Our genes don’t determine everything we will become, but they do determine how much we can be shaped by experiences during early childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, which, for all, is quite a bit.
Wesley stressed what we now call Arminian beliefs; he was the only prominent leader of the Great Awakening who did. The name came from Jacob Arminius (1560–1609), a Dutch professor who tried to modify the Calvinism of his time. Wesley felt no special debt to Arminius, but he did staunchly oppose Calvin’s doctrine of predestination. He thought the belief made God seem arbitrary and partial to certain people and neglectful of others. He insisted that God willed the salvation of all and that people had enough freedom of will to choose or refuse divine grace.
Dear NASAAlıntı
How are you? We OK! But we have a problem. We have a big problem. We have a very very big problem. Me and Leyla (she is a my -girl- love) we can not come together. No together. So, impossible love. Love story. Giant's love. Like Shrek. Do you know Shrek? Anyway, if Leyla and I can together, it will be the end of World. I can hear that you say "oh my god!" We are the main causes of naturel disasters. Ups! Sorry :( But mukadderat (I can not translate it) I think that you have to help us. And if you save us, you save the World. Yes, it's weird. We want to buy spaceship from you. Leyla and I go to another planet by this spaceship. We will be happy there. If we have a child we will give your name to him or her: NASA! You happy? This spaceship is our bride car. I look forward to hearing from you soon. And İsmail Abi says that you don't work hard. Because sıyırırsın.
Best regards
Mecnun Ç. and İsmail A.
The Society of Jesus dominated the Christian mission in Japan until the end of the sixteenth century. Their work met with remarkable success. In 1577 one Jesuit wrote optimistically, “In ten years all Japan will be Christian if we have enough missionaries.” Two years later the Jesuits did establish a new town as a home for Christian converts. They called it Nagasaki. Before the end of the century, missionaries could count three hundred thousand converts, hundreds of churches, and two Christian colleges.
My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There's no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.
"Biliyor musun, gezegenlerin hareketini her gün izlemek, günlük hayatlarımızın ne kadar küçük ve önemsiz olduğunu anlamanı sağlıyor. Tartışıyoruz. Kavga ediyoruz. Çabalıyoruz. Servetimizi artırmak için rekabet ediyoruz. Evrene bak. Hareketi devasa bir saat gibi çok dinamik. Dünya bu saatin çarklarındaki küçük bir dişliden ibaret, insanların yarattığı fark ise bakterilerinkinden fazla değil. Kısa hayatlarını yaşayan, küçük savaşlarında savaşan milyonlarca ve milyonlarca bakteri. Evrenin mekanizmaları olmasaydı hiçbirimizin var olamayacağını durup düşünmüyorlar bile. İnsanların ne yaptığına bak—ölmeden önce asla harcamayacakları bir banka hesabı için birbirlerini öldürüyorlar. Bu saçmalık."
"You know, watching the movement of the planets every day makes you realize how small and insignificant our daily lives are. We argue. We fight. We struggle. We compete to increase our wealth. Look at the universe. Its movement is so dynamic, like a huge clock. The earth is just a cog in the gears of the clock, and humans make no more difference than bacteria do. Millions and millions of bacteria living their short lives battling their petty battles. They don’t stop to think that without the mechanisms of the universe, none of us would exist. Look at what people do—they kill each other for a deposit in the bank, which they will never spend before they die. It’s ridiculous.”
