There is a sense among people who 'live' in the world, in which they judge things foremostly by proof. And sadly enough, religion is embedded in this as well. The Bible does speak about being proven, but the Bible is also encoded with something else which outranks the type of spirit that is involved in religion and the world: SPIRIT AND TRUTH. What happens when Spirit and truth is lacked, is that works become the measuring bar, for believing and being guided, and for fruit, even though fruit and works, as they are in truth, are always FULLY spiritual first. Having spiritual works supercedes all of this. For example, if someone wants to be healed, you might have heard about how a person can believe he is healed even before there is any evidence. Just as we are to walk by faith, and not by sight. The act of believing is a spiritual work. For instance, if I am lying on my bed, and by the way the Psalms do show David spending time on his couch- if I am lying on my bed, though my body is not moving, my blood is still active, as well as my mind and spirit. And I can travel spiritually, in a sense, accomplishing spiritual works through my heart. This type of thing proves one's self in Spirit, truth, and faith, and is a work in itself. I would say that when a person devotes himself as to guarding this kind of spirituality, that he is guarding his heart, from which flows the issues of life; and I would also say that this is how to die to the world, as the world judges all things by the physical. And I can even appeal to those in the world, and honestly ask them what life is like when the type of spirituality that I have shared here is missing.

I was thinking again about Tool's song "Jimmy," which I still think is a parody on Pearl Jam's song and video "Jeremy." And I believe that what Tool was saying, is that religion drives people away from God, even unto the point where all that is left, is turning to the Devil. And I think that the last verse, ending the lyrics to the song, saying "I'm heading back home," is like Tool saying that even if someone stumbles in looking to the Devil, that they still love that person. I believe that anyone can find this to be true about religion, especially in dealing with the "Southern baptist spirit (demon)." And on top of this, I believe that the Roman Catholic church manifests in the same kind of way, where religious people begin to have a type of godliness, that also denies God's power, through having someone operate in their own strength; thus also denying love, as love is the greatest, and is the substance of all of God's power and grace.

Prop. 8 is something that is of topic here in California, and I would just like to say, what is the difference between "Gay pride" and "Military pride?" Pride's wrong either way, no matter what anyone believes about it. Why? Because it is like someone claiming to be God, though loving one's self is not evil, if it is through the faith of Jesus Christ. Why is it like claiming to be God? Because without the power of God through the Holy Spirit, by Jesus Christ, even loving one's self, and believing in one's self is selfish; and there is a Psalm which speaks about how people will praise you when you do well for yourself, just as that same Psalm condemns anyone who does not understand this, and thinks himself successful. Pride also is embedded in how the world and the people in it grow, which is also condemned by that Psalm, as it says "the posterity that approves of their sayings;" you know how nearly everyone in the world has some sort of pearl of wisdom about growing up, and living in the world, though the pearl will be taken away, just as the Bible speaks about Babylon. And if this country is not going to fully identify Jesus Christ and God, and fully follow Him, then why try to outlaw something such as Gay marriage, when all that is really happening, is that people's fears and pet peeves are being put in jeopardy? Jesus said that we are either for Him or against Him, and He also told the church of Laodicea that He would rather have us be hot OR COLD, rather than being lukewarm. Jesus also said that we have to lose our lives to find them. And adding being cold to this, I believe that being hot is preserved through preparing to be hot later, even if someone is cold in the present, which is 'counting the cost,' which lukewarmness does not do. Furthermore I believe that Jesus would have blessed and received the unprofitable servant, if he had put his talent into the bank, receiving interest; and I believe that the money is put into the bank by us, when we choose to prepare to be hot, even if we are cold, thus also not choosing to be lukewarm. Having strength made perfect in weakness, as spoken of by Paul, is this kind of being cold.

I believe that the front cover of Tool's album, "Aenima," as well as the image on the screen of the TV in the video "Stinkfist," stands for the imagination, and it being stimulated. And even with all of what I have said here, I believe that there are instances in life, where there kind of is a version of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." For example, what if a religious person was condemning anyone who was not yet approved by physical works, but still professing God? And what if that 'un-approved' person couldn't help but still sin with certain things, even in things which the world hates, let alone the church? Would it be better to keep them away from the church, and prosperity and acceptance in the world, and freedoms that may not actually be 100 percent good, freedoms that could even lead to their death; or would it be better to try to find a way for the religious person, the worldly person, and the sinner to exist somewhat together? Here's the thing: from a God-like point of view, what if someone was a witch, and then died and went to Hell? If at all possible, wouldn't it be better for them to stay alive, though they are a witch, and still not be a cast away of the church and world, though the witch is a sinner, who might also at the least spiritually sow to evil and falsehood, if there is at all the possibility of them becoming saved, and a "law abiding (and I use that term loosly)" citizen later? And what about the drug addict? I will tell you write now, that the quickest way to go away from God, is to be closed minded. I think there are a number of ways to make the world a better place for all, even if it is not yet 100 percent hot for God. I also say right now that what I am saying is not lawlessness, but a way to be best positioned for the power of God to come and fill the boat's sails, so to speak; and I believe the New Testament agrees, in numerous places, especially in the parables. And this is why I have spoken the way I have about drugs, and their potential's for good, even though they might be illegal, and 'potentially' dangerous. It would have been worse for me to commit suicide, than to take LSD. I am not saying that we can just start 'handling' poisonous snakes because the Bible says we won't get hurt if we are bitten, but God has infinite plans that He can accomplish, no matter what evil is present, even in the case of someone's death, such as my dad, or Kurt Cobain. In other words, let's all take the plank out of our own eyes, and not pull up the tares until the harvest is over, as the parables say. Remember that even though God does love us first with a personal love, that He also does treat us according to what we believe, just as Psalm 18 says, and just as the one talent and mina primarily stands for love, which even the most devout religious person, and or hard worker, can bury away and be judged out of their own mouth: "If you want to say that a person has to have works to be saved, then go ahead..but remember that if you mess up with something that can not be made well (love covers a mulititude [not all] of sins) that you can not be renewed to repentance by works, according to your own beliefs."

I am not 100 percent sure on this, but the 'fiat' (<-not sure if I spelled that word right) system of money, to me, seems to be a pretty good candidate for the speaking idol in the physical sense. I would like to recommend a book that my mentor has, called "The creature of Jekyl island," even though I have not yet personally read it, though I have heard things from it, from my mentor. I seriously don't believe that LSD is the speaking idol, I think that maybe, perhaps, that a great number of people who have used illegal drugs, have separated themselves from the market, and are thus persecuted by some evils that are mentioned in Revelation.

Why do some people 'have' to do illegal drugs? Because what an addictive personality, and body and mind really is, is the necessity of stimulation. And illegal drugs are like magnifying glasses, instead of psychotropic drugs, which are like zooming out all the way. I also believe that the last element of paranoia and hallucinations are found in how the dopamine gets excessive. But the increased amount of dopamine actually triggers something with the norepinephrine, which also effects the epinephrine. Epinephrine causes an increase in heart rate when it is increased, but norepinephrine can also cause an increase in heart rate if it is decreased. Dopamine is more like a person's will, instead of their 'breath,' as with the norepinephrine, and the will contains audible and visual things, while the norepineprhine is more like a gut feeling. What happens if a certain receptor in the brain receives too much epinephrine (increasing the heart rate) because of an excessive amount of dopamine? And what if a certain pathway in the brain, like in the audio and visual centers, receives epinephrine instead of it's usual dopamine? (Rhetorical question, answer is 'hallucination,' though I also believe hallucinations aren't always vain, as all things work for good to those who LOVE God. It is in this way that illegal drugs can be good catalysts, just like seeing a shrink:))