Burt Reynolds as God, tonight on The X-Files.

Ever wonder how God operates? We really don't know. Our human mind is incapable of grasping or understanding. We just can't. 

I'm pretty sure He's not the cosmic creation that some people seem to think is in Heaven currently sending down rain, floods, fires and earthquakes because "America is the Great Satan or the Whore of Babylon." To imply this is to say that, if America is the Whore of Babylon then there is a pimp. Continuing with this idea or thinking, one must assume IF America is Babylon then there's a pimp - so...that means the pimp is Israel? Right? Hello...Yes? No? 

Why would God now be sending storms and disasters upon America or any other part of the world? He's God - He knew all things before they happened. At best or worst, He's simply watching play out what He already knows. 

He gave us Free Will, the ability to make choices; good, bad or other. And He already knows, before we do, how we will respond and react.

Yes, God may test us. But He already knows the result. He wrote the test and knows the answers - long before we do. 

Which brings me to a rerun of an episode of "The X-Files" airing tonight titled, "Improbable."

The X-Files - Improbable.
COMET TV - Sun Feb 25 @ 9 pm ET/PT, 8 pm CT, and 10 pm MT.

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It's an excellent episode with Reynolds perfectly cast in the role. 

Watching the episode closely, you'll notice a consistent theme using the number "3", or triple items. Is this a representation of The Holy Trinity: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit? Viewers can decide this on their own.

God allows things to happen because He already knows the outcome. He may choose to intervene, yet may choose not to. Miracles happen; this is where my tiny human mind pauses to think that if God does intervene, it's for good, not bad. Again, though, He already anticipated this because He knew about it well before it happens.

My personal opinion: He may intervene in a crisis to help and assist someone in danger, to rescue or save someone. But I highly doubt He's throwing lightening bolts down on anyone or any country because of the current political state of the world. Why would He do that when He knows the outcome? There's simply no logic in thinking He's actively punishing any one or any place. HE ALREADY KNOWS. It's already written.

COMET TV is a free channel available Over The Air. All you need is an antenna.

It can also be watched online for free at COMET TV. Click on "Watch Live" tab at the top.

I TRIED to be 100% Chaotic Evil.

I retook the IDRlabs Moral Alignment Test.

In April I posted; Do you dare take the Moral Alignment Test?

My goal in taking the test again was scoring 100% Evil and Chaotic, intentionally.

I nailed down the Evil. What nuances of Chaotic did I miss by 15%?  🤣

I tried.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

* My actual score is Neutral Good, lest anyone think me evil or chaotic. 

Do you dare take the Moral Alignment Test?

How are you doing, morally, these days?

The test is 24 questions. It takes about a minute to complete.

You answer by using your cursor to slide the "white box" to the left or right for each question. 

Sliding the white box all the way one way or the other is "strongly" agree or disagree. Sliding it part way is a basic "agree" or "disagree." You might be able to leave the box where it's at as a "neutral" response but I didn't try that. I answered each question with a slide one way or the other.

My score is "Neutral Good:"😎

Neutral Good:

Individuals who are Neutral Good are directed by their still, small voice and commonly act unselfishly, with just auxiliary respect for whether their activities are lawful or in accordance with social assumptions or customs. Neutral Good people generally approve of what is legal in that capacity and are not naturally rebels, yet they have faith in assisting with thoughtfulness and great deeds through whatever means appear to be important to them. Encouraging great deeds by supporting coordinated society, if that is what the situation prescribes, but jumping on the off chance to go against the grain when this is what is needed. Neutral Good individuals strike a balance between rebellion and order, with emphasis on one or the other viewed as an impairment to the more prominent objective of advancing genuine humanitarian aims across the planet.

Here's the link to the test: IDRlabs Moral Alignment Test. 

Do you dare take it? 💪  

Drop a comment. Any "Evil Chaotics" out there? 🤣

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朋友; 伙伴; 同志 (Comrade) Cooks helps China Gov Censor Citizens

Apple  友; 伙伴; 同志 CEO Tim Cook  makes no apologies for promoting and buckling under to the Chinese government in censoring its internet. Quartz:

Apple removed dozens of virtual private network (VPN) apps from its Chinese app store, depriving many users of tools that are critical to jumping the country’s Great Firewall. The move marked a major capitulation to China’s censorship regime, and follows similar requests to block various apps and content in the country.

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Mark Zuckerberg, meanwhile, has defended his company’s compliance with censorship requests in countries like Pakistan and Thailand by arguing that it serves citizens’ best interests to “continue operating” rather than risk getting shut down for not blocking content.

Is this part of the reason they own $52.6 Billion in U.S. Treasuries?

And with Zuckerberg and Pakistan and Thailand, this is nothing new.

Remember Google, the "Do No Evil" company and how they promised, in 2007, to fight global internet censorship?

Then, January 2010, Google threatened to yank their business out of China if they couldn't resolve their censorship restrictions with the Chinese Government.

Come March 2010, Google shut down their China service, redirecting to its server in Hong Kong.

Eventually, Google gave up in January, 2013.

Even CNN  couldn't put a positive spin on Google in January, 2015. Same link, Google also kowtowed to censorship by the Turkish government.

By December of 2014, the Chinese Government pulled the plug  on Google Gmail, Google Drive and many other Google services.

Besides, Google is not evil, are they?

Or are they?

Well, they dropped the "Don't be Evil" motto, so maybe they are?

Dotcom companies certainly aren't the only industries that play ball with repressive governments.

Then again, dotcom companies, especially the search engine and social media platforms, are companies that exist in a special area, unlike companies in manufacturing or other industries that work within the confines of a country like China or Turkey who control unfiltered information available in their country.

Email and social media companies are specifically in the business of communication(s), speech and information. Ideally, yes, everyone om earth would have the freedom to have unfiltered access to the information available on the web. What are the ethical obligations, if any, of communication companies agreeing with governments who censor the information available to its citizens?

I'm not sure I have any answers right now. Do you?