Guest guest Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 Good evening, I stopped watching regular network news a few weeks before 9/11/2001 - about the same time I went raw and divorced my car. I started to take a look at the online clips of this 20/20 show but quickly realized that it was about drama rather than news or information. The real story here is, I think, about addiction to drama rather than food. The comments about the show did lead me to some interesting links from raw foodists that I hadn't known about. I now get my news from the internet where I can choose what to look at and how to understand and convey it. When it's something important (like what enters my body) I can get a confirming opinion in the non-virtual world from a REAL expert - one with the experience of having done it. This week I had the marvelous experience of fellowship with a group of bicycling missionaries who volunteered in our local community bike shop. The group doesn't have a name - they adhere with a joyful passion to the lessons of the bible and that is their trademark, to live as Christ-like Christians. We spent some hours together in fellowship while we worked and I came to admire the simple beauty of the way they live, travel and worship through service, yet tension sometimes arose with practices that differ between us. They often eat processed foods that are easy to store and carry, I sometimes wear immodest clothes. This didn't stop the joyful exchange of spirits and inspiration between us because we were gracious toward each other. I gained an insight this week that's been helpful to me and so I share it with you. The scientific method, although precise, isn't complete. It cannot prove a negative hypothesis. Many half-baked non-scientists take unfair (and mostly unintentional) advantage of this fact to waste your time when they make an accusation. It isn't possible to disprove an accusation, no matter how much time you waste trying. Don't let yourself be sucked into this trap. Give your attention to people who share discoveries of how to make lives better for the most people, for the longest time starting with those most close. Sorry to go on like this without mentioning food, but it's late and sleep is evading me - well you know how it goes ;-) Nick Hein Morgantown, WV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 NIck I think your response carries a lot of wisdom. " It isn't possible to disprove an accusation, no matter how much time you waste trying. Don't let yourself be sucked into this trap. Give your attention to people who share discoveries of how to make lives better for the most people, for the longest time starting with those most close. " I was at a recent raw food lecture and was met with great surprise and mild disapproval about my choice to still cook for my family. I feel strongly that eachindividual has to find their own way and that by our own example are we the best teachers. My favorite saying is that each of us in just one example of one possibility. The choice to live in the raw life style is our own choice. How we live is the proof of that possibility. What a wonderful proof that cannot be denied. -- Love and Light In-Joy Ramona -------------- Original message ---------------------- " Nick Hein " <nick.hein > Good evening, > I stopped watching regular network news a few weeks before 9/11/2001 - about the > same time I went raw and divorced my car. I started to take a look at the > online clips of this 20/20 show but quickly realized that it was about drama > rather than news or information. The real story here is, I think, about > addiction to drama rather than food. The comments about the show did lead me to > some interesting links from raw foodists that I hadn't known about. > > I now get my news from the internet where I can choose what to look at and how > to understand and convey it. When it's something important (like what enters my > body) I can get a confirming opinion in the non-virtual world from a REAL expert > - one with the experience of having done it. > > This week I had the marvelous experience of fellowship with a group of bicycling > missionaries who volunteered in our local community bike shop. The group > doesn't have a name - they adhere with a joyful passion to the lessons of the > bible and that is their trademark, to live as Christ-like Christians. We spent > some hours together in fellowship while we worked and I came to admire the > simple beauty of the way they live, travel and worship through service, yet > tension sometimes arose with practices that differ between us. They often eat > processed foods that are easy to store and carry, I sometimes wear immodest > clothes. This didn't stop the joyful exchange of spirits and inspiration > between us because we were gracious toward each other. > > I gained an insight this week that's been helpful to me and so I share it with > you. The scientific method, although precise, isn't complete. It cannot prove > a negative hypothesis. Many half-baked non-scientists take unfair (and mostly > unintentional) advantage of this fact to waste your time when they make an > accusation. It isn't possible to disprove an accusation, no matter how much > time you waste trying. Don't let yourself be sucked into this trap. Give your > attention to people who share discoveries of how to make lives better for the > most people, for the longest time starting with those most close. > > Sorry to go on like this without mentioning food, but it's late and sleep is > evading me - well you know how it goes ;-) > Nick Hein > Morgantown, WV > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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