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About Dr. Robin Starbuck

Professor of English 1973 M.A., New York University 1989 Ph.D., New York University Linguistics

Where’s the soup?*

Where’s the soup?*
September 16, 2017QUANTUM DIMENSIONS of HEALING: You can heal yourself – BOOK Edit
WHERE’S THE SOUP?*
The words alphabet soup conjure up visions of the ABCs swimming in consommé. Yet, when scientists talk about a prebiotic soup, technical terms define the content and make the soup much more difficult to describe. The assumption that a vast pool of concentrated prebiotic molecules on early Earth must have brewed for a very long period of time serves as the popular explanation for life’s origin. But, what ingredients did such a prebiotic soup contain? Or did one even exist? Examining scientific clues for a prebiotic soup leads to another essential “fact of life.”According to the naturalistic explanation, the waters of the world were filled with amino acids, sugars, and others compounds that form the building blocks of life. New research now permits a look back in time to see which of these building blocks might have been an ingredient in the legendary prebiotic soup—if one actually existed.




Research over the past fifty years has failed to produce a viable explanation for self-assembly of prebiotic compounds on or in Earth.

Fazale Rana & Hugh Ross
Origins of Life
2013

Absent from the body = present with the Lord

2 Cor 5:8

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. [2] For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: [3] If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. [4] For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. [5] Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. [6] Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: [7] (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) [8] We are confident, I say , and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. [9] Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. [10] For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. [11] Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. [12] For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. [13] For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. [14] For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: [15] And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. [16] Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. [17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. [18] And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; [19] To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. [20] Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. [21] For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Corinthians 5:1-21 KJV

Is there no god?

Can you imagine actually believing there’s no God
Outside of man-made creation?
Or believing that He’s relegated to a position of irrelevance?
That the back-stabbing world we see
Is actually real?
And there’s absolutely nothing we
Or anybody else
Can do about it?
WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
Thank God it isn’t true
But understand that a helluva
Lot of people still don’t get it!
RJS-post

I believe there is no god. Quite simple when you realize there is no good evidence to support that belief

Frank Johnson:
Gabriel, Small input, if I may. If you read the biographies of the countless saints and sages found in all of the world religions, you’ll uncover plenty of evidence for the existence of God. But to be fair, what you are really saying, is you haven’t experienced any such evidence yet in your life. That’s perfectly normal. The human mind, as you know, is finite, which means it has no ability to grasp the divine on its own. But, IF you sincerely seek, you will find. Here’s something to think about. Your first realization will be when you look at yourself, you’ll notice that your mind is unceasingly thinking. You will also notice that you are aware of this thinking, and can change your thoughts or your subject of focus at will. Now, the key here, is to explore this awareness that appears to be aware of itself. There’s something of a doorway there to be discovered. 😉

RJS:
The only way you can honestly disprove anything is to play the “devil’s advocate” game to the hilt. Do extensive honest research taking exactly the opposite position, i.e., “there’s a God and I’m going to prove it.” It’s really, really, really difficult when the human mind is made up but again that’s the only way to prove or disprove anything.

Your Truths can heal you!

Do you have many ‘truths’
Swirling about in your mind?
You’ve verified them intellectually
And set them aside?
They’re close by, aren’t they,
But not really accessible
At least not to your heart.
Now is the time to take them
Off the shelf and dust them.
Your very own truths will heal
Every single issue
Past, present, future
That is trying to deny you
Your perfect life.

Unwanted thoughts – get ’em out!

An unwanted thought
Dropped into my head.
In the past I would’ve said “Get out –
You’re no part of me!”
Well, guess what?
I can do it even better now!
I give it the cold shoulder
To the nth degree
Like nothing has ever occurred
‘Cause, guess what?
Nothing has!

Once in a blue moon an issue may need 2 steps – one to identify & dump it, the other to replace it with the Truth. It’s so wonderful when we are ready to take your single step approach – it saves a lot of heartache, but sometimes even Jesus Himself may tell you that a certain insidious and/or hypnotic thought has no power over you.

TREATING UNWANTED THOUGHTS: One step or two – it’s up to you!
This is such a great example of steps of progress in one isolated area of a person’s spiritual growth. If an ungodlike thought dares to rear its ugly head, tell it (1) “You’re no part of me. I don’t approve of you so get out!!” (2) “What I really believe is …”
Do that assiduously for quite awhile and finally all you have to do is give the unwanted thought the cold shoulder!!!