The Tower of Babel and the Nimrod Effect
The Tower of Babel and the Nimrod Effect which ensued are powerful
reminders of the sovereignty of God. All too often, however, man's innate desire
to be recognized as a god gives rise to a despot; a ruler who condones and
advocates the dehumanization and enslavement of mankind. This common
occurrence is referred to as the Nimrod Effect, with the ruler titled an Oriental
Despot. Nimrod, the Babylonian monarch who commissioned the construction of
the Tower of Babel, was the prototypical Oriental Despot. This threatened the
sovereign power of God the Creator, so in retribution he caused the confusion of
language and the dispersion of peoples. Although the populace no longer
shared the communal bond of speech, they had one common attribute: the
presence of an Oriental despot. The Nimrod Effect, although part of man's fallen
nature, is an affront to God the Creator. The crumbling of the social strata, which
an Oriental Despot invariably causes, and leads to the inhumane treatment and
abject humiliation of his subjects, and a perpetual disposition towards an
authoritarian system of administration.
The procedure which will be followed will include an analysis of why a
confusion of languages produced social breakdown. These analyses will include
those of various sociologists and theorists. Other scholars will lend his or her
opinion as to why the Nimrod Effect repetitively occurs. This will lead into
extreme cases throughout history where an Oriental despot appeared.
The confusion of the languages of the earth produced obvious
complications in daily routines. G. C. Homans' examination of the steps in social
disintegration give a systematic analysis of...
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...nd as a mediator between the people and the gods, or even to be a god
himself, it leads to the attempt to be recognized by other human beings as a
God, hence to the dehumanization and enslavement of mankind. The human
desire to as gods is direct resistance to the God the Creator, creating a
permanent tendency towards tyrannical government.
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The innate human tendency to subject others to his authority and his desires
invariably gives rise to a despot. When the Oriental Despot claims to stand as a
mediator between the people and the gods, or even to be a god himself, it leads
to the attempt to be recognized by other human beings as a God, hence to the
dehumanization and enslavement of mankind. The human desire to as gods is
direct resistance to the God the Creator, creating a permanent tendency towards
tyrannical government.
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