By Manuel M. Melgoza (November 12, 2025) If we strive to accumulate knowledge, will we simultaneously acquire wisdom? If not, of what value is knowledge alone? How can we attain both wisdom and knowledge? The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimow Knowledge and …
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Succumbing to Fear of Banishment vs. Choosing Righteousness
Manuel M. Melgoza (November 3, 2025) The year 1973 was filled with turmoil and excitement. It was during my second year of college when I was consumed with faux bravado and idealism. That summer, friends and I were working as farm hands for a small farmer in Kern County, California. The United Farm Workers union …
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Dropping Cesar
By Manuel M. Melgoza October 29, 2025 istockphoto.com As kids growing up in a farm labor camp, we were seldom at a loss for things to do. One favorite hangout was a packinghouse yard, where equipment and storage materials were stored. One section housed thousands of wooden boxes stacked neatly in configurations resembling large houses. …
“El Domingo” – Race, Culture, Nationality, Multi-Culturalism & Christianity
By Manuel M. Melgoza (October 19, 2025) Is it wrong for Christ's disciples to judge human races, nationalities and cultures? Aren't they of equal intrinsic value? Should we compare them and, upon what criteria? Confusion and chaos have permeated public discussion on these topics, largely because we fail to distinguish and properly apply these terms …
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Ancient Aliens, UFOs/UAPs, & and Artificial Super Intelligence
By Manuel M. Melgoza September 7, 2025 Several “experts” recently publicized evidence believed to suggest the existence of extraterrestrial and/or interdimensional “intelligent” entities and beings visiting planet Earth over many years and perhaps centuries. Other researchers now warn of existential threats posed by Artificial Intelligence (when it progresses to “Artificial General Intelligence” and then “Artificial …
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Callous, Hardened-Hearts in Gaza
July 31, 2025 by Manuel Melgoza Until today, I have refrained from publicly commenting about our country's role in the Middle East battle between the Israeli government and Hamas which has been raging in Gaza for two years. The airwaves have been saturated by propaganda from all sides, and I did not have a handle …
Absolutely Nothing in this life has any value apart from God.
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Mark 8:36)
Who is God?
By Manuel M. Melgoza June 23, 2025 He is the King of Glory! Biblical Scriptures describe Him like this. God created everything through Jesus, aka the Word of God. The Word, Jesus, was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. The Word gave life to everything that was …
Can We Prevent AI Superintelligence From Controlling Us? A Comment
Manuel M. Melgoza - June 9, 2025 I recommend readers to view the video posted on YouTube on June 8, 2025, titled: "Max Tegmark: Can We Prevent AI Superintelligence From Controlling Us?" Jan Jekielek, editor of The Epoch Times, and moderator for the video series named American Thought Leaders, led the thought-provoking discussion. I wrote …
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Alternate Realities/Parallel Universes Via AI and Quantum Computing
By Manuel M. Melgoza (February 10, 2025) What is behind the recent deluge of social media posts, internet-based podcasts and publications attempting to dismantle almost everything our society has been taught about the creation of the universe, its human inhabitants, and our roles? Many pronouncements are accompanied with anecdotal evidence supported by individuals with public …
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