Intelligence and Responsibility

A great responsibility comes with intelligence.  Children learn to speak a second language before grade school and the basic college degree has become the new high school diploma. 

         

We live in an era that has information easily accessible to any student of any particular subject.  Nevertheless, man’s unwillingness to do what is right, has taught him to pervert the gift of intelligence. 

Case in point, some Chemist have learned to distort the scientific work of John W. Huffman.  Huffman, known for creating a synthetic form of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol THC, the active component in Marijuana, published his research with noble purposes.  However, his research is greatly abused with the recent flood of “fake-pot” products throughout the world. 

Utilizing Huffman’s research, chemist have learned to produce their own synthetic THC.  This synthetic THC is sprayed onto herbal products and sold as incense to hide their common street purpose.  Common names for this synthetic THC are “K2,” “Spice,” “Blaze,” and “Red X Dawn.”  Though these products are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human consumption, users smoke these products to mimic a “high” similar to that found in smoking natural marijuana. 

Given this product’s popularity and dangerous side-effects, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has scheduled five of the most common chemicals (JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200,CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol) as Scheduled I on March 1, 2011.  The DEA is using authority provided by the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.

Christians learn to love God with all their heart and soul with the word of Jesus in Matthew22:37.  Echoing the Shima, Jesus adds an extra command of loving God with your mind.  In doing this, Jesus has made each person responsible for what he does, feel, and knows. 

Christians should not be scared to learn and ask questions, but they should exercise wisdom in handling what they have learned.  We all have a calling to help and serve our fellow man, but there is always someone looking to adulterate the innocence of Christian love and intelligence.