Now I do believe that history can be “read,” and further, I believe that it must be read if we are to be faithful in our generation. And I believe that some events can be assigned as the straight line cause of other things. For example, the invention of the printing press did lead to a widespread distribution of books. The invention of the Internet has likewise led to a widespread dissemination of cat videos. But if we go out much further than that, things get rapidly more complicated, and this is where the antithesis comes in.
