Probably nothing. But your willingness to keep an open mind to the possibility that you've been looking at something the wrong way could help a great deal in the grander scheme of things. If for nobody else, you.
As the saying goes "Only a sith speaks in absolutes", yes? I think on this board especially, it would go a long way for all of us to admit we don't know, and to posit our musings and suspicions and conclusions as opinion, to avoid activating our own egos so that we don't shut down those mental pathways that we need to discern the truth. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir on this topic. You wouldn't be on this site unless you were open-minded. But I've found that even many on this site, as open-minded as they have allowed themselves to become over the past few years, still struggle with knee-jerk reactions whenever anyone says something that initially sounds at odds with how they personally have interpreted Scripture. Rather than say "Hmm...that doesn't sound right to me, here's why. Perhaps you could elaborate" they instead switch into almost a Preacher's role, 100% certain the person they're speaking to has gotten something horribly wrong that threatens their salvation, and they can't seem to move past it.
You see Elon wearing this stuff and you instantly thought "Ha! Bad guy! I knew it!" Some others come and say "Now wait a minute..." and you seem very inflexible with your preconceived notion. I'm not saying your notion is wrong. You might be right, but that reaction is what we should all be looking out for. That reaction stops the thinking process. Stops the pathways we need to remain open to receive new light and knowledge. Those on this site apply that so well to so many things, but when the topic of Jesus comes up, or anything remotely to do with their religion, and bam. Pure rigidity. All I'm saying is that the mind you've used to sift through other assumptions can still be used when dealing with matters of God, Christ, and Scripture. And there's no need to feel too threatened when something arises that at first glance, doesn't sound quite right to you.
Probably nothing. But your willingness to keep an open mind to the possibility that you've been looking at something the wrong way could help a great deal in the grander scheme of things. If for nobody else, you.
As the saying goes "Only a sith speaks in absolutes", yes? I think on this board especially, it would go a long way for all of us to admit we don't know, and to posit our musings and suspicions and conclusions as opinion, to avoid activating our own egos so that we don't shut down those mental pathways that we need to discern the truth. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir on this topic. You wouldn't be on this site unless you were open-minded. But I've found that even many on this site, as open-minded as they have allowed themselves to become over the past few years, still struggle with knee-jerk reactions whenever anyone says something that initially sounds at odds with how they personally have interpreted Scripture. Rather than say "Hmm...that doesn't sound right to me, here's why. Perhaps you could elaborate" they instead switch into almost a Preacher's role, 100% certain the person they're speaking to has gotten something horribly wrong that threatens their salvation, and they can't seem to move past it.
You see Elon wearing this stuff and you instantly thought "Ha! Bad guy! I knew it!" Some others come and say "Now wait a minute..." and you seem very inflexible with your preconceived notion. I'm not saying your notion is wrong. You might be right, but that reaction is what we should all be looking out for. That reaction stops the thinking process. Stops the pathways we need to remain open to receive new light and knowledge. Those on this site apply that so well to so many things, but when the topic of Jesus comes up, or anything remotely to do with their religion, and bam. Pure rigidity. All I'm saying is that the mind you've used to sift through other assumptions can still be used when dealing with matters of God, Christ, and Scripture. And there's no need to feel too threatened when something arises that at first glance, doesn't sound quite right to you.