progressively more precise sympathetic linking
to allow remote stimulation and control of the target
aggregation.
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Interference on the part of the creator (or any other entity capable
of comprehending and altering energy flows) would constitute a
warping of the natural order of the Universe normally based on and
ruled by the laws of Harmony.
I heretofore considered myself an Agnostic, of the opinion that God
is unknowable to the mind of Man. Gnostic being to know from direct
experience, Noetic being to know from abstract inspiration.
This Deist concept merits more study. It "resonates" with that
special ring of truth. Definitely worthy of more study.
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Jerry W. Decker.........Ron Barker...........Chuck Henderson
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