Unknown Reality's Implications
Though lacking absolute understanding of reality, we can still create and operate from meaning, purpose, and values. However, we should caution ourselves against the self-centered view that one's individual meaning, purpose and values are absolutes or necessarily better than anothers, objectively.
In the perspective of governance, it's purposeful to achieve a generic workable set of common values to maintain order and well-being.
There are dangers in working from over-reaching values, and as such it is worthwhile to support a common value system in law while maintaining sound freedoms. The 'separation of Church and State' is one such example of maintaining the rule of law while not imposing private virtues on others.
It is a general agreement that murder and theft are horrible acts that need to be actively curtailed and punished. Whereas legislating bias against homosexuals seeking equal opportunities to marriage is imposing private personal virtues on others.
As our perceptions of reality, so are our perceptions of religion. Moreso, in fact. For belief systems are beyond our generally understood senses. If we can not prove one religious system as more 'true' than another, we must necessarily respect that it is worthwhile to ensure equal freedom of religion to a people, and refuse to legislate purely religious views.
In the perspective of governance, it's purposeful to achieve a generic workable set of common values to maintain order and well-being.
There are dangers in working from over-reaching values, and as such it is worthwhile to support a common value system in law while maintaining sound freedoms. The 'separation of Church and State' is one such example of maintaining the rule of law while not imposing private virtues on others.
It is a general agreement that murder and theft are horrible acts that need to be actively curtailed and punished. Whereas legislating bias against homosexuals seeking equal opportunities to marriage is imposing private personal virtues on others.
As our perceptions of reality, so are our perceptions of religion. Moreso, in fact. For belief systems are beyond our generally understood senses. If we can not prove one religious system as more 'true' than another, we must necessarily respect that it is worthwhile to ensure equal freedom of religion to a people, and refuse to legislate purely religious views.
posted by Flackrum | 03:01
2 Comments:
Well said! These are scary times as the lines between religion and state are getting blurrier. I hope your well-written words seep into some confused minds soon. lol
Well said. I've also had thoughts about this, that because we don't know what's true we can't impose what we think is true on someone else. Hard-core religious people might say that the bible constitutes moral authority and that it isn't just a personal belief to impose on people, but still depends on whether the bible is correct, which of course can't be proven.
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