Rachel and I have been reading a book titled “Germs Are Not Our Enemy”. Terms like “Terrain Medicine” and the history of the rivalry between Louis Pasteur and Antoine Béchamp were new to us, and revealed our depth of indoctrination regarding the function of our bodies in maintaining homeostasis and fighting off disease. We highly recommend this book if you want to be exposed to the last several centuries of thought that was formerly suppressed by well financed means and allopathic leanings.

The advent of information that is now available from the internet has been a game changer for many that understand the benefits, and risks of information overload and deliberate misinformation by powerful interests. Truthful knowledge in the past was largely limited to those who frequented libraries or had a circle of friends that were interested in pursuing truth, rather than aligning their every day life with the cultural marketing of the day. My opinion and anecdotal evidence indicates that most families fit into the latter category. Few families have demonstrated the ability to question the cultural narrative of the day regarding their medical health, diet, occupations in life or their understanding of the existence of and nature of our spiritual connection with our Creator, my own family respectfully included in that.

Too often people are susceptible to common logical fallacies such as these: 

“As Misericordiam”, which is an argument that appeals to emotions, but does not address the subject at hand

“Dicto Simpiciter”, an argument based on an unqualified assumption

“False Analogy”, where situations are significantly different such that an analogy cannot reasonably be made

“Hasty Generalization”, where too few instances support the conclusion

“Poisoning the Well”, drawing a conclusion without substantiating the conclusion – ad hominem attack that is made prior to any dialog

There are other logical fallacy categories that one can cite. I selected these, because they are easily found in marketing throughout the previous 50 years or so for all kinds of products and influences that people have been exposed to on a daily or regular basis. Many of these products that are commonly used in homes accentuate the damage to their overall health. But the real damage are those influences that run counter to the true nature of our humanity and our existent spiritual state. In the terrain model of health theory, there is a balance of bacteria in our bodies that aids in removing toxins, which includes damaged cells from our bodies so that they do not interfere with the healthy functions intrinsic to our well-being. Consider a deer that is found dead with maggots in the forest. One does not jump to the conclusion that the maggots caused the deer’s demise – this would be a logical fallacy called Hasty Generalization”. We need bacteria in our body that is focused on removing dead or decaying cells, but it must be controlled so that healthy processes are not affected. Ah, those pesky bugs, indeed! It is interesting that God would design our health to be dependent on something that is by its nature destructive of that which is unhealthy for our biome. It is also interesting that the medical propaganda that so many have embraced wages a war on that very balance between bacterial functions that maintains homeostasis within our bodies.

In the same way our spiritual health, which is our understanding of what is intrinsically true about ourselves, our origins and our purposes cannot be ascertained if we start with a premise that views the physical as the cause of our existence - in the same manner that maggots are seen as the cause of the disease in a dead deer. Science cannot observe and is fatally compromised by that which it has by definition ruled out as non-existent. Such is the propaganda that too many people unfortunately have allowed to influence their beliefs and values, ignoring the accountability for how they believe, think and act. One of those deeply embedded fallacies in our culture is that we are the arbiters of truth. Think about the term in our American Declaration of Independence that states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident...”. These words carried the meaning that truth exists apart from us, and is self evident in nature. How far we have come since that time through the uses of logical fallacies that so many seem to have willingly or ignorantly embraced.

Summer is a good time to spend time contemplating what a precious treasure our lives are, and how it can be effective for its created purposes. For me that involves taking time to read up on various books that address the four subjects of medical health, diet, occupations and nature of our spiritual connection with our Creator. Each of these potentially challenge the paradigm I have been exposed to in my life, but I am careful to align these potentially new ideas with the reality of  the creativity and nature of God that reigns supreme over His creation. I believe this contemplation happens in many ways aside from reading books, such as camping, summer travel, renewed interest in hobbies or even a change in occupation or income generation with additional time we may have during summer months. Each of these can be a catalyst for a clearer understanding of one’s life and purpose. Will this summer enhance your understanding of the precious gift of life we share?