We live in a diverse world
We have 144 countries on this planet with a population of approximately 6,770,900,000. We have in our country alone we have many diverse races and ethnicities. We live in a diverse country in a diverse world.
Let’s take this a little further
Not only are we among diverse people groups, but are among diverse psychological groups within race and ethnic backgrounds. Everyone has their own psychological “quirk,” some worse than others. But what shapes these psychological quirks? Well, we know that some is biological, and some is learned. Most behavior is learned (like homosexuality). We also know that each culture has their own unique behavioral norms. What may pass as normal in Afghanistan may not go over so well in the common US town (as if there are any “common” within the states). Even killing in some places of the world is justified if the killer has a “just” cause.
What about beliefs? Some people believe that places in the world that practice this type of behavior should be stopped from doing so. Other people could care less. We have dogmatic people who proclaim a message to everyone as absolute truth that no one can escape. We have existentialists who don’t believe anyone should threaten others with their own beliefs, because they don’t believe in philosophical certainty (by the way, if you are an existentialist, you are proclaiming absolute truth in your own belief system).
So, with all this diversity, things go bad
Society teaches bad stuff. We have psychological abnormalities. People make stupid decisions. Who should we blame?Who is more responsible: the individual, the society, or psychological abnormalities? Should we even blame? Why?
- Jonathan J.
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This would be my main issue with the Iraq conflict. We are trying to force Western ideals on a people with Eastern mindsets
So, does this mean you're a Christian existentialist?
lol
You are correct in pointing out the nature vs. nurture reality. This is certainly a debate worth having. And as far as telling non-democratic societies to be like us, yes we are missing the mark. I wonder, though, how people should approach oppresion.
I wonder, then, how we take the gospel to places like this. Can the gospel conform to their lifestyle, or will we need to tell "them" to "be like us"? I don't think the latter will be necessary, but there is some imposing and possibly even opposing when taking the gospel to certain places. To them, we are one group of people forcing our ideas on them, wo which they have always lived without.
But must we intrude with the gospel? Would the so-called quote from Assisi be appropriate here? I don't think so entirely, but maybe some.
Your thoughts.
You are correct in pointing out the nature vs. nurture reality. This is certainly a debate worth having. And as far as telling non-democratic societies to be like us, yes we are missing the mark. I wonder, though, how people should approach oppresion.
I wonder, then, how we take the gospel to places like this. Can the gospel conform to their lifestyle, or will we need to tell "them" to "be like us"? I don't think the latter will be necessary, but there is some imposing and possibly even opposing when taking the gospel to certain places. To them, we are one group of people forcing our ideas on them, to which they have always lived without.
But must we intrude with the gospel? Would the so-called quote from Assisi be appropriate here? I don't think so entirely, but maybe some.
Your thoughts.