Ina rabum zazu

Tristan and I are at odds over my last blog.  He says it's okay, but not how things really happened.  Mainly he doesn't agree with how I stated that a "strong belief in God" was a requirement to the new governance of civilization.

Any civilization needs some aspect of a spiritual life in order to flourish emotionally.  When the Gorans colonized ancient Earth (according to the stories shared by Tristan and his contacts), there would have been SOMETHING akin to a religious order.  By examining the artifacts and literature left behind by the Sumerians, who are the oldest group of humans on this planet that we know of (and as some, myself included, think, also the first or at least main group of Goran colonists), it is obvious that religion was a big chunk of society.  So I was not specifically saying that the Gorans were strictly worshipers of God, since evidence suggests a polytheistic theme prevalent in Sumerian remains.  As I told Tristan, I was just showing what happened by explaining how it could happen to us.

And just so we're all clear on this, 90% of Earth's human population believes there is a God, and yes, God with a capital G.  So anyone who feels strongly about me referencing God, Jesus, or anything to do with religion, please remember I am also an anthropologist with a double minor in archaeology and international relations.  RELIGION IS AN IMPORTANT KEY FACTOR IN ANY CIVILIZATION.  In fact, it's the absence of spiritualism that leads to social decay.

Which I think was what led to the destruction of Mars.

What you believe is up to you.  Just keep in mind that whether you believe this computer in front of you is real or not does not change the fact that it IS real.  I have heard of people who truly, firmly believe nothing exists until it enters their range of vision and then goes back into nonexistence once unseen.  Does their belief mean that everything disintegrates and reintegrates at will? No.  It would be very cool, but basic science proves that matter is matter whether you believe it or not.

I stress this firmly because a person's belief system can get very arrogant.  I am Christian, but I am also very scientific.  I have been a Christian since I was a child, but my faith evolved from pure trust to trust in faith AND evidence.  I love my fellow Christians and non-Christians, but I have to admit, things have been pretty sketchy lately within the churches.  It's the pride that keeps us from opening our minds to new possibilities, new evidence.  For example, what I tell you here does not contradict Scripture in any way.  In fact, I encourage you to check any information I share with whichever faith you hold.  Oh, and definitely watch "Ancient Aliens" on the History Channel.  FANTASTIC stuff.