Generals
draw up battle plans, their theory on how the battle should be fought and
ultimately won. Politicians have theories on everything, often with little or
no actual experience regarding the topic of the theory. Economists are quick to
theorize, usually poorly. Meteorologists and climatologists put forth theories
daily, calling them forecasts, and we have all experienced their accuracy.
Although we don’t usually think of it in this way, we all have theories about
all sorts of things. When we chat about the reasons why something happened, or
didn’t, what we think is going to happen or some action to take, we are
floating theories. Theories based on experience typically have value, while
theories based on no more than wishful thinking are hot air until implemented,
the consequences realized, truth demonstrated. Truth is never subjective and
often stark in its reality. If the local weather prognosticators get it wrong,
the truth is typically no more painful than a ruined picnic or toting around an
umbrella on a sunny day. Battle plans which go badly can result not only in
death but in reshaping the map. Economists theories should be placed in the
newspaper next to horoscopes, unfortunately decisions affecting everyone are
based on their theories, were if a horoscope is wrong it won’t possibly put
thousands of people out of work or raise taxes. Politicians and the price of
demonstration for their theories? Examples can be found daily on the front page
of any paper or leading the nightly news.
So perhaps, just perhaps we should look at things in a different light. Consider: Wars, slavery, economic inequality, one religion attacking another, bigotry, etc. have been with us throughout our history, only the intensity modulating. The truth is we as a people keep making the same mistakes, based in flawed theories and thinking, one generation to the next with the same inevitable results. So clearly "secular" theories of living are at best problematic, even foolhardy in light of the results. So, to truly change will require surrendering the old theories and embrace a new basis of living.
So perhaps, just perhaps we should look at things in a different light. Consider: Wars, slavery, economic inequality, one religion attacking another, bigotry, etc. have been with us throughout our history, only the intensity modulating. The truth is we as a people keep making the same mistakes, based in flawed theories and thinking, one generation to the next with the same inevitable results. So clearly "secular" theories of living are at best problematic, even foolhardy in light of the results. So, to truly change will require surrendering the old theories and embrace a new basis of living.
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