1. The Difference Between a Cat & a Toaster
Living System Ministry
The Difference Between a Cat & a Toaster
Understanding Living Systems & Non-Living Systems
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2. I fix my toaster I unplug it, and using tools, I take it apart
Tighten screws
Check the wires
Clean it
Put it back together
Plug it in
It works!
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3. I fix my cat My cat is sick.
But the thought of using my tools on my cat is disturbing!
Why is that?
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4. Why can’t I use my tools on the cat?
Intuitively, you know the cat is ALIVE.
What does that mean?
A cat is highly complex, much more so than the toaster.
A cat has highly interrelated and interdependent parts.
My tools are NOT designed for highly complex or highly interrelated systems.
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5. Created or Constructed?
Living systems are created by God and have life in them.
Constructed things are made by people and do not have life.
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6. The difference?
Cat: representing the living creations that God makes, a highly complex and thoroughly interrelated living system.
Toaster: representing what people make, a comparatively simple constructed thing.
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