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G-Pop is somewhat concerned that his children are falling under the spell of the presumptive conclusion of, “Well, of course…”
Society is always in a hurry to come to the conclusion which seems to be most comfortable for the majority of those who have gathered to deliberate possibilities.
We love to take votes.
We love to find out what the plurality of the electorate feel, and then declare that notion to be holy by the sheer brute force of numbers.
For instance, at one time in our nation, we felt:
- “Well, of course black people are not humans.”
- “Well, of course man can’t fly.”
- “Well, of course the Union can be split into two countries.”
- “Well, of course homosexuals are mentally ill.”
- “Well, of course we can spread democracy to the battling countries in the Middle East.”
All of these assertions had great popular appeal, and if you dared to stand against them, you were ridiculed, if not completely ostracized.
Matter of fact, G-Pop is very nervous when he hears people begin any speech with, “Well, of course…”
Three of these are particularly dubious and need another good inspection.
1. “Well, of course people should have freedom.”
Who says? Freedom is a fuel. It isn’t an engine. There has to be a good engine for the fuel of freedom to generate power.
A very wise man once said, “It is the truth that makes us free.”
So the fuel of freedom needs to stoke the engine of truth. Without truth, freedom becomes the abstract pursuit of those who avoid taking their proper place as human souls. And what is truth? Truth is always what includes the most people while giving respect to how the world works.
2. “Well, of course men and women are different.”
We’ve practically turned this concept into a religion. Half the comedians would lose their living wage if they didn’t pad their monologues with jokes about the gender wars.
But here’s the problem–men aren’t going away, nor are women. Men aren’t going to be dominant–likewise, neither are women.
The sexes have many similarities and a few differences–and the differences exist to teach us the responsibility of adjusting to one another. We are not going to be able to ignore the feelings of other people and come out righteous.
We have a responsibility to find common ground.
3. “Well, of course each one of us has a destiny.”
It’s part of the “snowflake theorem” which maintains that every snowflake is different. Likewise, every human being is carved with specific points of interest. But if a snowflake is different, by the time it gets to earth it gets the “drift,” loses its “flake” and becomes just snow.
We do not have a destiny.
We have free will.
We can use our free will to be obnoxious, waiting for the world to take care of us, or we can use those choices to step in and take care of our world.
These are the latest “Well, of courses…” that currently taunt us with false ideas. In a short time, they will be mocked as utter foolishness.
What will always remain, says G-Pop to his children, is the truth which teaches us the responsibility to use our free will wisely.
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