Monday, January 02, 2006
· posted at 4:39 PM
A GPS for all time. In Movies and the Meaning of Life (I divine my ideological lessons from pop culture media), Jerry L. Walls writes a chapter called "Flying Without a Map: Chasing Amy and the Quest for Satisfying Relationships" in which he argues for moral absolutism, that God exists and the only voice in our heads we should listen to is that of His.
While I obviously don't adopt any of those values, he does raise some good points, mainly that if we create our own rules for morality, they remain highly subjective and unstable. This insecurity causes confusion and lack of focus, essentially "flying with a map" through the "world of life." How can people effectively navigate without a steady beacon or compass to orient themselves?
Perhaps Yann Martel would say I'm choosing immobility as a means of transportation, but the adage I consider my North Star is this:
The only certain thing in life is uncertainty.
While I obviously don't adopt any of those values, he does raise some good points, mainly that if we create our own rules for morality, they remain highly subjective and unstable. This insecurity causes confusion and lack of focus, essentially "flying with a map" through the "world of life." How can people effectively navigate without a steady beacon or compass to orient themselves?
Perhaps Yann Martel would say I'm choosing immobility as a means of transportation, but the adage I consider my North Star is this:
The only certain thing in life is uncertainty.
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