As we are called to love God, to seek God, and to seek after Truth, we are also called to reject human authority, for human authority is demonstrably not Truth.
Enjoy your proverb writings as much if not more than your regular writings. Linking as always @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/ as they have become a regular Sunday link for me. Great work, Peter!!!
It isn’t just that authority figures are not needed and are irrelevant. They are also frequently wrong! They are taught the wrong things, given propaganda and actual misinformation, and are susceptible to logical fallacies. Usually, it isn’t until they are quite old that they fully realize the damage they have done by their mistakes, and then they are consumed with regrets and remorse. I’ve read that doctors, for example, have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession, and I believe it’s at least partly because by mid-life they realize how much damage they’ve done by their arrogant mistakes.
One of the reasons I admire you, Peter, is that you continually seek truth, speak truth, and stand up for truth, even though you receive little earthly reward for doing so. You do this every day, without caving to authority, without selling out. You are not arrogant in this; you humbly know that you do not know everything, but you strive to learn, and to make fewer life mistakes. You are moral in this regard, and it’s the kind of moral leadership that this country needs. I hope you will find ways in 2025 to reach a broader audience, as the current generations desperately lead a moral compass again.
Enjoy your proverb writings as much if not more than your regular writings. Linking as always @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/ as they have become a regular Sunday link for me. Great work, Peter!!!
It isn’t just that authority figures are not needed and are irrelevant. They are also frequently wrong! They are taught the wrong things, given propaganda and actual misinformation, and are susceptible to logical fallacies. Usually, it isn’t until they are quite old that they fully realize the damage they have done by their mistakes, and then they are consumed with regrets and remorse. I’ve read that doctors, for example, have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession, and I believe it’s at least partly because by mid-life they realize how much damage they’ve done by their arrogant mistakes.
One of the reasons I admire you, Peter, is that you continually seek truth, speak truth, and stand up for truth, even though you receive little earthly reward for doing so. You do this every day, without caving to authority, without selling out. You are not arrogant in this; you humbly know that you do not know everything, but you strive to learn, and to make fewer life mistakes. You are moral in this regard, and it’s the kind of moral leadership that this country needs. I hope you will find ways in 2025 to reach a broader audience, as the current generations desperately lead a moral compass again.
Bless you always, Peter.