“How long will you go limping between two different
opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal,
follow him.” (1 Kings 18:21)
As the
Prophet Isaiah (59:14) decried[1]
some 2,600 years ago, our society today is witnessing an accelerating disintegration
of truth both as a concept, and as an essential standard
that everyone is morally compelled to keep.
Our nation neither began, nor can it be expected to further itself,[2]
by deny-ing the obligation to obey truth under its classical definition. This view, the “Correspondence Theory of
Truth,” defines that term simply, as “whatever corresponds to reality.”[3]
A more technical description states
that, “a belief is true if
there exists an appropriate entity –
a fact – to which it corresponds. If there is no such entity, the
belief is false.”[4] Although the renowned philosopher Aristotle is
rightly credited with clarifying and categorizing the rules of logic,[5] he did not invent them. Even though the Bible doesn’t mimic his analytic
treatment of logic, it never once defies or even denies the principles of logic.
Indeed this posture should be expected universally
since logic, by definition, pertains to reality as opposed to fantasy. The point then is that societies cannot possibly
function effectively in defiance of logic.[6]
Nevertheless, overthrowing truth (as a guiding
and binding principle) is the unfolding goal of the people who are
currently usurping governmental authority away from the general population.
The
most glaring examples of Leftist repudiation of empirical[7] truth in society today include, (1) in utter contradiction to scientific
methodology, social and news media outlets[8]
have taken it upon themselves to censor every position which intellectually
challenges Leftist views,[9]
(2) along similar lines Democrat Party spokespersons refuse to face and engage
with conservative challengers on the public stage,[10]
(3) the certitude of Leftist denial that human sexuality is binary,[11]
(4) Leftist rejection of the autonomy of the human fetus inside
its mother’s womb,[12]
(5) Leftist insistence that the oceans began rising both at the time of, and because
of, the industrial revolution,[13]
(6) their denial of causal connections between the destructive riots of the
Summer of 2020, and Democrat Party leadership,[14]
(7) their insistence that Donald Trump instigated the “riot” at the U.S. Capitol
on January 6, 2021,[15] (8) and their insistence that the recent
Presidential election followed due diligence.[16] For the sake of full disclosure, in regard to
the final three points I have been urged to not rekindle such sore wounds which
are based on a personality despised by
so many, including certain self-described Christians. However, the chronic disconnect between provable
facts on the one hand, and prejudicial[17]
subjective feelings on the other, commits the ad hominem fallacy[18]. In addition it should be stressed that the
footnotes which reference all eight
of these points unfailingly establish that they are either demonstrably illegitimate,
or false.
To be continued...
[1] “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands
far away; for truth is fallen in the public squares” (boldface
mine). Notice here firstly that the common slogan, No Truth: No Justice (together
with its premise) was anticipated 2,600 years ago by the prophet Isaiah.
[2] See the opening paragraph of Elton Trueblood’s book, The
Company of the Committed.
[3] “Theories of Truth for Atheists and Agnostics.” https://www.learnreligions.com/correspondence-theory-of-truth-250538
[4] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth/ (08/16/2018), 1.1.2
Boldface mine.
[5] Renford Bambrough, ed. The Philosophy of Aristotle.
“Posterior Analytics.” (Mentor, 1963).
[6] Whatever Asian societies may believe in the abstract,
they obey the laws of rationality in practice by driving on the right side of
the road.
[7] This paper highlights the distinction between empirical
facts (which are testable against measurable phenomena) and connective rational
arguments that are scrutinized by the principles of logic. Flawed arguments often begin with a factually-faulty
premise.
[8] These include “Alphabet News Outlets together with
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and even You Tube, etc.
[9] See my blogsite postings, The Broad Array of Cowardly
Plays the Left Employs,” (12/25/2020), and ** “The One Advantage
Leftist’s Cannot Possibly Possess,” (03/16/2021) at www.offensivechristianity.blogspot.com
[10] See “What’s Glaringly Missing from Leftist
Pronouncements” at my website, www.christianityontheoffense.com
[11] See my paper, “Transgenderism Public Policy that I
Decry as Imbecility,” Ibid. ** Just
tonight Devan Cole of CNN was quoted as saying, “It’s not possible to know a
person’s gender identity at birth, and there is no consensus criteria [for assigning
such].” Fox News. 3/31/2021, 8:45pm.
[12] See my paper, “Leftism’s Claims to be Champions of
Science is a Gigantic Fraud,” at Op.cit. (11).
[13]
See my paper, “Glaring
Historical Geological Facts Climate Change
Militants Chronically Suppress,” at Op.cit. (11).
[14] See my paper, “Would You Discard Imperfect Founders of
Liberty in Favor of Clueless Fascist Thugs?” at Op.cit. (11).
[15] See my blogsite posting, “Only One Possible Way to
Establish Truth,” (01/09/2021). Op.cit. (10).
[16] Op.cit. (15).
[17] The term “prejudicial” means to make a judgment in the
absence (often willful) of relevant evidence to the contrary.
[18] This term means an argument against the perceived
character of a person as opposed to his/her conduct that is relevant to the
question.
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