Winter's Edge

Author's Note 4: Winter's Edge - The Facts are Real

In this Author's Note, I'm going to discuss some of the setting and the ideas and facts presented in this book. However, before I go any further, know that I am not promoting any agendas whatsoever. If there are any agendas the storyline promotes, they'd be better informing people about the pivotal facts not taught in schools or colleges so they can come to better conclusions about their reality, and freeing ourselves from shame while garnering deeper insight into who we all truly are at our core.

But primarily, this book is written for entertainment purposes, because I love to share fun, exciting, and inspiring emotional experiences with others. And sometimes, that comes in the form of discovering amazing facts and information you simply did not know about the world we live in. Sometimes, those facts can change your entire worldview.

All of the evidences, facts, theories, and beliefs used in this book are real. When I say "real," in regard to the beliefs and theories, I don't mean correct. I only mean that they are real beliefs and theories that groups of people hold as opposed to fictional belief systems created by me. For instance, the belief Abby and Brother Lawrence hold—that hell is temporary and redemptive—is called Christian Universalism and was held by the Christian church for the first five-hundred years of Christianity, according to the Church Fathers and a statement written by Augustine in the Fifth Century A.D. Augustine is, in part, known for popularizing the idea of an eternal hell which he brought over from his Pagan religious beliefs.

Depending on which version of this book you read, Abby may have mentioned that scientists have found actual dinosaur bones, not fossils, several times now, as well as dinosaur blood and soft tissue such as skin and muscle. That's actually true. She also mentions how none of the dating methods used by scientists are accurate by any stretch of the imagination. Once you read books written by scientists who formerly worked in the field of dating, you quickly see the huge problems with dating methods and the mountains of evidence to support that they aren't accurate by any stretch of the imagination. And we have tons of examples of fossilization occurring in extremely short periods of time, such as less than one or two years. When you learn how fossilization works, you can easily fossilize things yourself in a bucket of water or in your back yard. It takes about a year to fossilize an acorn in a bucket of water. There's a huge body of evidence that contradicts dating and fossilization taught in schools and universities. It's important to keep an open mind when you study these things rather than taking on the beliefs of the people teaching them. You'd be surprised how often scientific theories, or even supposed facts, have been proved wrong as science becomes more advanced.

One statement made in the book is that Hebrew was most likely the first written language because it predates the Tower of Babel. That is one belief out there, but it is not an established fact, and I have no idea if it's true or not. I doubt research would be able to ascertain such a thing, honestly. I haven't researched the topic much, but what little research I conducted did not yield any convincing evidence. Conventional thought is that the Hebrews got their language from the Sumerians, but the opposing view is that the language the Hebrews used was around even before the Sumerians, meaning it was likely the first language and that's why the Sumerians had it before the Hebrews. Who knows. It fit perfectly with the backstory created for Winter's Edge, though, so I used it. The same goes for Noah's Worldwide Flood, Intelligent Design, and Young Earth Creationism vs Macro Evolution (ideas expressed in the book).

While the evidence is extremely heavily weighted toward a young earth and young universe, I prefer an objective approach—even though the evidence points to it, there's no way to know for certain since we weren't around to see the creation nor its age. I know that statement may come as a shock to most since we're constantly taught the opposite of that as if there are mountains of evidence for an old earth and old universe. Again, this worldview isn't an agenda I'm trying to spread. My only concern is giving people more information so they can come to better conclusions. Maybe if you choose to study these subjects, you'll come to better conclusions than I've come to.

Surprisingly, though, it's difficult to find good sources, but it's getting easier. Maybe in a later version, I'll list some links to different lectures that'll help point your research in the direction of some good sources.

I tend to think no one has it completely figured out, so I keep an open mind.

One last note. At the beginning of the book when I said to seek out your authentic self, I didn't mean your ego. That'll get you into a whole lot of trouble, most likely. Then again, getting into trouble usually humbles us, eventually, so maybe that's not the worst idea, but it is definitely a very difficult one. What I really meant was to learn to see through your ego to the real you and live out of that place. The ego needs a lot of unconditional love and non-judgment to mature, and that can only be accomplished if we stop judging ourselves and get below our ego down to the real us. Often, it takes some very difficult situations to get us to work on that. It's worth the fight, though, so never give up on it. It's the best way to find your authentic self so you can genuinely love and care for others.

I may discuss, in detail, some of the beliefs and theories presented in this book at the end of the final book in the series. For now, though, I'll leave them more mysterious, and maybe reveal more about them in future installments.

If any of the subjects in this book have intrigued you, by all means, research them and their opposing views. I love to share knowledge—as opposed to promoting agendas—and let people come to their own conclusions. Just make sure to find some good, solid resources rather than just anyone out there on the internet. Scholars are just as biased as everyone else, even though many may not realize it, so make up your own mind about things. The more humble scholars will at least admit they don't know the truth on a matter. They'll present the evidence and theories about it and maybe mention which they think makes the best case. There are always scholars on all sides of an issues, so be sure to learn all of the different views and each view's arguments. Research may seem easy today with the Internet, but it's still very difficult to find good resources online. If you're really interested in finding answers, at least dig exceptionally deep for them, both in your research and in yourself.

Life is full of mysteries waiting to be unlocked and explored, and there are so many intriguing things out there to learn. Seek them out with everything you are!

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