The Bottom Turtle Podcast
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Christian Forgiveness, DEVS, and the Truth of Free Will
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Ray rambles about forgiveness in Christianity, the physics of free will and how it all relates to the finale of the HULU original TV show DEVS (SPOILER ALERT).
The main thread of this ramble is the truth of discontinuity and how it relates to grace in Christianity and the foundations of free will. This is the thesis of the show DEVS. The instantiation of uncertainty as an eternal truth of reality.
In the Bible, Jesus is humiliated, crucified, and judge as sin on the cross. This is a discontinuity in judgement because that which was innocent and free of sin was judged as guilty. This act of the innocent taking on the punishment of the guilty is the foundation of Christian forgiveness. To love your enemies even when they act wickedly to you out of sin. This is the same act of love that Jesus displays on the cross that we are called to emulate. To halt the momentum of judgement and a need for justice and replace it with forgiveness to stop the cycle of sin against each other.
But the act of replacing judgement with forgiveness is hard. It's unnatural. It requires us to overcome the momentum of revenge and hurt. To apply a force instead of doing what are default modes demand. To do this is to enact one's will. This is precisely what happens in the finale of DEVS.
So if you want to see how Christianity, physics, and DEVS explains the nature of free will, check out this episode!
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