As I write this, it is Good Friday, in the morning. The cock has crowed three times. Jesus has been tried and convicted by the Sanhedrin. He is brought before Pilate who is sympathetic, but the mob chooses death. Jesus has been cancelled. There is much to unpack here, but the relevant portion to the thoughts I wish to convey is this: while much has changed since this day in history, very much remains exactly the same. We humans are “wired” to behave in certain ways. Understanding this circuitry is a science that needs further reflection in our society. We have an innate gyroscope deep within our souls that directs us to go places and do things without much conscious thought. If we are not careful in analyzing this force and the direction it leads us, we can easily slip and fall and do things our conscious regrets. Indeed, we are all corruptible and capable of bad or even evil acts. Yet, there is a duality to man, where with work and an understanding to thwart our more primitive instincts, we can do great good and even selfless acts. Although I could give y’all a stemwinder of a sermon right now, I will focus solely on the secular and why we should be warily distrustful of “institutions,” most notably collective bodies of experts.
Read Full Article »
