Nietzsche was, of course, entitled to claim the irrelevance of spiritual values. The natural consequences of such choice is, of course, a loss of needed references and a rise in relativism in a world that constantly looks for boundaries. In a relativistic culture, all convictions must be given equal weight. No idea can stand higher than any other in the sea of human thought. The Intenet, a beautiful showcase of human nature, is a good reminder that Man is not ready to renounce personal, material or philosophical gain for the benefit of others.
But what if Nietzsche was wrong or didn't look in the right places?
Plato's allegory of the cave is a useful tool to show Truth is often hidden from those who do not look for Her.
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[Socrates] And if there were a contest, and he had to compete in measuring the shadows with the prisoners who had never moved out of the cave, while his sight was still weak, and before his eyes had become steady (and the time which would be needed to acquire this new habit of sight might be very considerable) would he not be ridiculous? Men would say of him that up he went and down he came without his eyes; and that it was better not even to think of ascending; and if any one tried to loose another and lead him up to the light, let them only catch the offender, and they would put him to death.
[Glaucon] No question, he said.
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TRUTH is like fingerprints, you see it only when you dust for it... =)
... might be wise to allow us to be challenged by the following:
- The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." (Psalm 53:1)
- God's eternal power and divine nature are so obvious in what surrounds us that, in the end, men are without excuse. (Romans 1:20)
Nevertheless, it is encouraging to know that "everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened". In the end, we mostly find what we set out to see. (Matthew 7:8)
What would be the effect of God's disappearance?
Check God is Dead - Ron Currie, Jr.
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