Friday, October 14, 2011

Regarding Steve Jobs

I respect Steve Jobs for his vision and inventiveness; he brought many great technologies to the masses. He made the world a smaller place with his inventions. However, I'm befuddled by the near saint status that people are heaping on him. I've seen depictions of Steve standing at the gates of Heaven with God telling Moses that Steve would "update" the tablets of the 10 Commandments.

That's rich, considering Steve Jobs didn't believe in Heaven. Jobs was a Buddhist. He claimed using LSD was one of the 2 or 3 most important things he had done in his life. He refused to take responsibility for the daughter he had with his high school sweetheart. He was abrasive and rude to employees, and brutal to anyone who didn't agree with his philosophies and beliefs.

Steve Jobs was an intelligent man who overcame many hardships in his life and he deserves recognition for that, but he was no saint. And, according to my Bible, unless he repented and accepted Jesus as his Savior in the last days or hours of his life, he did not arrive at the gates of heaven after breathing his last. I do hope he is resting in peace, and I have no way of knowing whether he is or not, but honesty about the man and his life is required.

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