I am often amused by a person’s statement, “I know what you’re thinking”. We can make a guess and be close but there are many levels to people’s minds and we cannot know precisely what the other person knows, thinks or believes or has seen or experienced. I got to thinking about “what nobody knows.
Nobody knows the truth about most anything. This is because the truth is largely about perspective, perception and willingness to accept what is produced as evidence or fact. There are persons who try to convince you that his or her version is THE truth. Actually, there are few things we can be absolutely certain about and we probably should accept surety conditionally. This is about a great many things that a great many people know little or nothing about but believe they know the truth about them anyway. It might be worthy of an attempt to list a number of things that nobody knows. I attest to the fact that I do not know them either.
1. When did life begin here on earth?
2. Is there a heaven, where is it located and who or what are its denizens?
3. What is the single name for the ONE God who is credited for Creation?
4. Why is there death?
5. What happens to a person when he or she dies?
6. Is there such a thing as the “SOUL” and where may it be found?
7. What is electricity?
8. Why are there tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and weather”?
9. What causes unhappiness?
10. Why are there sickness, disease, pain and hunger?
11. Why are there Rich and the very poor living in close proximity to each other and nobody seems able to equalize the extreme ends?
12. Why do elected officials sometimes become corrupted?
13. Why are we influenced by Lobbyists?
14. Why do we vote for unworthy candidates?
15. Why do we believe lies?
16. Where do Rainbows end?
17. Is there life on other planets in other galaxies?
18. Will we be able to afford to pay for a war, a universal health system and explore the skies beyond the Sun?
19. How long will the American Democracy last?