Absolute Moral Truth

 

Two men are walking down the street and witness an altercation in progress. One of the men sees an innocent store owner being robbed of his possessions and attempting to restrain a thief from fleeing as he desperately tries to return the stolen items from the thief’s grasp. The other man knows the “thief” and knows his family is starving and that he needs the groceries to feed his family. These two men see two different things and yet witnessed the exact same occurrence. So the question is asked,

 

“Who is right and who is wrong?”

 

This example can and will incite debate that could very well last until the end of time. Even the great philosophers Aristotle and Socrates spoke on these moral “grey areas” as seemingly “subjective” and without absolute answers. So if the world’s greatest philosophers and minds could not reconcile these difficult issues how in the world do I?  

 

I will once again answer the question with a question; how do you solve a crime? No doubt all of us have at least at one time in our life seen the process of a detective attempting to unravel a gruesome homicide and crack the case. The detective always starts with the evidence, the verifiable facts. Those facts point towards the Truth. Much in the same way do I believe we find answers to the “Moral Grey” that seems to dominate the world today.

 

In my most recent discussion I believe I identified that moral Truth must exist. Not simply because it creates order, but because without it everything in our world from laws, to simple common courtesy is completely subjective and of no value. So if we can opine that morality does in fact exist then the next logical piece implies, infers and directs us to a source of this morality. Much like the detective attempting to piece together a crime we can see if Objective Morality exists then there must be an origin. The origin cannot be man or morality once again becomes subjective; nullifying its value. Without attempting to define the totality of the origin, it is logical to say that Objective Morality comes from a higher power.

 

This is the intersection where we as a people; as a race; as a humanity shake hands and walk in opposite directions. This is where the great social divide deepens, grows, and festers into what it has become today. It is at this point that our greatest minds have disagreed and waged the world’s bloodiest wars.

 

If we grant that morality is in fact objective separate and apart from ourselves then we can conclude our perception does NOT create reality. Our perceptions rather only give us a glimpse into reality and therefore must require we seek the Truth. However the problem still remains. What is Truth? How can we know Truth?

 

These are questions that I believe each one of us MUST answer for ourselves with the purpose of impartiality despite our past experiences. It is a course that very few willfully take anymore since it seems we are surrounded by those only interested in “selling” their ideologies with the intent of power or control. This problem is perpetuated by religious hypocrisy, false pretenses on all sides, and a desire simply to be “right” or to excuse perceived wrongs.

 

Allow me to be clear it is not my hope, desire or intention to convince anyone I have fully come to understand Truth. On the contrary it is my belief that I spent the majority of my life pursuing the Truth and will spend the rest of my life looking towards it. After many years of deep philosophical study; reading the thoughts and words of world renowned scholars, and a passion for true objectivity I believe the following to be a statement of fact:

 

Truth is law for everyone, everywhere, for all times, regardless of perception, location, politics, religion or taste. Truth governs all areas of our lives, whether or not we chose to acknowledge it.

 

For the sake of debate, if this statement was in fact not true, than any pursuit of truth or its similarities is completely and utterly meaningless. If any portion of this statement is untrue than everything in life has no deep meaning and therefore is subject to the opinion and direction of the masses. However if this statement is true than it is our duty and obligation to discover and live by it.

 

Is Abortion right or wrong?

Is there anything wrong with being homosexual?

Should I vote for Barack Obama as President?

How can God allow people to suffer?

 

Unless there is Truth governing our world than all of this is simply a matter of personal taste. If we do not grant there is Truth governing what we do in our lives than even asking these questions is completely pointless. As we see the facts laid out by our investigation, much like a detective, we plainly see that there must be truth governing our lives or everything is simply a matter of opinion.

 

Unfortunately until we turn back towards the Truth “The Great Social Divide” will continue to deepen and the expanse will continue grow. The divide that so many believe to be the problem in our culture is in actuality the very place where the solution lies. The problem is not the division; the problem is that there is now so many people who have chosen to separate themselves from the notion that there is objective moral truth. There is no meeting in the middle, no compromise, there either is or is not truth; Period.

 

The two men walking down the street believe they saw two very different things occur. One man believes in his head that he witnessed a robbery and the owner eagerly defending himself from a vile thief. The other man truly believes he saw a desperate father doing what he had to do to feed his wife and children. Each of them completely believes in their heart and in their mind that what they viewed was their version of the truth. So again it demands the question.

 

The next time I ask the question, I will give you the answer

 

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