two things

1) Reincarnation

So, I've always been of the belief that nothing comes from nothing... that any idea that we humans can come up with can't ever be entirely original. It has to be based on something that already exists or has existed. Yes, I believe that the flood occurred, and that dinosaurs once roamed, and that fire-breathing dragons was existed. This is mostly unrelated, but I also like to believe in the Loch Ness Monster and in the lost city of Atlantis.

Okay so, I'm rambling. Back to the point. Upon listening to the Christmas Story this year, it occurred to me that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was reincarnated into a human body. He had a previous existence... His previous self of course did not cease to exist, it entered into his next "life" (although really just a continuation, a change in His existence) along with Him. So maybe that's where the idea of reincarnation came from? Hmm... it made more sense when I was first thinking about it. Well, it's just a thought anyway.

2) Socialism
Earlier this evening someone said to me "a rising tide lifts all boats," as a means of justifying socialism. But you know... that simple, over-used phrase doesn't justify anything. Just think about it. A rising tide will lift all boats, yes, but that's because a rising tide is an occurrence of nature, and nothing else. A hurricane will also destroy everything it comes across, do you want to try to use that as a justification too? No, because any type of government isn't going to be an occurrence of nature... it's just not. The truth of the matter is, nature will lead to chaos, because people are imperfect and selfish. A rising tide will lift all boats, but if each square foot of that tide were a separate being, then the tide would have to work together in order to lift each boat... but I'd have to argue that each square foot of tide would only work hard enough to lift as many boats as it could carry for itself.

I want to spend my hard-earned money on things that I want, I want to use my money to help the people in need who I want to help. I don't want to lift all boats. I want to lift the boats I care about.