Is Subjectivism the root of all evil?
Posted by RazorsKissJul 24
I’ve posted about Subjectivism before. I’m happy with the post, but it didn’t cover all of the aspects of Subjectivism that I wanted to cover, and I’ve had an epiphany of sorts.
If: Subjectivism is the belief that the individual conscience determines the morality of the decision;
Then: The individual conscience is determined to be more important, or more valid, than objective moral truth, or its standards.
Contrasted with:
If: The Biblical Account is true;
Then: God’s Word is Objective Truth.
So, we have two antithetical statements.
If:God’s Word is Objective Truth,
Then: Jesus Christ is Objective Truth, per John 1:1.
If: Jesus Christ is Objective Truth;
Then: God the Father is Objective Truth, as Jesus stated that His Father who sent Him was true.
If: Father and Son are Truth;
Then: the Spirit will also be truth, as is shown in John 14:17
Thus; God, in all three Persons, is True.
If: Moral Wrong is called Sin by God
Then: God is telling the truth.
If: Sin is deliberate disobedience to the known will of God;
Then: Sin is morally wrong, as it violates the standards God has set forth.
(Which are dictated by God’s nature, not arbitrarily created. God is not subject to these standards – His very self is implicit in these standards.)
If: Violation of these standards is objectively sinful;
Then: Violation of these standards is a transgression not just of standards, but of God’s very self.
If: The act of violation stems from a personal choice;
Then: The act of violation is an act of subjective moral choice
If: The act is a subjective moral choice;
Then: The individual is, in essence, saying that their individual moral choice is of more importance, or more valid, than God’s very self.
If: Subjectivism is the act of proclaiming one’s own choice as more important, or more valid, than God’s very self
Furthermore…
If: Pride is an excessively high opinion of oneself;
Then: Subjectivism is Pride
If: Pride is the beginning of all sin (Vulgate, non-Protestant Apocryphal book)
Then: Subjectivism is the beginning of all sin.
If: Subjectivism is the beginning of all sin;
Then: since Money is the root of all evil, Subjectivism is the root of all evil.
Thus; Subjectivism is the Root of all Evil.
Slightly tongue-in-cheek… but, really. To be more serious – Subjectivism is simply Pride. It is a Pride in one’s own decisions, that supercedes your respect for Objective Truth – thus, God.
It’s inherently sinful. As we broke down what sin is – it is thus inherently morally wrong to follow a so-called system of Subjective Morality.
6 comments
Comment by Hookflash on July 25, 2005 at 8:02 pm
Even if there are “objective” moral facts, your apprehension of them is subjective (and, thus, prone to error). This is why, if you were to ask 10 moral realists to outline their supposedly “objective” moral standards, you’d probably wind up with 10 different standards. 😉
Furthermore, the source one chooses as the basis of their “objective” morality (e.g., the Bible, or the Koran) is chosen subjectively — i.e., you make a decision which is, like all decisions, subjective. You can then stamp your feet and declare vehemently that your source is the objective one, and everyone else is wrong, but the fact remains that you’re using moral standards which are, at bottom, subjectively chosen.
In short, “objective” morality solves nothing, especially when its supposed objectivity is based entirely on a subjectively-motivated assertion (whether made by a group or an individual).
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Comment by Hookflash on July 26, 2005 at 6:18 pm
Hey Razor, how do I do those fancy blockquotes (as you did in your reply to me)?
Comment by RazorsKiss on July 27, 2005 at 12:20 am
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Sorry for the large size text first off – it’s css-driven, and I don’t feel like changing it 😀
standard html tags, use (open caret < ) "blockquote" (close caret >) text here (open caret < ) "/blockquote" (close caret >)
I’ve been mulling over whether or not to install commenting quicktags. I might. It would make it easier for you guys & gals.