You know what happens to a compass placed next to a metal bar? It goes haywire, pointing this way and that – anyone who then uses it as a navigational aid will go nowhere fast.
The same goes for the moral compass placed next to the secular modern ethos. People can no longer orient themselves in a kaleidoscopically changing landscape, especially when the landscape becomes a battlefield.
– Alexander Boot
Malfunctioning moral compasses and modernity
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feeriker
December 6, 2022 at 9:23 pm
Yup. Well stated.
Will S.
December 6, 2022 at 9:28 pm
Agreed.
feeriker
December 6, 2022 at 9:31 pm
I begin to wonder if most people even WANT moral compasses.
Will S.
December 6, 2022 at 9:52 pm
No; they want to sin.
fuzziewuzziebear
December 6, 2022 at 10:17 pm
To add to that, when I see police videos of them violating the law, I want to do what Arlo Guthrie described while sitting on the Group W bench. Do I have a moral compass because I want to do terrible things to those who have thrown away their moral compasses?
If you missed the Group W reference, there is a gap in your cultural education and you need to see the whole video. 🙂