"The Value of My Life"...
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 12:44
I see a problem across the world in the way people define the value of life. They imagine it to be something irrational, and so they throw reason to the wind and try to base their views on feelings and wishful thinking.
If something is true, it must be true regardless of how we feel about it. If the value we perceive is real, we can find a rational explanation. Value comes from somewhere, and it points us to its origin: the source of value.
People question whether we can know this value through faith or reason. Some say that it’s a matter of faith; we cannot prove one view or another. We believe what we want to. Others insist that our views depend on logic. We can influence each other by appealing to a common standard.
“Faith” people state their views as “take it or leave it.” You have your view; I have mine.
“Reason” people want to debate, but they quickly lose patience as they fail in their efforts to persuade.
Before we fix what’s “wrong” with other people’s views, we should understand how we form our own. Forming a worldview is like painting a picture. We look at reality and paint it the way we see it.
Each of us is a painter trying to make a picture of reality. My picture looks different than yours, but that’s okay, because there’s time to change it.
If something is true, it must be true regardless of how we feel about it. If the value we perceive is real, we can find a rational explanation. Value comes from somewhere, and it points us to its origin: the source of value.
People question whether we can know this value through faith or reason. Some say that it’s a matter of faith; we cannot prove one view or another. We believe what we want to. Others insist that our views depend on logic. We can influence each other by appealing to a common standard.
“Faith” people state their views as “take it or leave it.” You have your view; I have mine.
“Reason” people want to debate, but they quickly lose patience as they fail in their efforts to persuade.
Before we fix what’s “wrong” with other people’s views, we should understand how we form our own. Forming a worldview is like painting a picture. We look at reality and paint it the way we see it.
Each of us is a painter trying to make a picture of reality. My picture looks different than yours, but that’s okay, because there’s time to change it.
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10th June 2009