Mar 25, 2012
Once we have rejected the spiritual, we are left with the material.
That should simplify our lives, right? Not necessarily. As John
Rawles book, The Matter with Us: A Materialistic Account of the
Human Predicament, notes on its title page: The bridge of spaceship
Earth is deserted; nobody is in charge. Down below, the passengers
are fighting amongst themselves, damaging the craft, looting the
stores, and squandering the reserves. As a fellow passenger it
gives me no pleasure to report what I see. What's the matter with
us that we should behave like this? Surely, we would all prefer
that many future generations should continue to enjoy the cruise of
a lifetime in safety, comfort and good health; but that seems
unlikely. And it was such a beautiful ship. Of course, the
situation isn't all doom and gloom either. We got ourselves here,
and at least for now, we have some choices about where we go next.
Join us on Sunday as we talk to John Rawles about how we got where
we are and what we can do to make sure the cruise goes on.