God Is The Only Institution Of Authority

Questions of The Day: Did you know that 80% of information you believe comes from authority alone? What happens if that authority trust is broken Who is the one to blame? ultimate source of authority?

Lately, I’ve been reading passages from C.S. Lewis’ best-selling book, “Mere Christianity.” So today, I read his thoughts about why he has faith in Christianity and God and I thought it was perfect for today’s discussion:

I’ve explained why I believe Jesus was (and still is) God. It is obvious that Jesus taught His disciples that this was the way to receive the new life. This means that I believe it is His authority. The word authority should not scare you. Believe in authority means that you believe something because it has been said to you by someone you trust. Ninety nine percent of what you believe is based on authority. New York City is one of the places I believe exists. I haven’t seen it. I couldn’t prove it by abstract reasoning. Because reliable people have confirmed it, I believe it. The ordinary man believes in the Solar System, atoms, evolution, and the circulation of the blood on authority—because the scientists say so. Every historical statement is based on authority. None of us have seen the Norman Conquest, or the defeat by the Armada. They are impossible to prove with logic, as mathematical proof is not possible. They are believed simply because we have written about them by people who saw them. If a man tries to be an authority in another area as religious people are, he would need to be content with knowing nothing.

Because it is true, this passage is powerful. 

Of course, we believe most things on authority. From the time we enter school, we’re taught certain subjects and believe what we’re learning to be true. As adults, we do this all the time. Using an example from Lewis, many readers believe that Africa or Australia are real continents even if they’ve never been to them because they know people who have been there, read about them, or have seen pictures and evidence that they exist. This is something that you would never believe. “I don’t believe Australia or Africa exists because I have never been there.”

So after I read that passage today, I logged onto Twitter and found it illuminating that a doctor was saying he took the COVID jab on the basis of the FDA’s authority. His body was submitted to the jab on the basis of trust in the FDA. He regrets relying upon the FDA to make his final decision. Many doctors seem to be saying the same things and even academia is questioning their decision.

Academics are more likely to believe what they read in a book, or in peer-reviewed papers. They believe the following: “experts” Even if they disagree with what is being said,

In this sense, American public education works in the same way. Education works through trust. We’re taught to trust the government from a young age, we repeat what we’re told, and we believe we’re getting smarter as we go from grade to grade.

And it’s true, we are taught some basic truths in school. Yet after we graduate, the government is able to tell us really big lies — based on the trust built up throughout our lives.

It seems like something is changing in American culture. People are becoming more skeptical of the government and even distrusting it. More than that, people are questioning the elites in every industry — media, medicine, education, and more.

Why? That’s what I was examining this morning, thanks to “Mere Christianity.”

Perhaps there’s a shift because the people who are supposed to be experts have stopped giving us that ‘little bit of truth’ It all started in the beginning. They’re now giving us ‘a few lies’ All designed to advance leftist goals at all costs.

It’s not just the government doing it either, but every area of society is spewing woke propaganda.

For example, the Oxford Dictionary, something I’m sure we’ve all used to look up the meaning of words, has now lost its authority.

Why?

The Oxford Dictionary has redefined the meaning of “research” “woman.” Oxford Dictionary has ceased to be a reliable source of definitions because it is a big lie that you can have children or change your gender.

This type of malignancy can be found everywhere. 

Many people have experienced a profound awakening. Individuals are realizing there is no authority institution. If there were, it would be definitively authoritative.

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