Monday, September 20, 2010

Interesting Question.

Francis Beckwith observes:

Years ago when my sister was a senior in high school and I was on the philosophy faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, her religion teacher, a feminist nun, began the semester with the instruction that because no one had the truth about morality or religion, we should be open-minded to everyone’s point of view. After consulting with her philosopher-brother, my sister raised this question the next day in class, “If no one has the truth about morality or religion, isn’t that a good reason not to listen to others? After all, if no one has the truth on such crucial questions, why should I waste my time listening to people who can’t teach me anything?”

1 comment:

Lauran said...

That sounds like a Beckwith, alright.

Another observation, though: I can't help but wonder where this 'nun' placed the teachings of Christ when making her "no one has the truth about morality or religion" statement.

Catholicism has so little impact on the world because so few of us PRACTICE Catholicism WELL. Nuns like the one in this story is just another brick in the wall.

Will we ever get it right? Will we ever even come close?

 
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