Friday, April 2, 2021

Do Not Cave into Secularism’s Pseudo-Scientific Demands! Part 1


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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