Khalil A. Rahsheed
Roger Stasio
EN 1102 LS D
06 September 2011
Three Famous Quotes
The first of the three quotes that I would like to share is “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” This quote is from Arthur C. Clarke. This is certainly one of my favorite quotes not only because it supports my personal beliefs, but because it helps to explain how superstitions are born. Multitudes of people believe in ideas or concepts that have no basis in fact, reason or reality, and say they hold those beliefs based on faith. Now I’ll use my second quote in support of my argument for the first. In the words of Steveland Morris (Stevie Wonder) “If you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer. Superstition ‘ain’t the way!”
What was Stevie singing about? Whenever a person views a religion they consider primitive they consider the practitioners of that religion superstitious; never considering their own religion or beliefs as equally superstitious. Most of my family that subscribe to an established religion are Christians, “Jehovah’s Witnesses” to name the specific sect. I personally am an agnostic. While I believe in spirits and gods, my perception and description of these entities is probably far from and foreign to the most popularly held beliefs concerning God and spirits.
My third quote is from the Bible, John 10: 33-35 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came?” (New International Version). The “King James” version has it 34 “Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’[a]? 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside. 34Jesus replied: “In your Scriptures doesn't God say, "You are gods"? 35You can't argue with the Scriptures and God spoke to those people and called them gods. (Contemporary English Version). Has the word of God come to you? If it has according to the Bible you’re a god! Imagine that, is that an idea you’ve ever considered? I’ll bet it isn’t.
References:
"Arthur C. Clarke Quotes - The Quotations Page." Quotes and Famous Sayings - The Quotations Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Arthur_C._Clarke/>.
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