We live in an era of lies. Lies upon lies wrapped in lies and almost always in the service of rank, unadulterated evil. I think we've grown numb to it, to be honest. For instance, this July the Journal of Psychiatric Research released yet more evidence that abortion does mental harm to the women who have the procedure done. Overwhelming numbers according to the study. I know. Studies.
But this is a study that challenges the dominant progressive narrative. And the Journal itself isn't some rightwing rag - though some might call it that for producing such a finding. A common tactic these days. However, I doubt they'll have to since I've not seen a single story on the thing we used to call the news media mentioning it.
But it just goes to show. We're at a stage now where the lies are beyond the lies. It's almost as if we want the lies. Everyone who is anyone knows women who have had abortions often struggle in later years. Oh, you have the rich and powerful types who have come out and cheer any abortion that paved the way for their rise to wealth. But on the more grounded scale, I know for a fact from my own experiences as a former counselor that abortion weighs heavy on women, more often as a rule than an exception.
But you'd never know it. The same with AIDS and our modern Sodom and Gomorrah civilization. Or the godless, soulless age we've built and the staggering drugs and suicide and violence plaguing our children. Or the Me Generation of endless narcissism built on F-Bombs and middle fingers and the rise of senseless mass killings and violence.
Nope. Follow the science, they say. #I Believe in Science! And yet, only when it's the right science and scientists telling me what I want to hear. The stunning thing is the lack of serious pushback about this from our best and brightest religious leadership. I know some are out there fighting the good fight. But so many appear happy to see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil, and if the media aids in that endeavor, then all the better.
The stunning thing is the lack of serious pushback about this from our best and brightest religious leadership. I know some are out there fighting the good fight.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Kirk was one of the ones doing serious pushback and they shot him for it.
Seems like none of our religious leaders have the courage to be martyrs.
Or consider that pre-Oct 7 article by Gloria Purvis, picked up and lauded by Deacon Greydanus, railing against the religious leaders who are praising Kirk. The brilliant sleight of hand by the religious Left was rightly saying that abortion is not the only topic in the world that matters, and then making it the one topic in the world that doesn't matter at all. At best, call it child murder with a mild rebuke, or otherwise just ignore it and move on in preference to climate change, socialism, open borders, antiracism, or any one of a million latest things the political Left says are important.
Delete"Follow the science, they say. #I Believe in Science! And yet, only when it's the right science and scientists telling me what I want to hear. The stunning thing is the lack of serious pushback about this from our best and brightest religious leadership."
ReplyDeleteI...must admit to having trouble following the logic of this statement.
Science...most often references natural science. Religion most often references...faith. One examines the natural world surrounding us, the other most properly concerns matters of the human will. They overlap a good deal, yet neither one exactly has immense interest in the other. Scientists often hold skepticism about a Supreme Being, never mind a Triune God. Religious leaders... most often lack interest or appropriate education about science concerns. They too often cannot examine science concerns critically. Our late pope became fairly notorious for this.
I then fail to understand how--or why--religious leaders would "push back" on anything of science flavor. I also fail to understand why scientists would take them seriously if they did.
Care to elaborate?
The point about I Believe in Science is that it's a meaningless slogan often used in the capacity of 'I believe in Science ... that tells me what I want to hear.' As in this case, where this is not some new and unique finding. The mental toll on women from abortion has been well known. Yet the same that say 'we must always follow the science!' never seem to follow this particular science, or others who point in directions we don't wish to go. As for religious leaders, they often use that 'it's science, not our sphere' to accept more docile approaches to certain things like abortion or LGTBQ activism. Science says, who are we to argue? Yet when the science suggests something endorsed by modernity might not be good, they suddenly seem to avoid using that to speak out - even the science agrees it isn't good!
DeleteMm. I don't think "I believe in science" is a meaningless slogan. Rather, as demonstrated by your commentary and evidence, ..."science" has become...religion.
DeleteWell, in truth, "....in the eyes of scientists, ..religious leaders had little concern for actual faith principles or evidence throughout the Medieval period. They told us what to believe and do, wielding authoritarian power. Our modern world is thought to be "enlightened". Soooo.... never mind what the actual evidence says. Our "modern" scientists--our new religious leaders--will now tell us what to believe and do.
Tough to say how religious leaders would confront this. We know it's a lie. Too many motivated by "science"...don't care that it's a lie. I would love to see our clergy demonstrate better knowledge of science. Trouble is, ...too many people already only grudgingly listen to the Truths the Church teaches, the faith. They're even less willing to listen to the Church about "lesser" truths about the natural world.
John, Dave is generally referring to a meme. Like you can see in this garden flag that is popular among a cohort. Notice that the top is "We Believe..." and the green line is "Science is Real."
DeleteThere's also things like a facebook group (or there used to be) titled things like "I f**** love science" - Oh wait, it's escaped facebook containment and is now its own website.
That's the kind of stuff we often have in mind when using phrases like "I believe in science" crowd.
I've always thought ‘I believe in science’ sounded a bit off. That's like saying I believe in ballet dancing or I believe in music. It just ... is. It’s not really a matter of belief. And again, so often it means 'I believe in ... the science that tells me what I already believe or want to hear.' As in this case. It is no secret to those in the world of mental health and counseling that abortion leaves scars. Yet oddly enough, that is never part of the debate today. In fact, per activists and media discussions with experts in the field, there appears no problem at all for women who have abortions. Which means something isn't working in the ''believe in science” model. As for the idea that the medieval church crushed real science that was trying to explain how the world really works, it’s far more complex than that. Not the least reason being that the development of science was often done within the framework of that same religious age and driven by religious leaders and believers as often as not. We won't get into how the Church shutting down dissenting views seemed a far worse accusation decades ago when the clarion call was for open mindedness and tolerance for competing viewpoints. Versus today, when people who question various accepted views - like abortion rights or BLM or LGBTQ issues - are smacked down in ways that would make a Spanish Inquisitor blush. Just ask JK Rowling or, more tragically, Charlie Kirk. Suddenly you have people explaining why it is incumbent on our institutions, if not to advocate murder, at least protect the obviously accepted scholarship and science from the threat of dangerous dissent. A message that the worst stereotype of the Medieval Church would no doubt embrace.
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