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Life In The Age Of
Non-Reason
The famous theologian and scholar
Francis Schaeffer was perhaps more prophetic than he realized when he so
succinctly described our emerging society with the phrase "the age of
non-reason" back in the 1970s. Day by day, we as a society are drifting further
and further away from reason, truth and common sense. In fact, political
correctness is really just a synonym for "non-reason" as well as a symptom of
it. For example, what passes for "music" nowadays used to be considered the
rantings of lunatics in asylums but today we have evolved so much intellectually
(I really mean devolved) that we dare not label anything as bad, but rather just
a matter of different taste, not poor taste or heaven-forbid we should label
anything with an absolute label that is derogatory, though accurate, like vile
or disgusting or simply offensive. And those who dare to call things like they
are, are branded as intolerant, narrow-minded, old fashioned, out-of-touch and
prejudiced. This irrational view of morality in society comes as no real
surprise to those of us who study history and who have not been programmed by
the public schools system to know nothing of independent critical thinking.
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"Woe unto them that call evil good,
and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" [Isaiah 5:20] |
Other areas of society where "non
reason" is glaringly prevalent:
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Entertainment... people watch
television programs that mock what is good and wholesome and then wonder
why their children are so disobedient and rebellious.
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Abortion... people call the murder of the unborn an expression of a
mother's choice. If I murdered someone's day old child, could I walk away
from the crime scene scot-free? My act would not differ at all from the act
of the abortionist and the child's mother. One victim would simply be 24
hours older than the other. But in an age of "non reason" there is claimed
to be a vast difference. Of course in the age of non reason, the victim is
never recognized or acknowledge.
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Homosexuality... people have relabeled a dangerous, unhealthy and
unnatural sexual activity as merely an alternative lifestyle. Yet we panic
over the thought of getting AIDS or other STDs. In an age of reason, if an
activity is dangerous it would commonly be treated as such.
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Spirituality... whatever you believe about God and the hereafter is
acceptable... Even if two religions are diametrically opposed to one
another. Both views are said to be legitimate. But then where do you draw
the line? How do you tell the person involved in human sacrifice and torture
that they are wrong? Because in the age of non-reason, once you draw a line
in the sand you are being intolerant of at least someone or some thing and
in the age of non-reason, the ultimate crime and the most grievous sin is
that of intolerance. However, in the age of non-reason, intolerance is
allowed and in fact mandated for any one who dares to subscribe to moral
absolutes.
"Because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in
their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves
to be wise, they became fools."
[Romans 1:21-22]
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