>1) In my view, your understanding of 'cognitive dissonance' falls short,
>and tends to trivialise this important matter.
Maybe we all could use a refresher. Cogniitive dissonance is the "remorse"
one may feel as a result of choosing a particular alternative which in turn
precludes any other alternative. If we choose to marry someone, that
prohibits
marrying anyone else. Any sense of loss we might feel because we have shut
the door on other possible help mates is "cognitive dissonance."
>It is surely something
>stronger and more subtle than a mere 'aversion'! No one is immune to it,
>for it is lodged deep within the human psyche; it is undoubtedly a
>direct and dire consequence of the Fall.
Probably, it has nothing to do with the Fall, just another part of our natural
psyche.
>The Psalmist asks, "Why do the
>nations so furiously rage together against the Lord, and against His
>Christ?" (Ps.2:1,2)
We also tend to reject authority, we desire to be the "master of our own
fate."
>Why, indeed? Does it make any sense? It is man's
>antipathy toward his Creator that represents the essence of CG! Evidence
>for His Being and Sovereignty is ignored; evidence which casts doubt on
>the veracity of the Scriptures is eagerly acclaimed, and promoted with
>zeal in many quarters!
Ah, and we don't like personal accountability very much either. Rejecting
the authority of Scripture on the basis of what may appear as contrary
evidence
has the effect of drawing a "Get Out of Jail Free" card.
>To Noah - and through him to mankind in general ...
Or, Jewish kind in general.
>He says, (a) "I will not again curse the ground...for man's sake...
Well, for Adam's sake. The judgment against Adam's kin was carried
out, and Noah's kin are the faithful remnant spared the flood.
>neither will I again smite
>...every living thing...", (b) "While the earth remains, seedtime and
>harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night shall not
>cease.", and (c) "...there shall be no more flood to destroy the
>earth." (Gn.8, 9).
And, indeed, no flood has befallen the children of Israel since the time of
Noah.
Dick Fischer - The Origins Solution - www.orisol.com
"The answer we should have known about 150 years ago."