Prophets and Judges

"And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.” 

Judges 10:2

"What about Bajor? 

You can't tell me Bajor doesn't concern you. 

You've sent the Bajorans Orbs, and Emissaries... you've even encouraged them to create an entire religion around you! 

You even told me once that you were 'Of Bajor' – so don't you tell me, you're not concerned with corporeal matters! 

I don't want to see Bajor destroyed. 

Neither do you – but we all know that's exactly what's going to happen if the Dominion takes over the Alpha Quadrant! 

You say you don't want me to sacrifice my life – well FINE! Neither do I. 

You want to be gods? 

Then BE gods! 

I need a miracle. 

Bajor needs a miracle... STOP THOSE SHIPS!!!"

- Sisko Judges Bajor and Bargains with The Gods on it's behalf.

"DORMAMMU !!! - I've Come to Bargain! "

- Dr. Stephen Strange parlays with The Beast (whilst carrying a BIG Stick)

"We entered into what We call "Aggressive Negotiations"... Negotiations with a Lightsabre."

- Anakin Skywalker

"The Sisko is of Bajor, but he will find no rest there. 

His pagh will follow another path."

- The Gods Pronounce Sentence on The Judge of Bajor

Sovereignty

The Enemy is like a Cloud of GNATS —

They are only courageous IN GROUPS.

Ballacks to the Latta Ye

" So I want to start with a story from the Old Testament. 

There’s a scene in the Old Testament when the ancient Hebrews are moving the Ark of the Covenant. 

The Ark of the Covenant was a device that was manufactured in order to contain 

The Word of God. 

OR
"A Radio for Talking to God"

(if you're into that)

LIKE STAR WARS

And there was a rule among the ancient Hebrews which was :


“You are not to touch the Ark of the Covenant. 

No matter what.” 

LIKE STAR WARS

And there’s a story in the Old Testament where the bearers of the Ark of the Covenant (they used to carry it), the bearers of the Ark of the Covenant trip and a man reaches out to steady it and when he touches it, 

** SMITE !! **

God strikes him DEAD. 

And modern people look at a story like that and the first thing they think is  :

“That seems a little bit harsh on the part of God, given that the man was attempting to do something that he believed was good.”

Don't Judge GOD !!!!

 But what the story was designed to indicate, in my opinion, is that  

There are certain things that 
you touch at your peril,  
regardless of your intentions. 

LIKE STAR WARS

And those things that you touch at your peril, regardless of your intentions, most cultures regard as sacred, as untouchable.

I want to make a case for you today that those things exist and also why they exist and why it’s necessary for you to know that they exist. 

I would also say that if you’re educated  educated in a university, especially with regards to The Humanities 
(which are in some conceptual trouble at the moment), 
what essentially happens to you is that you are introduced in a relatively secular way to the concept of the sacred. 

You are here, in The University, to learn about 

The Eternal Values of Humankind.  

And I think that people who tell you that  those values  

Do Not Exist 

or that 

They’re Endlessly Debatable, 

do you an unbelievable disservice. "

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SOLVE ET COAGULA 

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