M.D. Rawlings
Classical Liberal
Michael David Rawlings
10/26/2012
Excerpt:
Prufrock's Lair: Objectivism: The Uninspired Religion of "Reason"
Prufrock's Lair: Objectivist Cult Member Says Composition Not Relevant to Science
10/26/2012
Excerpt:
The Rands of this world wax poetic about the value of life and free will, about the joys and responsibilities thereof. They talk about liberty and the consequences of violating its terms. Then they inexplicably go on about the supposed coercion and irrationality of religion as rendered by Judeo-Christianity. But Judeo-Christianity isn't Comte's "Religion of Humanity." Nor is it anything like the other religions of this world that do make claims of transcendent origin.
While the Bible teaches that God is the undisputed proprietor of all that exists, the imposition of His will with regard to the common, everyday affairs of human life is not absolute, but conditional. Human societies are obliged to observe the imperatives of divine justice should they wish to live in relative peace and freedom, or they may disregard them and suffer the consequences, that is, live in terror, under the yoke of tyranny. Obviously, these are the extremes on either side of the spectrum in this imperfect world. The degree to which the body politic of any given society lives in accordance with the imperatives of divine justice is the degree to which it will enjoy life's blessings or suffer its maelstroms, respectively.
Only infants argue that a rational God would bestow free will on sentient creatures, but not weave a system of checks and balances into the fabric of creation against its misuses, as if the latter were not a loving and moral necessity. The God of the Bible does not demand that man serve Him as would a disposable bit of chattel; instead, He appeals to man's own best interests with love and mercy. God asks that man serve Him as would a beloved child that eagerly attends to its Father's call. In other words, we have chores to do and homework to complete. We are expected to grow and become something more all the time.
Prufrock's Lair: Objectivism: The Uninspired Religion of "Reason"
Prufrock's Lair: Objectivist Cult Member Says Composition Not Relevant to Science