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‘Saganism’ on X. . “…The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again….” Ann Druyan.

From here: ‘Saganism’

“When my husband died, because he was so famous and known for not being a believer, many people would come up to me-it still sometimes happens-and ask me if Carl changed at the end and converted to a belief in an afterlife. They also frequently ask me if I think I will see him again. Carl faced his death with unflagging courage and never sought refuge in illusions. The tragedy was that we knew we would never see each other again.

I don’t ever expect to be reunited with Carl. But, the great thing is that when we were together, for nearly twenty years, we lived with a vivid appreciation of how brief and precious life is. We never trivialized the meaning of death by pretending it was anything other than a final parting.

Every single moment that we were alive and we were together was miraculous-not miraculous in the sense of inexplicable or supernatural. We knew we were beneficiaries of chance… That pure chance could be so generous and so kind… That we could find each other, as Carl wrote so beautifully in Cosmos, you know, in the vastness of space and the immensity of time… That we could be together for twenty years. That is something which sustains me and it’s much more meaningful… The way he treated me and the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other and our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday.

I don’t think I’ll ever see Carl again. But I saw him. We saw each other. We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful.”

― Ann Druyan

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My commentary…

These words (above) very much remind me of my beloved Uncle who passed away in recent years.
He was a committed atheist who believed life was ultimately meaningless and that death was the end.
I can be certain he never entertained any hope or expectation of ever seeing his beloved wife (my fabulous Aunty) ever again.

How tragic and empty.
They did not *know* they would never see each other again… that was simply an article of their faith… and what a hollow faith it is… devoid of meaning… devoid of hope… foolish even… given so many of us know the truth of the Bible.
The time of Sagan was tragically dominated by the delusions of scientism and materialism… both have been overthrown… yet sadly so many millions still cling to them because they cannot fathom or bear the alternative paradigm. They are Aliens to God… Aliens to the truth… They prefer the darkness of Nihilism.
I know this because I was once one myself… a militant atheist trapped in the delusions of materialism… despite the fact that it’s foundations have been utterly overthrown.
The Ultimate death nail being the fact that the Laws of physics have been proven to be contingent, temporal, and strictly limited… not absolute as was once believe as the foundation stone of Materialism. That has been Blown to pieces. I tell my Children that even though I shall die… I will see them again, as we have that Divine promise in the Gospel and the historic fact of the resurrection of Christ.
Christianity is a superior faith in every way over the paucity and delusions of Atheist materialism.

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Retort 1….

My reply…
Nihilism. Yes. For it follows from Godless materialism.
You don’t have to take my ‘whacky’ ‘crack pot’ theistic word for it.
No less than Nobel prize winner for Philosophy Atheist Bertrand Russell deems it so!

I myself had a wonderful and intelligent Atheist Uncle… I do not hesitate to say he was a good man. Kind, and charitable, yet he would be the first to admit that atheism has no foundation for morals.

I loved him very much and had many conversations attempting to sway him to realise his errors… He would no be moved.

He simply chose to be kind… displaying many atheists cannot bear to live consistently with their own professed world view, but instead mimic Christian values… as if morality really is objectively true. This evidences the inner conflict such atheists face… for intuitively we sense moral laws… yet they cannot be reconciled as objectively valid from Atheist premises. Instead they are often given ‘Darwinian Attributes’… ie that moral sentiments ’embed themselves’ biologically… not because they are *moral laws* in the Christian sense… but because they serve beneficial genetic survival properties…. so such rationalisms…

This is the tragedy of the delusions of Materialism… for such souls pass into eternity not accepting or admitting their own sinful fallen moral condition and need for Christ.

Tim Wikiriwhi.
Christian Libertarian.
King James Bible believer.

More from Tim…

Nyctophilia: Hiding in the Dark….

Faith, Science, and Reason. The Pomposity of Atheism.

Death of an Atheist. Follow the evidence.

Exposed: Why New Zealand turned on Jacinda Ardern. Chris Lynch on X.

‘Healthier Homes’ Nanny State legislation means more New Zealanders will be sleeping on the streets.

This is a quick opinion piece to highlight what I think is a very serious flaw in New Zealand’s ‘Healthier homes’ regulations that come into force July 1.

‘Healthier Homes’ Nanny State legislation means more New Zealanders sleeping on the streets…

Read this article… Healthy Homes Standards | Are You Ready for 1 July 2025?

The fundamental problem with Socialism is that there are always un-intended negative consequences when Government seeks to use coercion/ compulsion even for supposed well intended ends.
In this case the intention is to ‘force’ Landlords to improve their rental properties… making them ‘healthier’ for tenants.

Sounds great if you don’t consider the negative results.

Firstly it assumes Landlords don’t care about their tenants.. or their asset… their rental properties… or the ability of Tenants and Landlords to negotiate their own agreements.

There are many reasons why a landlord may prefer to defer improving the condition of a rental property, and charge lower rents.
Mostly the reasons are economic realties.
Some might say that’s proof that landlords are greedy, yet let me tell you there are real economic and other benefits for tenants too!

We all now that renting out a house entails some risk to the landlords property, Carpets get ruined, wall can get holes in them, dogs chew on wood, etc.
If a house is a bit ruff, the risk is lower, and therefore landlords are more likely to charge lower rents and be more open to renting their houses to families with pets and children.
If they are forced to spend money upgrading the property they will have to be more strict on who they rent their homes to… because they have more to lose should pets and children damage wallpaper, doors, etc.

Rents will have to increase to cover the expenses of the improvements… heat pumps, insulation, etc… and these rent increases make it less affordable for low income families to be able to afford the rent.
For many Landlords the new standards will make math/economic viability of brining the house up to the new standards ‘untenable’ … and thousands of homes that could have been available for cheap rent will be left empty or demolished.

With less choices, less houses for rent. Rent must increase dramatically.
That’s the Law of supply and demand.
To build new rental housing will be more expensive and thus rents will remain higher.

This will mean the very people this socialist legislation was supposed to ‘help’… will be the ones most adversely affected… and many will end up sleeping ruff.
All because of wooly headed Socialist politicians who hate landlords…. hate private property.

In fact it is no stretch of the imagination to believe these socialists *want* to create a housing crisis so that they can claim ‘capitalism is failing’ and therefore this is a ruse to justify creating more State housing… *This is Creeping Communism by political design*.

When I was a very young Engineering apprentice living in West Auckland in the mid 80s, I flatted in what many people today would consider sub-standard conditions.
I lived in several sheds, an unfinished shell of a house, and in many ‘dumps’… houses that were on their last legs… often with other young bogans.
I even stayed for a few months in ‘Tui Glen trailer Park!
I must say those were great times, and I appreciated every one of those dwellings. They were only temporary, and I could afford to stay there on my low apprentice wages, and Landlords did not mind that we were young hooligans who would have parties, and pin posters to the walls, never vacuum, etc etc…

These ‘Dumps’ were life-saving *homes* for us… and we were happy to be there.
Now these examples are a bit extreme… yet let me tell you even poor families would appreciate and prefer such places to sleeping in tents, and cars… or having to split up their families… rather than have their kids sleeping ruff.

It should also be understood that the State itself is notoriously guilty of being Slum landlords!
State housing is a form of welfare. Many people become ensnared in them… never seeking to find jobs. work hard, and eventually buy their own homes… thus state housing tends to entrench welfarism and poverty.
Many State houses become squalid, and citizens are forever paying for this welfare dependence through taxes.

That is what I wished to say here today.
I thought my experience as a low income young lout living in West Auckland in the 1980s was worth tabling in this dialogue.
It makes me sad to know so many awesome old houses will be demolished because of this short sighted foolish Nanny State legislation.

These Chardonnay Socialists have their heads in the clouds and don’t have a clue about the real world.
They claim they know what’s best, or acceptable for everyone.
Dangerous Pompous twits whose anti-freedom legislations impoverish and cripples our society.
I guarantee you most poor people living in houses that are to be condemned will prefer the Government to BUGGER OFF!

People living in such places learn how to make them tolerable, livable, and homely.
A bit of moisture on the inside windows was normal *for everyone* in the 70s,80s….
Mold can be cleaned with a little bleach… it does not have to be left to take over.
This legislation will be very grievous for poor rural communities in which whole villages will not comply.

People must take responsibility for themselves.
In my Libertarian opinion it’s not the governments job to write of homes that people are willing to rent.
It’s all relative.
Ironically because of this type of legislation we could even see the growth of ‘Homeless camps’… absolutely degrading and squalor!
*Now that is real poverty and a danger to health* .

My sojourn in some of West Auckland’s dives was short lived. I completed my Engineering apprenticeship and now own a mid-priced home in the Waikato.
Mortgage free.
My story is not that unique, yet I could easily imagine that had these laws been in place back in the 80s I may have found myself sleeping on the street.

Tim Wikiriwhi.
Christian libertarian.

Carnivore Diet Saves Children With Severe Digestive Disorders.

From here on X.

A 2.5-year-old was given a year to live because she was dying from intestinal failure and withering away. Her mom put her on a carnivore diet and within 2 months, she came off of IV nutrition for the first time in her life.

Doctors were astonished. They had never seen anything like this. Nobody is supposed to survive this condition but the girl not only still lives, she has recovered and lives a normal life today as a 5-year-old.

Her mom,
@CHealthCollect
, wrote a book about MMIHS and her daughter’s journey and has been able to help some other children as well! She’s on X but much more active on TikTok under the same tag.