"I stand this morning with a difficult message. I believe we are in a crisis. The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest."
Senator Mon Mothma, Star Wars Andor, Season 2, Episode 9 (2025).
Yes, this is from a speech in a fictional movie. A science fiction movie, at that.
But the message resonates today, following years of "expert" or "consensus" or "authoritative" narratives that plainly have not aligned with what we actually see and hear and experience. Narratives that conflict with what used to be known as common sense.
Amongst all the noise of the world, I believe this to be true.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16.
I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6.
God bless you.
I completely agree with everything you've written here, and I think you've correctly identified the real issue. It isn't about one side or the other, it's about things being right or wrong. Don't know if you've read Mere Christianity, but this is exactly what Lewis said back in 1952. His example is that if we believe the Nazis were "wrong," we are believing in an objective standard of rightness. Which is, of course (for me and I assume for you), found in the person of Jesus as described in the Bible. But as to how we can return to a world where truth isn't debatable? Short of the day of judgment, I'm not sure how that can happen. (PS: I also love the singlespeeds!)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughtful comments, Rob. Yes, it's astonishing, and dangerous, that so many seem to not believe in objective truth and thereby do not engage in honest dialogue about right and wrong. But I don't despair. I've read through the end of the Book and know how all this ends.
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