The Wonders of Eternity

Two Basic Philosophies contrast each other Modern World The secular side of our society with the scientific method seeks to demonstrate that mankind ascended from some kind of slime or cell and therefore that amorality is a perfectly acceptable philosophy for worldly culture.  The philosophy of scientism, the idea that what science turns up is the sum of what there is doesn’t necessarily come from scientists, however.  It comes from amoral activists seeking to promote their philosophies.   What we get from science is the vastness of what we don’t know and these activists don’t care to acknowledge that their lack of knowledge might have some effect on the ideals it takes to have a cohesive and peaceful society. They basically promote the ideology that there is no God unless science can prove it and that will never happen because they ignore the evidence. The theistic side believes that we descended from the Gods or a God. The first seeks through its philosophy to eliminate

For nearly two hundred years, The Book of Mormon has been studied, analyzed, criticized, and scrutinized by educated religious scholars, common folks and everyone in between.  Hugh Nibley, a Latter-day Saint educator published the following parable many years ago to demonstrate the responses by some of those that have examined the book and Joseph Smith's claims. This parable highlights the allegations, motives, and criticisms of those that have spoken against it over the last two centuries.  “A young man once long ago claimed he had found a large diamond in his field as he was plowing. He put the stone on display to the public free of charge, and everyone took sides. A psychologist showed, by citing some famous case studies, that the young man was suffering from a well-known form of delusion. A historian showed that other men have also claimed to have found diamonds in fields and have been deceived. A geologist proved that there were no diamonds in the area but only quartz.

As a young man my search for truth was a consistent desire to know something about the purpose of life and whether or not there was actually a God.  What I sought was not given to me in an instant.  Being able to look back and connect some of the experiences that shaped my understanding, it was a process of about 8 years.   I don't know all of the reasons some of us seek understanding as to the purpose of life, but it seems certain events may tend to cause us to look both inward and upward.  These events may often be deemed as negative in nature, not because God wants to punish us, but because they happen in the course of normal living.  I am speaking of illness, accidents, injuries, and death that interrupt, or disrupt our day to day activities and relationships.  To observe that the world exists and that we exist on some basis of eternal principles is a fundamental step in seeking truth. Is there a God that created us or not? If so then what demonstrates the nature of this being