Jun. 17, 2009 - Moral Relativism
I just finished reading The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis. It's a short but thought provoking read. There are so many things swirling around in my brain today and no one to talk about them with. I'm glad I'm not very smart, it must have been lonely to be Einstein and not be understood.
Anyhow, moral relativism always gives me a headache. I don't know how people who ascribe to that way of thinking can get any sleep at all. Thank goodness the boys can't grasp it, I can just imagine Carlos...
"Mami, I peed on the fence because I needed to go. You only think it's wrong because you have been conditioned to think that way. I say it's right because I value playtime more than I value modesty and cleanliness..."
Oh my.
A couple of great quotes from the book:
"You cannot go on 'seeing through' things forever. The whole point of seeing through something is to see something through it. It is good that the window should be transparent, because the street or garden beyond is opaque. How if you saw through the garden too? It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see."
Food for thought.
Comments
Oct. 14, 2009 - C.S. Lewis
Posted by PurpleElectricity
As you said, that is food for thought. I will have to read it over again a few times before I get what all he's actually saying but what I got out of reading it the first time was good!
My family and I are curently going through another of C.S. Lewis's book, 'Mere Christianity' and enjoying it very much. Have you read it?
Have a great week!
PurpleElectricity
