The Gospel Train
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G. Russell Dey - The Gospel Train - Project # 419486 Free Preview Life is a gigantic, perplexing mystery. Who are we, why are we here, where are we going, or are we going anywhere? So many difficult-to-explain phenomena surround us. UFOs, healing by faith, spirit manifestations, e.s.p. and a host of other extraordinary illustrations outside of the realm of orthodox science are, nevertheless, experienced by many credible and convincing human beings. All of these things provoke our imaginations. Most people have some interest in these strange and seemingly unnatural happenings, but they are skeptical because there never seems to be any irrefutable, conclusive evidence of their legitimacy. They need to be investigated more fully before the absolute truth can be known. Objective investigation into all of those things is difficult because of predisposed mental programming of what is possible and what is not possible based heavily on religious indoctrination and strong resistance from orthodox science. Religious beliefs are extraordinarily difficult to contemplate and examine objectively. Few people are unprejudiced about religion. If there is a hallmark that is indicative of religion in general, it is blind faith, not inquiring open-mindedness. The vast majority of people the world over believe in a higher power but have different ideas about who or what it is and how it operates. The one thing that is mostly agreed upon is that higher knowledge can be, or at least has been at some time in the past, brought down to earth, or obtained spiritually, by someone who then gains followers who worship him and his message. A religion then arises based on his life and his teachings. However, different religions have different avatars and each one considers itself the highest with the most perfect message for mankind. Most societies consist of scientifically oriented members who are devoted to change through investigation of the unknown, using laws of science that have been proven to work, and also religious leaders who follow an unalterable, theological doctrine. A scientist may spend many years attempting to prove a theory but in the end may find the body of uncovered knowledge does not support his position. When this happens, most scientists, very reluctantly, yield to proof that they were wrong. Religious leaders, on the other hand, do not yield or change their beliefs in any way, no matter what. I’ve always felt that science and theology should be held to similar standards of accountability based on reasonable, manifest conclusions. The foundation of any religion is faith that there is someone or something greater than self who is responsible for the creation of everything including us. That is a reasonable, manifest conclusion because everything including human life is here and we know we couldn’t accomplish anything like that. I don’t know how any rational human being could disagree with that determination. It is a solid premise for any religion, or any other organization or individual, to bear witness to as a solid foundation. The creator of this or any other universe, has to be the consummate scientist. Creation of any physically constructed universe, whether or not it includes spiritual beings, would certainly require incredibly intelligent construction through manipulation of physical matter. The universe exists, so that obviously happened. Believing that doesn’t require faith, it just requires intelligent observation. It is the basic tenet of religion that is arrived at through faith, and it is also a logical conclusion that is arrived at through intellectual reasoning. So religions, even though they use a different avenue to arrive at their belief, agree with logical reasoning on that point, but then it all falls apart. We can believe in a creator because we are experiencing a creation. We don’t need faith to believe, we were given logically thinking minds with the ability to observe our surroundings and then draw measured conclusions from our observations. That’s how our minds work, because we were created that way. Faith in something simply because someone tells us it’s true, especially when it’s illogical, should not be the standard for using our mentality. We were created with far greater reasoning capabilities than that. It’s hard to believe we were created with abilities and capabilities that should not be put to beneficial use. And it’s even harder to believe that we should live in fear of horrible punishment from our creator for using our minds in the way our creator designed them to be used. Why would we be limited to childlike obedience through faith under the threat of terrible punishment for unbelief or, in the case of religions that teach reincarnation, multi-life recycling in order to improve ourselves without memory of the mistakes we made in the previous lives? We have always been told that science and religion do not mix and that is absolutely true. The reason it’s true is because religion is a human creation and science is not. Our creator designed the universe and in doing, so endowed humans with creative powers of their own. We are at liberty to create whatever we become capable of creating. And, because some humans have a great desire to control others, fear-based religion on this planet came into being. That is why religions substitute faith for intellectual thought and then add fear of punishment from a supernatural deity for not having the required faith in their teachings.
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About the Book
The Gospel Train left the station long, long ago filled with believers traveling on a straight, resolute track toward an eternal, spiritual paradise. But along the way, different cars of believers were switched off the main track and are now traveling in a somewhat different direction. Even though they are now following many different sets of rails, they all believe they are on the only true path that will take them to their desired destination. This book reveals the ways in which different religions deviated from a common trunk into contrary, discordant branches that are now essentially at war with one another. The book focuses on what Christian Bibles actually say instead of what believers are told they say. It gives an accurate account of religious history from verifiable documents that are both ancient and up-to-date records from many different sources. The most tantalizing revelation is the nature of God as stated directly from Christian Bibles. Readers are encouraged to use their own Bibles to verify all references to scripture. Both chapter and verse are supplied for reference purposes. After reading this book, you will never again feel exactly the same way about your religion.
About the Author
The author of this book, G. Russell Dey, B.S., D.C., resides in the state of Arizona. He has dedicated more than 30 years to an in-depth and thoroughly detailed investigation into the history and progression of world religions. Much of the information in this book is compiled from validated ancient records dating as far back as can be researched. Dr. Dey has lived a diverse and interesting life. As a young man he worked in the field of computer technology at a time when computers were just beginning to make their way into large corporations and becoming useful in military applications. While working for General Motors Research laboratories and serving in the United States Naval Reserve, he continued his college education on a part time basis. After college he attended professional school at Palmer College of Chiropractic and graduated with a Degree of Doctor Of Chiropractic. He continued pursuing education in the healing arts and became certified, and subsequently registered, as a clinical hypnotherapist. Before and after his years as a Chiropractic physician he worked as a science teacher and medical instructor at various educational institutions. His great interest in religion and spirituality grew as a result of practicing in the field of hypnotherapy. As a devout Christian he was torn between hypnosis, which he knew to be an extremely helpful adjunct to any healing arts practice, and his Christian faith which considers hypnosis to be wicked and devilish. This conflict between his practice and his religion was greatly responsible for him commencing the in-depth study of religious history that resulted in the writing of this book.