The Whole Iceberg

 #1 우리가 살아가는 현실은 적어도 두 가지로 구분할 수 있습니다.  내가 경험할 수 있는 주관적 현실이라는 것과 개인적인 경험에 영향을 받지 않는 객관적인 현실이 존재합니다. 한 사람이 살아가면서 경험할 수 있는 한정된 시간과 공간 속에 국한되지 않는 궁극적인 현실에 대해 얘기해보려 합니다.  At least, there are two kinds of reality we live in.  The  subjective reality  based on personal experience and the  objective reality  which is unaffected by personal experience. I want to talk about the ultimate reality that is not constrained by the limited time and space a person can experience.  포스트모더니즘은 우리에게 객관적인 현실보다 주관적인 현실이 중요하다고 문화를 통해 가르쳐왔습니다. 내가 느끼는 것이 가장 중요하고 그게 내가 체험할 수 있는 가장 가까운 현실이라고 말입니다. 어떤 작품을 쓴 작가의 원래 의도보다 작품을 읽는 독자가 어떤 해석을 하냐에 중점을 둡니다.  Postmodernism has taught us through the culture that personal reality is much more important than objective reality -- What I feel is the most important and what I can experience is the closest reality. Rather than focusing on the original meaning of the author's intention, the postmodernism focuses on the interpretation...

To be honest, I haven't thought about how the Bible 'came' to us. I do remember what 2 Tim 3:16 says... and I kind of have this image of Moses bringing down a stone tablet.. that was it.  (KJV) All scripture  is  given by inspiration of God, and  is  profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:   (NLT) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. But later I learned about the 'human side' of the story, and realized I had a fantasy version of mythical view which weakened the true reality of how bible came into existence.  If you have a mind picture like this picture below...  from NBC TV show  < Heroes > ...be prepared for some biblical realism. Yup. This is the 'red pill or blue pill' kind of moment for the Christians. (It's a Matrix metaphor)  ...

Words matters If we are going to talk about the Word of God, there is something else we need to talk about as well. It’s the word WORD itself.  I am not sure if you ever written a business contract, but without setting the definition correctly, it will surely leave lots of possible disputes. And if you forget to read the fine prints on any documents before you sign, there may come a day that you regret.    So, in the business contract, it is usual to have a section called the definition, to set out the terms used in the documents, for clear communication.  The definition matters   Not every word has a single universal definition. The Law,   for example, could mean the Mosaic Law in the Bible, or the laws of a country or the laws of physics discovered by scientists like Issac Newton; or a law of arithmetic in mathematics; or the law of logics.  While the laws of a country may change over time, the other scientific laws in nature(like the law of gravity)...