becoming

近日一段關於神存在與否的短片在網上流傳，片段中的小學生力證態度傲慢的老師，他否定神存在的論點站不住腳。

在短片最後，列出那小學生的名字，正是著名的理論物理學家，愛因斯坦（Albert Einstein）。

我想說的是：這短片的內容，並小學生是〔將來的〕大科學家愛因斯坦，都是杜撰的。

短片內容的論點，不論是那老師的，和那小學生的，其實在更遠古的晢學討論中，已出現過。

另外，原版短片最後，並沒有愛因斯坦的名字。這是在2004年後，被人加上的。

你可以因片中小朋友的說話大拍手掌，或者你會因為那傲慢的老師被駁，而大快人心，但請你不要誤會這是真人真事。

你問：這又何妨呢？

我說了無數次，作為基督徒，我們是尋真的人。「真」當然也包括事情的真相。

而這，並不是真相。

這樣盜用已故名人的口，來支持某種觀點，

就算觀點對，也是錯。

希望各位信徒明白，

也希望你們能擇善固執。

[Earliest Known Photo of Albert Einstein: Albert Einstein Archives, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel]

How many times you receive emails detailing new vicious schemes criminals used to attack the innocents, or new health alerts on household products commonly used? How many times you received warnings saying certain restaurants are so dirty that you should stop going right away….

What do you do when you receive something like this? Do you, with good intentions, forward them to your friends immediately? Do you ever wonder about its accuracy and its authenticity?

For more than 8 years, what I normally do when I got email like that is to first run them through the website BreakTheChain.org. These guys are constantly researching and tracing emails which make claim on certain facts or truths. For example, I received this “good intention” email from my relative this morning entitled PLEASE READ – RCMP Report. So I use their search engine, search with several keywords from the emails: “RCMP”, “head-lights”, etc and here it is! Just read what they have to say.

Use it! It is really helpful. I know many of you do not see the harm of sending unverified emails to those you loved. It won’t hurt, right?! But in reality, it does:

Unfortunately, it can hurt. This chain letter, and others like it, incite panic, lead to copycat crimes and bog down officials with questions about legends, occupying time they could be using to address real crimes and other matters of public safety.

Please also consider the fact that as Christians, we are truth-seeking individuals. It matters if something is fact or plain gossip; it matters if we are being used to spread rumors or creating unnecessary panic or that we do the wrong things with good intentions.

Truth matters!