Extropianism

This is a terrible idea. Extropianism is the belief that human beings, through new technology, can achieve immortality someday. This is the pinnacle of selfishness and egotism. I'm not the type to cry afoul with fire and brimstone, but I think this defies the direct will of God and God's own example here on Earth. Christ accepted an unjust death without saying a single word in objection. He did it so we could be free to delight in the splendor of his everlasting love. Living forever on Earth seems to be a preferred alternative to a few people. It's unsustainable. We should make our planet tolerable for our children, and that can't happen if we live forever.

I'm not saying extropanists are going to hell or anything like that. First, I'm fairly agnostic when it comes to the afterlife -- I think talk of heaven and hell gets in the way of Christ's purpose. Second, maybe there is a virtue known only to God in their intentions. However, if there is a heaven, when they get there I'm sure they'll be given a valuable yet loving lesson about life and death. And, hey, that might not be so bad, I'm sure I'll be given many, many valuable yet loving lessons about my particular sins as well, assuming there is a heaven and that I get there someday. What concerns me is the temptation humanity might experience if these ideas become increasingly well-known. We should keep this in mind the next time we say the Lord's prayer, whether it's the version that says "and lead us not into temptation" or the version that says "save us from the time of trial."

Anywho, I won't be at St. Stephen's tomorrow night as I am attending an open house at OSU's law school. I wish everyone well, and God bless.

An idea and an offer...

1) I have the technology available to provide background music during our Thursday night services. I was thinking about the whole idea of evening worship and "slowing down" and thought that maybe some New Age-style music might be a welcome addition to Thursday night.

Any thoughts on this?

2) Here is the OSU hockey schedule for the upcoming season. I am in possession of two full sets of season tickets. If you'd be interested in attending with me (and they're quite fun), i'd need to know early enough to finalize the arrangement, but there really is no deadline. I will say this, though: The earlier you tell me if you can attend, the quicker I can tell other friends that the ticket is spoken for.

Technical details: These tickets do not include the games at Nationwide Arena in late December (not that it matters since the majority of you will be in your various hometowns celebrating the holidays at that time.) These tickets do not also include any potential playoff games.