Who Are We To Judge?

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Who Are We To Judge?
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Once "free" of the restraint of morality, people become very sensitive to situations where they sense that some moral standard is being imposed.  When the individual is perceived to be the ultimate authority it is not easy to submit to standards that are outside the self.  After all, millions and millions of years of random chance has resulted in the evolution of the human being, nature's greatest accomplishment, right?  So who has time for standards from a mythical god?

So, quite often, those who suggest some aspect of self-government are met with the indignant question, "Who are you to judge?"  By examining this question more closely it becomes clear that it is actually a self-refuting question.  The one who asks implies that they have judged someone themselves and found them wanting.  While their intent is to re-establish their claim to "freedom", only a form of hypocrisy is conveyed.

The real issue is not whether some standard is being imposed but rather whose standard is being imposed.  In this point people can appear terribly inconsistent or perhaps just blind to a certain aspect of their philosophy.  By insisting that no morality be imposed theirs is imposed by default.  Remember that a young earth precludes man's evolutionary advancement over time and so forces one to come to grips with a Creator God, who by definition, holds ultimate authority.

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