Philosophy is the pursuit of truth. In order for one to be able to pursue truth they must start off going in the right direction. Most philosophy does not start in right direction, so naturally they end in the wrong place. If I want to go to Florida from my home in Kentucky, but i head north i will never reach Florida. It will be even more difficult for me to get to Florida if i deny that South is even a direction!
I know that some of this may sound a bit weird to you, But it is what modern philosophy has done since the 1700's. They have started out in a pursuit of Truth, but they deny that truth can even be known. So why would i pursue something that i can never have? I know that philosophy is out dated and has been replace in part by Natural Humanism, I am getting to that. the only reason i bring up philosophy from the 1700's is because they are still taught in schools and foundational works, and they have had new even more miss guided philosophies built on them.
Natural Humanism is the Philosophy that state, (in a nut shell for time purposes) Humans are the height and reason for thought, purpose, and morality. And all truth is subjective to human reasoning. Humanism completely reject the possibility of a power greater than ones self.
Let me break down this line of thought for just a moment. Us humans are the final authority on what is right, what is wrong, we have the final say on purpose for life and morality. But none of it matters because since we are the final authority of it all it is all subjective to what is culturally acceptable. You might be seeing the problem with this kind of thinking, but if not let me illuminate. Humanism says murder is wrong, not because it is wrong, but because we as a culture says it is wrong. In fact a murderer is only wrong because we say he is wrong, not because murder is wrong. This is the major problem with Humanism.
So can Truth be known. If humanism is right, then i can not argue that it is right because i can not know it is right. Now we have reached the pointless circle dance of humanism. I can not argue that it is wrong because, i will be arguing with someone that is saying that i can not know that because it is subjective. They can not argue with me (even though they do) because they believe that all truth is subjective. The point is, how can a philosophy (the pursuit of truth) say all truth is subjective, because suddenly i have no reason to pursue truth. It can not.
Truth can be known. I know what color my shirt i am wearing. I know how to type. Many Humanist will argue that these are facts and not truth. I can quickly end the debate by asking them how they know that. If they even try to answer they will be, by omission, be admitting there own lack of faith in there philosophy. The truth is that truth can be known because humanist admit to knowing that humanism is truth.
Jesus said, "I am the way. the TRUTH, and life..." Pilot when questioning Jesus ask Jesus, "What is truth?'' Pilot lived in a society filled with philosophy. We see this clearly with Paul in the book of Acts, when he is preaching on Mars Hill, in Athens. The bible records that the Athenians liked to hear what ever new philosophy (It was actually recorded is teaching, but the English word philosophy comes from the same word we get doctrine from) they could hear. At lest the Athenians knew that truth could be known. The problem with Philosophy today is simple. The possibility of there being a God is dismissed before they can even get started. So what if they are wrong. What if the truth is out there but they dismiss it before they get started, would it lead them to the conclusion that Truth can not be known? Remember my example from the beginning? Going to Florida from Kentucky. denyng that South excited, and never going in that direction. Would i end up saying there is no Florida? Not because it is not there but because i never went the right way to find it. Sad to say Modern Philosophy has ended in much the same way.
Monday, June 7, 2010
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