I’ve been an adult for more than half a century and I see a disturbing tearing away at the fabric of society. I’m sure Jordan Peterson would agree that at the root of this crumbling structure that we call mankind is the fact that we have lost our moral compass. All things have become lawful; the ongoing conclusion of a society that has killed God. Nietzsche put it more eloquently in his Parable of the Madman with incredible foresight:
"Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market-place and cried incessantly:
'I am looking for God! I am looking for God!” As many of those who did not believe in God were standing together there, he excited considerable laughter.
' Have you lost him, then?' said one. '
'Did he lose his way like a child?' said another. 'Or is he hiding? Is he afraid of us? Has he gone on a voyage? or emigrated?' Thus they shouted and laughed. The madman sprang into their midst and pierced them with his glances.
“Where has God gone?” he cried. “I shall tell you. We have killed him - you and I. We are his murderers. But how have we done this? How were we able to drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What did we do when we unchained the earth from its sun? Whither is it moving now? Whither are we moving now? Away from all suns."'
Consider
"Be sure of this. In the last days hard times will come.
People will love themselves. They will love money. They will talk about themselves and be proud. They will say wrong things about people. They will not obey their parents. They will not be thankful. They will not keep anything holy.
They will have no love. They will not agree with anybody. They will tell lies about people. They will have no self-control. They will beat people. They will not love anything that is good.
They cannot be trusted. They will act quickly, without thinking. They are proud of themselves. They love to have fun more than they love God.
How Have We Lost Our Moral Compass?
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I’ve been an adult for more than half a century and I see a disturbing tearing away at the fabric of society. I’m sure Jordan Peterson would agree that at the root of this crumbling structure that we call mankind is the fact that we have lost our moral compass. All things have become lawful; the ongoing conclusion of a society that has killed God. Nietzsche put it more eloquently in his Parable of the Madman with incredible foresight:
"Have you not heard of that madman who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the market-place and cried incessantly:
'I am looking for God! I am looking for God!” As many of those who did not believe in God were standing together there, he excited considerable laughter.
' Have you lost him, then?' said one. '
'Did he lose his way like a child?' said another. 'Or is he hiding? Is he afraid of us? Has he gone on a voyage? or emigrated?' Thus they shouted and laughed. The madman sprang into their midst and pierced them with his glances.
“Where has God gone?” he cried. “I shall tell you. We have killed him - you and I. We are his murderers. But how have we done this? How were we able to drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to wipe away the entire horizon? What did we do when we unchained the earth from its sun? Whither is it moving now? Whither are we moving now? Away from all suns."'
Consider
"Be sure of this. In the last days hard times will come.
People will love themselves. They will love money. They will talk about themselves and be proud. They will say wrong things about people. They will not obey their parents. They will not be thankful. They will not keep anything holy.
They will have no love. They will not agree with anybody. They will tell lies about people. They will have no self-control. They will beat people. They will not love anything that is good.
They cannot be trusted. They will act quickly, without thinking. They are proud of themselves. They love to have fun more than they love God.
2 Timothy 3: 1-4 (World English Bible).