by Trent Wilde What does the Branch Davidian message have to say regarding conspiracy theories? The bottom line is that conspiracy theories are inconsistent with certain fundamental principles promoted by the Branch message. Here are some of those principles: 1. Reality is strictly physical/material. (See Why We Need Materialism and FAQ.) 2. What it means […]
Tag Archives: materialism
Miss Misinformation and Lady Learning
Beware of Miss Misinformation She’s a “Yes And” Lady She’s agreeable Though unseeable, she has tailor-made news oh she’s baseless and shady with a deadly ruse; beware of bias confirmation She walks down your street and gives you her hand decked out like a hottie with a naughty glance Her lips drip of honey and […]
Why We Need Materialism
Why We Need Materialism by Trent Wilde Philosophical Materialism is not the over-zealous desire to accumulate possessions. No, it is a position on the fundamental nature of reality which holds that all that exists is made up of matter, or physical stuff – stuff which takes up space, has mass, density, and other physical properties. […]
The Detrimental Effects of Immaterialism upon Reasonable Thinking
The Detrimental Effects of Immaterialism upon Reasonable Thinking by Trent Wilde In discipline and repetition we have an opportunity for our minds to grasp a hold of the truth. So, we ask the question, “What has been the focus of this message for the past six months?” – Priesthood and Temple! Yes, you have been […]
Materialism: Our Forgotten Foundation
The purpose of this booklet is to bring to the attention of the Advent people, both ministers and laypersons alike, to one of the oft-forgotten foundations of our faith; that being, materialism. In short, our faith as Seventh-day Adventists has been built within the framework of philosophical materialism, the belief that all things in the […]