By PETER MOLENAAR
As per the familiar Big Bang, the age of our universe is said to be 13.772 billion years (give or take). However, for old timers such as myself, this estimate is disconcerting. For heaven’s sake, what time was it before the beginning of time?
Dear astronomers, please consider the possibility that time has no beginning nor end, and therefor, the dimension of time is cyclical in nature. Then please, consider the corollary: our universe will continue to expand but only to a maximum limit, after which, it will (again) contract to its minimal size limit. In other words, the phenomenon of the Big Bang is itself infinitely cyclical in nature.
It seems we ponder such things as Christmas and the new year approaches!
Is it normal for the ‘philosophical materialist’ to commend the life of Jesus? Well in fact, Jesus actively opposed the exploiters and oppressors of his day. So, the answer is: yes.
But, is the “materialist” allowed to believe in God, if he or she believes consciousness is a product of the evolution of matter (i.e., believes in the ‘primacy of matter’)? Well, that depends… right? Consider, however, that the associated ‘theory of reflection’ illuminates the content of consciousness, while failing miserably to demystify the ‘essence of consciousness’. At the very least, it follows then that Marxism must share the road with the liberation theology which stems from Christianity.
A reminder note:
At some point in time in the not so distant future, our collective existence will become unsustainable lest the capitalists forfeit their ownership of the means of production. Such an historical moment is referred to as a ‘revolutionary situation’… during which ‘democracy’ will (at this juncture) impose its will in order to establish a socialist society. May we all live to see the day!
