Every society, of necessity, must have a final locus of authority. That authority must either be contingent and within the system, or absolute and outside the system. If there is no absolute authority outside the system, then the contingent authority within the system has become functionally absolute. It is not and cannot be absolute, but it can try to act like it is.
I have been sharing this lesson to anyone who will listen. It is strange to me that so many Christians do not know the difference between subjective and objective truth. After showing them this difference, I ask the question, “Is Christianity subjective or objective?” Still people will declare Christianity to be subjective, as if the mere state of believing winks God in and out of existence. I sometimes wonder if there is something in the water or the air that makes people not able to think very deeply about important ideas.
I have been sharing this lesson to anyone who will listen. It is strange to me that so many Christians do not know the difference between subjective and objective truth. After showing them this difference, I ask the question, “Is Christianity subjective or objective?” Still people will declare Christianity to be subjective, as if the mere state of believing winks God in and out of existence. I sometimes wonder if there is something in the water or the air that makes people not able to think very deeply about important ideas.