There is a theory, particularly among evolution enthusiasts, that people ultimately behave well because it is in the best interest of the race, of survival, of the ability as a species to thrive. The point of this theory of course is to refute the notion, and scientifically so by golly, that our comprehension of good and evil, right and wrong, morality itself, comes from God and may be either chosen or rejected by men.
Now look at those, and those being many, who are resisting the directive to lockdown in the face of a pandemic disease threat, to practice social distancing, to sacrifice individual freedoms and enrichment for the benefit of all, and especially for the weakest among us. Look at those who are out on the street, wearing no masks but carrying guns, demanding their freedom--freedom, in fact, from social responsibility, from being imprisoned by the notion of what is 'good for all'. Selfish, self-absorbed, careless, thoughtless--this is the condition of the natural man.
No, there is no convenient evolutionary pragmatism informing our race. And in God, there is no pragmatism either, there is only love, and it is on this that we together survive or perish.
Now look at those, and those being many, who are resisting the directive to lockdown in the face of a pandemic disease threat, to practice social distancing, to sacrifice individual freedoms and enrichment for the benefit of all, and especially for the weakest among us. Look at those who are out on the street, wearing no masks but carrying guns, demanding their freedom--freedom, in fact, from social responsibility, from being imprisoned by the notion of what is 'good for all'. Selfish, self-absorbed, careless, thoughtless--this is the condition of the natural man.
No, there is no convenient evolutionary pragmatism informing our race. And in God, there is no pragmatism either, there is only love, and it is on this that we together survive or perish.
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