{"id":631,"date":"2016-10-31T03:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leogaumont.com\/?p=631"},"modified":"2018-01-09T16:43:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T23:43:48","slug":"think-or-somebody-will-do-the-thinking-for-you-worldview-series-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leogaumont.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/31\/think-or-somebody-will-do-the-thinking-for-you-worldview-series-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Think, or somebody will do the thinking for you! Worldview Series (Part 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Think, or somebody will do the thinking for you! Worldview Series (Part 7) by L\u00e9o Gaumont\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IpLCjJzxALY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Who said you have to start school when you\u2019re six? Who said you have to be reading by then? Who has determined that life should be taught in pieces called subjects?<\/p>\n<p>Who said that you should continue in school until you\u2019re eighteen years of age? Who said? Who said that you can\u2019t be successful if you don\u2019t do it this way, or you don\u2019t do it that way? Why don\u2019t we ask some questions? Show me, where does it say this? Where did you get this idea? How did you come to that conclusion?<\/p>\n<p>Could it be that it is the only thing you have ever seen or been presented with? Are there alternatives to the way things have always been done?<\/p>\n<p>What about socialization I am asked? My answer is usually, \u201cwhat about socialization?\u201d. \u201cWhat is your concern?\u201d You know what I get for an answer? Usually a blank look, because they\u2019ve never actually thought about it. They\u2019re simply repeating what they\u2019ve been told. We\u2019re all guilty of this very same thing. Somebody has done the thinking for us.<\/p>\n<p>In the high school that I taught in for the last fourteen years of the school teaching part of my ongoing career, they had pillars in the cafeteria, and anybody could put up a saying, for a fee. It was another bizarre example of public schools needing to raise additional funds.<\/p>\n<p>My students actually pulled together and collected money because they wanted to write my wise sayings up there for the world to see.<\/p>\n<p>I asked, what was their favourite saying. They simply said, what we hear almost every day: \u201cThink, or somebody will do the thinking for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s true: think, or someone is going to do the thinking for you and those who would think for you don\u2019t usually have your best interest in mind.<\/p>\n<p>You know what? We\u2019re all guilty of having people think for us. How many times have you asked yourself, \u201cWhy do I believe this?\u201d \u201cWhy do we do this?\u201d In the church, when you ask the question, \u201cWhat\u2019s the answer?\u201d You often get, \u201cBecause that\u2019s the way it\u2019s always been done.\u201d That\u2019s not a good enough answer.<\/p>\n<p>My challenge at this point is to simply say: ask questions. Find out. Why is it that we believe the things that we believe? Ask lots and lots of questions. That\u2019s how you are going to learn.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, who are the best learners in the whole wide world? Two-year-olds. They\u2019ve just learned to talk. They know \u201cmom,\u201d \u201cdad,\u201d and \u201cwhy?\u201d They\u2019re learning and they are not shy about asking questions, any question on anything, without reservations!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been emphasizing Christian values and what we should understand and believe. We need to believe in the authority of the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a creationist because I started to question what I had come to believe. I\u2019ve been studying this issue now for forty years. If I have a choice in believing in millions of years (as told by the media, most books, and every movie I watch) and believing in God\u2019s creation in six days, I\u2019m going to put my faith simply in the Bible.<\/p>\n<p>Because I can\u2019t prove either one. I wasn\u2019t there for either one. Yet, I do have the Bible from which we can read an account that has been around for thousands of years as opposed to the \u201cscientific\u201d explanation that has continued to \u201cevolve\u201d over the last hundred years or so.<\/p>\n<p>I will put my faith in the Bible. As a Christian, I will take the authority of the scripture, and I\u2019ll say, if there\u2019s a debate, I\u2019m going to have to fall on that side. Because, let me tell you, the Bible\u2019s been around for a long time, evolution hasn\u2019t. If I know nothing more, that\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n<p>Ever wonder why Christian schools fail here? Because the teacher believes in evolution? No, probably not. But the teachers are going to have to teach the curriculum. The curriculum talks about evolution, it doesn\u2019t talk about creation at all.<\/p>\n<p>So while teaching evolution, if some little guy puts up his hand and says, \u201cI don\u2019t believe that\u201d, the teacher will likely reply by saying, \u201cWell, I don\u2019t believe it either. You know, we don\u2019t believe in evolution, I\u2019m just teaching it because I have to. We believe in the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How far do you think that\u2019s going to go in your child\u2019s life? If he keeps hearing the same evolution story over and over and over again, and all he gets on the Christian side is \u201cOh, we just kind of believe in the Bible,\u201d and that\u2019s all they get, what will he end up believing?<\/p>\n<p>I am not suggesting here that we indoctrinate our children in any way. I am suggesting that you teach them that there is a universal absolute truth and that they would be wise to discover it. You should present both sides to an issue and then discuss the likelihood of either side being true.<\/p>\n<p>Evolutionists are supporting their side with all kinds of stuff. We really do need to be informed of their side and ours as well. We should start by informing ourselves of what is in the Bible and what it really means.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-631-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/lg-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/10\/THINK-WV7.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lg-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/10\/THINK-WV7.mp3\">https:\/\/lg-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2016\/10\/THINK-WV7.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who said you have to start school when you\u2019re six? Who said you have to be reading by then? Who has determined that life should be taught in pieces called subjects? Who said that you should continue in school until you\u2019re eighteen years of age? Who said? Who said that you can\u2019t be successful if &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/leogaumont.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/31\/think-or-somebody-will-do-the-thinking-for-you-worldview-series-part-7\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Think, or somebody will do the thinking for you! 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