The future and the past right now

Apparently there are beings - human, divine, alien, spiritual or otherwise - that can see into the future. Or rather there is a force which certain beings can tap into which can let them see future events as though they were happening presently. The future can be replayed repeatedly if necessary as well. Looking into the past is also possible. And just like there is a force which grants access to the future, another or even the same force grants access to view past events.

Now I’m no quantum physicist or mathematician or philosopher or even an “A” student to be so sure that I can make sense of this, but it leads me to wonder if recollection (past) and prediction (future) are even possible or if something else is going on here. If someone can see into my future, how do they differentiate it from my past and present? And what exactly constitutes a future event? Is my future simply something which I have not yet done? I haven’t skydived, is that in my future? I haven’t tried to outrun molten lava and failed either, so is that a future event as well? And my past, is it simply that which I have already done? It seems to me though that if my past and future can be viewed now, that all time is in the present and runs alongside each other concurrently.

So, are past and future events being observed or rather are they just concurrently running parallel events? How else do you view an event that has not yet happened without insisting that the future instance manifest itself immediately? If my future or past can be observed right now, that surely makes not only me but all things omnipresent. Knowing the future is therefore irrelevant because at some level my future is nothing more than a memory of things still to happen and its surveillance by beings with agendas (benign or otherwise) is pointless.

I have yet to hear of a force that can replay the present though. Now would that not be something to behold? I’m not suggesting a Ground Hog’s Day where you somehow recall that the event has already happened, neither a Back to the Future scenario where the event is repeated with the intention of changing its outcome. Like in the future and the past, where those being observed are unaware that they are not a present day instance under observation why does there not seem to be a way to repeat the present without being aware that it is a repeat? Or would that make it merely a repeat of the past? From the look of things, the present seems to be more elusive than the past and future. Perhaps this is why people choose to dwell on memories and/or predictions rather than just being.

Bigger and better doesn’t make him god

For god to exist I must exist. For what is a god without a creation? God cannot bestow supremacy on himself without the existence of lesser life forms against whom he measures himself. The basic premise for our worship of god is that he is infinitely greater and more loving than what we are. Why then did he create lesser life forms when he had infinite power at his disposal to create a realm of equally powerful and loving beings? After all, nothing is impossible when infinite power is at your beckoned call. It would appear though that god has chosen to retain all power and the self bestowed title of the undisputed mightiest force in the known and unknown universe. He wields unlimited power which in and of itself is very impressive but does that warrant him crowning himself the alpha and omega, the be all and end of all? Is the real God here not the very force that is being harnessed instead?

Let’s go back to god’s creation. How can creation be considered inferior to god when the creator defines himself by creation itself? God pits his abilities against life that clearly is disadvantaged through his intentional design. Apparently in one incident according to the Torah, god corners a man named Job and asks him questions regarding the depths and expanses of the earth, the way of light and the place of darkness and about the stars and their constellations. He challenges Job’s knowledge from the anatomy of various beasts to god’s private thoughts. After god gives Job a good talking to, contrition and repentance are Job’s response. This dialog is used often to demonstrate the infinite creative power and knowledge of the god. It is laughable to think that god had not created this man with the ability to try his hand at these challenges and then ridicules him for not being able to do so. If Job had the ability to know and do these things and was still found wanting then by all means reduce him and insist on repentance. By using his creation as a measuring stick of his benevolence and power, god relegates himself to merely creator and lifts creation to the ultimate standard to judge a being by. What need then do I have for a god whose worth I determine by my insignificance. Like I said – Bigger and better doesn’t make him god