Life is not a straight road or even one road; instead, it is a series of decisions. Have you ever thought about what influences those decisions? You and I have presuppositions that influence each decision we make. Whether we are Christian, atheist, liberal or conservative, it is always the same - what we believe affects each and every decision we make.
I have to chuckle listening to pundits from all sides talk as if they are the only enlightened ones capable of making the right decisions. The only problem with that mentality is this: that is inconsistent with what is currently taught and promoted today. For example...
If there is no such thing as a God then there is no such thing as absolute truth, right? Most today would agree with this statement and the next one. If there is no absolute truth then there is no such thing as right or wrong. Here is where it gets confusing... if each of these statements is correct then how can there be a right answer to any question? If there is no such thing as a right answer then all answers are just forms of manipulation designed to get me and others to go along with some one's selfish ideas, right? So, Sam Harris and his ideas of atheism are just forms of manipulation that he is imposing on me to get me to agree with his ideas and buy his books.
I see no other option. There can be no altruism or service for the greater good because there is no good with no God. Good is the opposite of evil and evil is that which is not good, but if there is no ultimate standard for what is good, which is the way we measure evil, then is there really evil? Yet, we know evil when we see it, why? I would posit that we know evil when we see it because we also know good when we see it, and if that is the case then there must be a standard for what is good. That standard can not be us, nor can we be the standard for evil because humans are examples of both. When one variable is an example for both extremes then that variable can not be a standard for either extreme. So, we are left with this question: from where did the standard for good come? Or, if you prefer the other question, from where did the standard for evil come?
How did we come up with this idea of good vs. evil if there was no ultimate standard for either good or evil? Did we make it up? There is only one real answer here - there is a standard. That standard is our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. God's son is the ultimate answer to every question you have, if you ask in sincerity and truth. He is the presupposition that will answer every question and put you on the right path. Life is a series of decisions, and as we get older, each decision becomes more important. What is the presupposition influencing your decisions? What should be the presupposition influencing your decisions? Sometimes, thinking out loud... hurts!
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