The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - September 10, 2014
"Searching for the Truth"
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Can You Handle the Truth?
Letter to The Editor:
Re: Response
It is inherent in human nature to view all things through the lens of what we
I enjoyed reading Rhonda Kline's dissection of the Town Commission for having
believe to be reality or truth. The natural response to anything which falls outside of
the nerve to renew WastePro's garbage contract without considering other bids and op-
what we believe to be true is the rejection of the challenging information (at times
tions. There was only one thing wrong - it was fantasy, because what Ms. Kline wrote didn't
subconsciously and instantly). This is especially true of things that threaten the very
happen.
basis of what we believe to be reality.
A while back, in response to WastePro's request for an extension, the Commission did
This is the reason that very few people have any interest in attending a Flat
choose to negotiate with WastePro first. WastePro's done a good job for the Town, they've
Earth Society meeting. The concept is too far outside what we believe to be true.
been responsive to the Town's concerns in the past, and, quite frankly, there was some doubt
It is also why there is such a vehement battle over what is taught within our school
whether anyone other than WastePro would submit a bid. The Klines, who follow Inglis
system. ANY mention or evidence that we may have an "Intelligent Designer" (or
politics religiously, didn't complain about that approach at the time - things sure change in
even allowing the flaws of the theory of evolution to be exposed) is opposed with
a hurry, don't they?
a vengeance. Furthermore, the courts have been used for the last 50 years to keep
I'm told Ms. Kline's recitation of what happened when she asked Ms. McCranie about
students from considering any possibility of creation. Thus, we now live in a society
bids isn't accurate. The Town did receive an unsolicited proposal from another contractor
where the evidence for creation is equated with the evidence for a flat Earth.
during the last week of August, and there was some concern about proper procedure - after
This is the primary reason the evidence for biblical creation is so hard to
all, the Town had not put the contract out for bid or advertised. What was decided was that
consider for most people. They have been systematically trained through media and
the Commission would be made aware of the unsolicited proposal so it could decide how
education that all things can be explained by natural causes over long periods of
to proceed.
time. It is the filter though which people are trained to evaluate all incoming data.
Contrary to Ms. Kline's screed, no one sought to accept WastePro's proposal - for one
Evidence for the supernatural creation of life, the entrance of disease and death into
thing, WastePro put a number of options before the Commission; for another, WastePro's
creation because of the actions of mankind, a world-wide restructuring flood, and the
options had conditions which the Commission would have to evaluate before it could act on
recent dispersion of people groups across the globe after this flood is simply ignored
any of them; and, finally, there was the other proposal to consider.
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by the majority of scientists whose worldview prevents them from even considering
What the Commission did was schedule a workshop for September 19th to discuss the
such possibilities. To break this cycle, scientifically solid, verifiable data must be
various proposals, the conditions put on them, and the issue of garbage collection in general.
presented in a credible, winsome, plausible, and non-insulting manner with those
Ms. Kline's invocation of both Hitler and Jesus's disciples gives you an idea how out of
whoServingtrained to filter data using only Dunnellon, Crystal River, Homo
have been Inglis, Yankeetown, a naturalistic mindset.
tocuh with reality some folks are. The subject is garbage, and how we get rid of it - hardly
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a subject which inspires either dictatorships or holy crusades.
If you can handle theemail: thenewscaster1@gmail.com  have
truth you've read in these articles, share what you
We do have a problem with garbage in our town. Even though everyone living and work-
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learned with others. Together we can accomplish this goal and break the cycle.
ing in the Town produces garbage, hiring WastePro to haul garbage away is voluntary. Some
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folks don't use WastePro. What happens to their trash? If you ask Public Works Director
Your word is true from the beginning: and every one of your righteous judg-
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ail, Debbie Russell, to discuss all these issues during the Workshop. Hopefully citizens who
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bid proposals for garbage pickup. There were 2, 1 from Waste-Pro and the other from FDS  the road. I'm graceful that you at least filled the holes. But there are many problems with it.
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Sincerely Mathew Wingo, Inglis
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Seems like a no-brainer to me---GOD BLESS,
Rhonda Kline, Inglis
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