E Ravago Quotes

“The dynamic, where a foundational reality for one era becomes an unthinkable fiction for another, is not merely a historical curiosity. We can see the exact same structure of belief and denial play out by projecting it into a hypothetical future. Now, if there will come a time when in-vitro fertilization becomes the only way for humans to reproduce, let us say, not that I am wishing for this to happen, that sexual intercourse has been considered unhealthy to the point that history and technology erase the method or render it obsolete, then future humans could see that sexual method for reproduction as fictional. They might even deny it, no matter how absurd that denial may sound to us right now. For them, since they are from a time that generations over generations have passed and in-vitro is the new normal, reading a historical record may seem fictional to them as it can no longer be proven. Testing the sexual method for reproducing offspring would be immoral to them as the life of the offspring will be at risk (let’s say they have justified it to be too unhygienic or if at their time, there exist a virus that could be passed on if humans tried having sex) and they have made so many arguments to justify how safe in-vitro is.”
― E. Ravago, 10 Commandments: Opposing Unbiblical Claims

“There are words from the ancient writings that cannot be translated with exactly the same connotation the author intended. Yet, when an accurate translation is possible, in which there is an exact word in the target language that accurately represents the original source, we must not deliberately misrepresent it, fabricate narratives that are not there, or clash with observable themes that were clearly maintained by the author and are consistently observable in their writings.”
― E. Ravago, 10 Commandments: Opposing Unbiblical Claims

“Communication occurs when a sender transmits a message to a receiver. The absence of any one element means communication has not taken place. If a sender sends a message to no receiver, or if a receiver waits for a message that never comes, the chain is broken before it begins. A sender, a receiver, and a message are the minimum requirements.”
― E. Ravago, The 10th Commandment

“Genesis 1:1, “In-beginning Elohim formed the heavens and the earth,” establishes the two necessary components of any cognitive process. The heavens are the container for abstract thought, categories, and mental representations. The earth is the container for raw, unprocessed sensory input. The verse does not describe the origin of physical matter. It describes the formation of these two cognitive containers. Without the heavens, there is no place to hold the recreated images the mind generates. Without the earth, there is no source of the sensory information that feeds those images. The narrative places both at the very beginning because neither can be ordered without the other already in place.”
― E. Ravago, The 10th Commandment

“Most preachers weaponize Psalm 14:1 to launch a blunt ad hominem attack on skeptics, dismissing anyone who questions God’s existence as a “fool” instead of engaging their reasons. However, from a narrative’s analytical perspective, the verse is not primarily a philosophical argument but a declaration that operates entirely within its own story's established norms. It treats the existence of God not as a proposition to be debated, but as an ordinary, self-evident reality within that world.”
― E. Ravago, 10 Commandments: Opposing Unbiblical Claims