I am a Christian but I am also a physicist. Therefore, unlike other Christians, I don't blindly assume that evolutionists are purposely trying to support sin. I see an objective evidence in favor of evolution. I still believe in creation: after all if in science we can have other kinds of paradoxes, such as incompatibility between quantum physics and gravity, we can also have a paradox where it looks like evolution yet in reality its creation. From the scientific method point of view, we shouldn't "invent" one more paradox unless there is a compelling evidence in its favor, which there isn't. But, on the other hand, every reasoning is based on axioms, and I can consciously say that the axioms I invent can be motivated by Pascal's Vagor. Thus, in light of Pascal's vagor, I invent the axiom that creationinsts are right, and then say its a paradox that things look otherwise, and I liken htis paradox to other paradoxes in science. But thats besides the point. The point I am trying to make is that, unlike other Christians, I will never accuse evolutionists of sinister motives. While most Christians are claiming that evolutioninsts are trying to promote sin, I beg to disagree with them: I think evolutionists aren't trying to promote any sin, they are simply trying to be objective.
However, there is some OTHER group of people that I DO accuse of sinister motives: and those are the people that perform cremation. Why? Because they have absolutely nothing to gain out of cremation, besides the rebellion against God. Now, some of them will argue that Bible doesn't have any verses against cremation. But let me ask them once again: what are they gaining by cremation anyway? If they can't give me a clear answer to this question, I am forced to conclude that what they are gaining is sin and, if so, they can't then go and tell me its not sinful since then they are contradicting themselves.
Now, one thing they CLAIM they gain is that cremation is cheaper than funeral. Okay then how about my mom's former landlord who is a millionare, yet he made his death wish to be cremated (and he was a couple of weeks ago). As a millionare, why would he worry about something as petty as funeral consts, particularly since he won't even be alive to use that extra bit of money? Now, he just happened to be one of the people who was mocking religion, well not really but a little bit. Basically he is Jewish by birth but he doesn't believe in God. He has nothing against having passover in his house, but he would also make jokes about it along the way which his religious friends didn't mind since they were his friends. Also at times when I would argue with my mom about some of the food she is giving me not being kosher (even though I believe in Jesus I also keep kosher since I am Messianic) he would mock me for that too. And finally when he mentioned his death wish and my mom told him its against Jewish law he said "its not the first law that I broken". Anyway, you got the picture. Now, in light of the fact that he is a millionare, do you REALLY think that his motivation for final wish was just to save a little bit of money? Somehow I disagree and I feel like his motivation is to mock God.
And even if we do talk about people that are a lot poorer, the "choice" between cremation and funeral is "false dillemma". Why not just burry a body without EITHER cremation OR funeral, wouldn't it be the cheapest option of all? Why is that they assume that if they don't do a funeral they have to cremate? Is it because lack of funeral implies sin and if they are going to sin why not sin some more by cremating? Is this the logic? Is it kind of like they want to do something spiritual and since they can't do God's worship (too "expansive" funeral) they have to do devil worship (cremation)? Thats how it feels like at least. And, once again, telling me that Bible doesn't have verses against cremation, doesn't cut it. If they truly don't think its sinful, what is so alluring about it that they want to do it? Apparently the sinfulness of it is what is so alluring.
However, there is some OTHER group of people that I DO accuse of sinister motives: and those are the people that perform cremation. Why? Because they have absolutely nothing to gain out of cremation, besides the rebellion against God. Now, some of them will argue that Bible doesn't have any verses against cremation. But let me ask them once again: what are they gaining by cremation anyway? If they can't give me a clear answer to this question, I am forced to conclude that what they are gaining is sin and, if so, they can't then go and tell me its not sinful since then they are contradicting themselves.
Now, one thing they CLAIM they gain is that cremation is cheaper than funeral. Okay then how about my mom's former landlord who is a millionare, yet he made his death wish to be cremated (and he was a couple of weeks ago). As a millionare, why would he worry about something as petty as funeral consts, particularly since he won't even be alive to use that extra bit of money? Now, he just happened to be one of the people who was mocking religion, well not really but a little bit. Basically he is Jewish by birth but he doesn't believe in God. He has nothing against having passover in his house, but he would also make jokes about it along the way which his religious friends didn't mind since they were his friends. Also at times when I would argue with my mom about some of the food she is giving me not being kosher (even though I believe in Jesus I also keep kosher since I am Messianic) he would mock me for that too. And finally when he mentioned his death wish and my mom told him its against Jewish law he said "its not the first law that I broken". Anyway, you got the picture. Now, in light of the fact that he is a millionare, do you REALLY think that his motivation for final wish was just to save a little bit of money? Somehow I disagree and I feel like his motivation is to mock God.
And even if we do talk about people that are a lot poorer, the "choice" between cremation and funeral is "false dillemma". Why not just burry a body without EITHER cremation OR funeral, wouldn't it be the cheapest option of all? Why is that they assume that if they don't do a funeral they have to cremate? Is it because lack of funeral implies sin and if they are going to sin why not sin some more by cremating? Is this the logic? Is it kind of like they want to do something spiritual and since they can't do God's worship (too "expansive" funeral) they have to do devil worship (cremation)? Thats how it feels like at least. And, once again, telling me that Bible doesn't have verses against cremation, doesn't cut it. If they truly don't think its sinful, what is so alluring about it that they want to do it? Apparently the sinfulness of it is what is so alluring.