The rules of the Universe have been in place for eons. Our understanding of them is still a growing thing. Newtonian Physics have given way to Quantum Physics. Things change. Attitudes change. Much of what we used to think of as "wrong" is now "right," and what we used to think of as "right" we now see as "wrong."
Many people don't want to believe it when Quantum Physics states that a particle can be in two places at once, they want to hang on to what makes them feel comfortable. But the Universe is not going to rewrite the rules simply because you are more comfortable with an earlier understanding. The world was once flat, and the Sun revolved around the Earth...
Today we have to face the same attitudes. People are told something is true when they are children, brain-washed in a fashion, and then refuse to change their thinking as adults even when faced with overwhelming evidence to the contrary! Cognitive Dissonance is alive and well...
The problem is when these people try to make everyone else believe as they do; through influence, coercion and even death (what do think Wars are?)
From God's perspective everyone is right about their views. God doesn't demand allegiance to a particular view. God allows us the freedom to change as we grow, and grow we will. You may take your personal views to the grave, but you cannot force someone else to think differently than they do. Their thoughts represent who they are. They will change their thinking when and only when those thoughts no longer embody their personal mindset. Then their thoughts about what is right will change. Their new thoughts will depict their updated context; WHO THEY ARE NOW...
Today, when you come across an idea that seems outmoded or ignorant or insensitive or wrong-headed, remember that God allows us each to believe what we want as long as we want until we decide these thoughts are no longer "us."
Duffy
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