Fantasy

FANTASY (Behind the song)

Fantasy is usually associated with daydreaming, dreaming of something that is not as of yet obtained but wishes to be. It could be something that will never be due to its inappropriateness or impossibility, especially in the area of relationships as the song seems to implicate. However many inventions materialize that started from a day dream. So a daydream or fantasy is not the truth until it becomes realized whether that be a relationship or an invention. For some it is hard to separate truth and fantasy that gravitates into conjectures or suppositions. Really the latter are in a world of a different origin, that of opinions, desires and wants which should never be co-mingled with the truth. For instance we hear it said , “Its his truth or my truth or your truth”. But really is the truth so fickle that it can be relegated to varying opinions so as to pacify each individual with the warm and fuzzy feeling that they are totally on the right path and way of thinking.  Thats just a Fantasy!  Truth is much more established. It is like the Block Chain which is an electronic ledger of information confirmed  on thousands of linked computers. So if anyone should introduce a contradiction to this massive collection of accurate information it is refuted instantly. That is the way of the truth, it becomes established and becomes the straight edge by which to measure all things. A fantasy, a daydream, a conjecture or a supposition can’t do that. In our gathering and processing of information we have to be constantly aware of the chasm that separates these two lines of thought. Theories and ideas presented as “IF such and such happened then such and such occured” are not the truth but simply conjecture or supposition. They are simply conclusions and opinions as a branch off of something that may be truthful. Sometimes in conversations we have to ask the conveyor of information if that is what actually happened or was said or is it their opinion of the events being related. That is how something becomes gossip and gets distorted as it is passed on to each pair of waiting lips. Thus the information is not accurate.  The expression “accurate knowledge” is used repeatedly in the Bible some 18 times in the new testament (Greek language portion) indicating the presence knowledge that is NOT accurate. Only” accurate knowledge” can be the truth, so anything else falls into the category  mentioned above of ‘a different origin’ but is not the truth. So how does one determine what is truth, what is fantasy, Conjecture, suppositions, and opinions. By measuring everything with the straight edge of the truth, yes knowledge we know to be accurate. Some say science is the basis for such knowledge. Interestingly the Bible makes this claim in John 14:6 , “I am the way and the TRUTH and the life”. The words of Jesus are stated again in John 4:24, “God is a Spirit, and those worshipping him must worship with spirit and TRUTH.” So the Bible becomes the challenger to all forms of claimed truth whether religious or scientific. In all these trains of thought one has to arrive at conclusions without using opinions, conjectures, suppositions and theories thus avoiding what we can now term as a fantasy, not the truth. Both Science and the Bible make claims regarding happenings thousands and millions of years ago that none living today has seen nor can verify as eyewitnesses. So to arrive at truth religiously or scientifically one has to first remove all opinion, conjecture and personal interpretation. In the case of Science one accepts established fact but cautiously leaves theories and conjecture at the door before entering the area of truth.  Regarding the Bible and religious matters the truth is found when one leaves opinions and interpretations also at the door before entering the search for truth. One has to come to understand the actual true meaning factually of the information in consideration. The site JW.org is a very useful lens in finding the truth using the power of reason and common sense to arrive at logical and accurate conclusions based on the facts.  Next comes reliability   We need  a reliable source that we can trust in its provision of information that cannot be seen or verified by us personally.  Both claim to have that authority and both present things that are hard to understand or seem unbelievable. It takes time to examine each so as to acquire accurate knowledge of truth so as to serve as a reliable straight edge of truth. But to reject something just because it is not understood or seemingly fictitious is not the way to accurate knowledge. These wise words set the stage, “For we are overturning reasonings and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are bringing every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ” -2 Corinthians 10:5.   So the religious side of the issue cannot be emotional outbursts of teary eyed adherents refusing to reason on matters. One has to have the ability to overturn reasonings and that takes a listening and analyzing mind . And that can be done if one logically examines the facts with an open mind. Otherwise we are just splashing around in fantasies and opinions and not establishing a truth that serves as a straight edge. The song’ Fantasy’ although referring to ones desired relationship symbolically addresses the desire to believe something without verifying it with a reliable source letting the desire be the determining factor. When desire enters the realm of reason grasping at opinions becomes plentiful especially if those opinions are supporting ones desire. Truth cannot be found in that environment. So belief in the Bible can appear to be a fantasy if ones belief is based solely on a conditioned desire with a closed mind, miles away from common sense. Trust in science also becomes a fantasy if ones foundations are theories and conjectures. So simply a fantasy is something desired but with blocked attainability because of ones method of approach. In the case of each side one has to examine the information that each provides to see how reliable and honest is the presentation of all other matters establishing it as a reliable source and only then can one accept as truth the unseen offerings. If not we could be ‘running and running’ as the song says with a’ fantasy in (our) mind’  ‘as happy as can be’ because our desire is being coddled though it has nothing to do with truth.  So for some Ignorance is bliss!  These are thoughts behind the song , “FANTASY” .