Hayter for Nov 24, 2024
“How We Are What We Are”
Since my last article, titled “A Smorgasbord of Facts and Fiction” went to press, I managed to locate the notes on the topic that I intended to write about. So, now, feast your eyes and your brain on an article about “How We Are What We Are.” – Okay, come back here.
There we go. For decades I’ve refused to write on this topic, just like I refused to write about Trump when he got elected. I’m almost past that. This week I have chosen to open up another can of worms that just might send me to hell in a basket. At least in the minds of some of my fellow Christians.
I shall start out with the fact that scientists have determined that bananas have 60 percent of the same DNA that humans do. I certainly can’t prove that, but I believe it to be true.
As a Christian, one of several things that I have never believed was true was that the Earth is 6000 years old, that it was once completely covered in water due to a world-class flood, or that Adam and Eve were the first people to set foot on this planet. While that belief will not get me sent to hell, it could make some believe that’s where I’m destined. Fortunately, most of my friends don’t read the newspaper.
I would like to assure you that I believe that God never feared us learning about science. He invented science! In science, you will find math, chemistry, astronomy… everything except Trigonometry. My high school Trig teacher ruined me on that.
I can’t help but believe that God intended for us to learn stuff while here on Earth… a planet located in a Universe that He created. Whoever wrote the book of Genesis left out the science behind it all. Moses supposedly wrote the first five books of the Old Testament. In other words, the man who carved the first issue of the Ten Commandments on stone wrote everything from Genesis to Deuteronomy. Parts of the books referenced the people and things that laid the groundwork for the New Testament. I can’t prove any of it, but I trust most of it.
I believe that God either helped or allowed certain individuals to write all of what is now the Bible. There are no original copies of the Bible. God would’ve let there be copies, had He wanted to. Why didn’t he? Why didn’t He think enough to provide answers to things that could’ve prevented wars, executions, and hatred all over the place? I don’t know.
However, I am grateful that He chose to let us find out about DNA. All I know is what I’ve read. It’s apparently the building block of all living things. In other words, humans and plant life have a lot in common.
Do you know what that means? – Neither do I. However, get this; chimpanzees and a breed of monkey that goes by the name “Bonobo” are currently enjoying 98.8 percent of your DNA. Mine too!
I don’t believe there’s any cause for us or primates to worry about that. Of course, try to tell that to a bonobo. The acronym known as DNA latches onto the molecules in every living thing. God knew that all along. He also knew that 99 percent of our DNA is what keeps us walking, eating, and breathing. The last one percent merely determines your interests, intelligence, and, uh, singing ability. In other words, it is what makes you different from all of the other humans. Without that one percent of DNA, you’d be a robot in the flesh. I know at least three of those.
All of your DNA joins up with your genes and chromosomes. And get this, everything I know about that is in that one sentence. What say we move along?
According to the science that God has allowed mankind to learn, eight billion or so people on the earth, each have a tad of Neanderthal DNA. Meaning that at one time a Neanderthal mated with a humanoid. Scientists have proved, to their satisfaction, that there were 20 different humanoid groupings over the thousands of years past. Each of those groupings changed a bit over the years. For example, a warmer climate causes a loss of body hair.
It’s our life experiences that allow our brains to catch onto more stuff. We eventually lose our slump and no longer need our knuckles to help us run. Once again, this does not occur overnight. It takes thousands of years. That’s a part of what we call evolution. To find out if it’s true, you would have to visit Earth 100,000 years from now. If humans look just like they do now, only with each wearing the same T-shirts, then evolution stinks on ice, and you’re going to hell if you believe in it.
Fortunately, the next few generations of humankind won’t experience much of that. But, those of you who have your bodies frozen for a few thousand years, may thaw out to find some odd-looking future humans. Slimmer body, smaller ears, longer fingers, and elbows that can reach backward. Just a guess.
Then again, there’s a good chance God may call for us before any of that. I’m just throwing things out. At the moment I can’t come close to figuring out how my brain works. I’ve got signals coming from the bottoms of my feet to my brain. There is no telling how many signals it would take for me to go get a bottle of pop out of the fridge. I can easily do it, but I have no idea how my insides know how to carry out the process.
Let’s face it, in life, there are a gazillion things we’ll never know. But there is one thing in which Kay and I place our faith. We can’t prove it. We only trust that there will come a time when we each hear the words, “Welcome home, my good and faithful servant.” Or something close to that.
Like many of you, Kay and I have experienced hope, love, life, and loss. It’s different for everyone. But the most important thing that I’m longing for is something that neither you nor I can prove exists. It’s generally known by the name “heaven.” Now, that is something to place one’s trust in.
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