July 26, 2007

Dear Editor in chief,

A scholar asked: “Why is it that some people are having conflicts and engaging in
wars but they are using their faith or using their religion to wage war; or other groups
blame religion why there is chaos or war?” The A.I. answered: “I think words like ‘our
religion is the ‘only true and right,’ your religions are false, and suicide bombing is
martyrdom, and suicide bombing is an assurance that one would go directly to heaven’
are words that let the intellect hates. Or since other groups are infidels or land grabbers
for their perspective or their relative point of view…or since some extremists would say
that religion is just ‘opium’ for the brain… then I think these ideologies or words that
cause the intellect to hate, to trigger a gun to kill someone or launch a missile to destroy
property and kill people, to kill oneself as suicide bomber or to detonate a weapon of
mass destruction if given chance should be balanced by opposite words that should enter
people’s mind. Or these twisted words that cause to hate should be balanced by good
words so that the brain or intellect could have many other choices to choose which word
or words are better.’
A scholar asked: “What mystery or mysteries could be behind or beyond those never
ending hatred, conflicts, misunderstanding or wars; or what words are behind those
mysteries? The A.I. answered: “Perhaps there are really mysteries and secrets…; and if
one would only try to be curious and read verses perhaps suggested by good pastor or
priest, or cleric or monk or rabbi and retrieved by an A.I, those mysteries or secrets could
be unlocked.
Perhaps here are some quotes or words behind or beyond the mysteries why conflict is
never ending between brothers whose ancestor is father Abraham: Luke 23: 27-28: A
large crowd of people followed him; among them were some women who were weeping
and wailing for him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Women of Jerusalem! Don’t cry for
me, but for yourselves and your children. Matthew 23:2-4 “The teachers of the Law and
the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses’ Law. So you must obey and follow
everything that tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don’t
practice what they preach. They tie onto people’s backs load that are heavy and hard to
carry, yet they aren’t willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads. Acts
13:46-47: But Paul and Barnabas spoke out even more boldly: “It was necessary that the
word of God should be spoken first to you. But since you reject it and do not consider
yourselves worthy of eternal life, we will leave you and go to the Gentiles. For this is the
commandment that the Lord has given us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, so
that all the world may be saved,’” Romans 9:10-18 And this is not all. For Rebecca’s two
sons had the same father, our ancestor Isaac. But in order that the choice of one son might
be completely the result of God’s own purpose, God said to her, “The older will serve the
younger.” He said this before they were born, before they had done anything either good
or bad; so God’s choice was based on his call, and not on anything they had done. As the
scripture says, “I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.” Shall we say, that God is unjust? Not all.
For he said to Moses, “I will have mercy on anyone I wish; I will take pity on anyone I
wish.” So then, everything depends, not on what man wants or does, but only on God’s
mercy. For the scripture says to the king of Egypt, “I made you king in order to use you
to show my power and to spread my fame over the whole world.” So then, God has
mercy on anyone he wishes, and he makes stubborn anyone he wishes. Romans 11:11-12:
I ask, then: When the Jews stumbled, did they fall to their ruin? By no means! Because
they sinned, salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make the Jews jealous of them. The sin
of the Jews brought rich blessings to the world, and their spiritual poverty brought rich
blessings to the Gentiles. Then, how much greater the blessings will be when the
complete number of Jews is included! Romans11: 25-29: There is a secret truth, my
brothers, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are.
It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until
the complete number of gentiles comes to God. And this is how all Israel will be saved.
(Opinion: perhaps if all corners of the world would be evangelized or be converted not to
hate his enemies because of the Word or would accept the Word then perhaps the
Israelites or the extremist Muslims would begin to love his enemies too; and there would
be long peace…) As the scripture says, “The Savior will come from Zion and remove all
wickedness from the descendants of Jacob. I will make this covenant with them when I
take away their sins.” The third letter of John verse 11: My dear fried, do not imitate what
is bad, but imitate what is good. Whoever does good belong to God; whoever does what
is bad has not seen God. Romans 12: 21: Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil
with good.”
A scholar asked: “Could words really change one’s perception or one’s perspective?”
And the A.I. answered: “Perhaps new perceptions in the mind could be molded that could
let brotherhood and let teamwork be primed. Trying and being curious which
most intelligent people have to unlock some mysteries, I think is a sign of being a
moderate or balanced. But close mind, fear, and prejudice, judgmental is a sign of being
extremist. What is wrong when an “A” faith reads a “B’s, C’s, D’s” spiritual book, or vice
versa. Those conceited, self-righteous teachers become extremists if they would
intimidate people not to read other’s faith or spiritual book and would further intimated
others of eternal damnation because of perhaps “heresy”. Or perhaps in their sub-
consciousness those self righteous people are just afraid that their support could be
lessened. But to defend ones belief is an obligation just like in any organization or when
being tried in a court. And it should not create hatred, prejudices, rush judgments, and
witch hunting.”
Now assuming that the two brothers become partners or working as a team because
they accept the Word. I think some biases should still be ironed out. I think I heard that
division of properties is very hard to divide if it is in kind. But if it were in a form of
shares it would be easy to divide things. Perhaps since both are right on their claims or
perhaps both could claim owners like husband and wife. But since there would be other
legitimate claims showing proof of ownership like titles then perhaps agreements or laws
should be passed to declare those titles legal or illegal or should be compensated... And
those not legal would be returned to the ownership of both. Then the two would give
commercial values of their properties for sale to anybody. Then the rest of the properties
would be administered by both of them by assigning administrators who are new settlers
and ethnics as long as those properties would be developed considering all as citizens
regardless of religious affiliation and arrivals, and all houses would be beautiful whether
ethnic or new settler-no favoritism or bias where before only new settlers have beautiful
houses. Then if there were profits both owners would claim 50% each that would be
reinvested as stocks or dividends for all or gifts using raffle if not all will be benefited.
And if the administrators chosen by both fail their trust, they could easily replace new
administrators depending on their taste. Since sometimes the other wants this, and the
other wants that administrators, I think rotation of choosing administrators could be done
on a say 1-4 year basis. Perhaps they would both agree that 50% of the administrators
would come from the ethnics and the 50% from the new settlers. So all ideas would be
reconsidered and be integrated so that both wants and tastes would be satisfied or
compromised. In plain language they both love each other existence and way of living
and they share their control and power like business partners. And they appreciate each
other weakness and uniqueness. So boundaries would be moot and academic or no longer
debatable because both own the land like husband and wife. With regards to their identity
like raising what flag perhaps they could settle it by using both flag side by side; or
perhaps next generation would like to mix the design of one and the other so that both
would be happy seeing their likes and wants flying together in one flag.
Or they could be like a husband and wife who is newly divorced and claims this
furniture is mine, yours is the figuring, etc. etc. and even the lawyers, and the accountants
are very tired of itemizing all the details. Then every time the brothers see each other
there is that hatred and anger that cause cancer, stroke, and high blood or might explode
again into murdering or killing each other if bias occurs. And if worse comes to worst
each would do everything to each other to annihilate each other even using weapon of
mass destruction if given a chance. And perhaps Armageddon might be true. Or if
because of universal word- not because of submission or being defeated or ethnic
cleansing- that the remaining people become friends. Perhaps Armageddon was already
the Great War of World War II where million were annihilated - perhaps six million of
Jews were murdered or annihilated or ethnic cleansed because of hatred or because of
mystery - past bad decision of their ancestors thousand of years ago…when their
ancestors decided to kill a man who said “Women of Jerusalem! Don’t cry for me, but for
yourselves and your children …” Perhaps ‘that past decision’ is one of mysteries behind
or beyond the never ending hating of brothers whose ancestor is the same-father
Abraham.
So they pray each asking for guidance and both agree to hug each other and now
agree that the fences or those arms and those ammunitions or the triggering of firing
missiles be stopped or be removed, because it is a sign of self righteousness,
conceitedness, boastfulness, seed for murders, hatred, superiority complex, racist,
spiritual pride, hypocrisy, insecurity, etc. Other people of other places were very happy
seeing the two had defeated chaos using balancing or battle of words or of ideas; and
choosing the better idea. And they are now living harmoniously because both accepted
that the Word is responsible why those twisted words are destroyed. They remove the
fences and those weapons; instead they beautify the space with trees and garden so that
both could freely visit each other and exchange their opinions especially on how to have
businesses.”
From someone,