There is some fair skepticism here, but also what seems to me to be a big flaw in reasoning. The logical flaw is in measuring these ideologies by two very different standards. If we are to disregard an ideology because it won't actually transform society, and we set aside racelessness for that reason, then isn't that also a reason to dis…
There is some fair skepticism here, but also what seems to me to be a big flaw in reasoning. The logical flaw is in measuring these ideologies by two very different standards. If we are to disregard an ideology because it won't actually transform society, and we set aside racelessness for that reason, then isn't that also a reason to disregard the gospel? It's been 2,000 years. It seems that you would have to give racelessness at least a few centuries of failure before you could claim it to be only equal to the gospel, let alone inferior. That said, I don't think that whether or not it would fix society is the right standard. Doing what's right is right. The point is not that it will bring us the larger societal outcome that we want, though we can hope for that, the point is to be someone who does what is right. Dr. Mason is showing us a way to avoid being complicit with evil. That, in and of itself, is a worthwhile end.
There is some fair skepticism here, but also what seems to me to be a big flaw in reasoning. The logical flaw is in measuring these ideologies by two very different standards. If we are to disregard an ideology because it won't actually transform society, and we set aside racelessness for that reason, then isn't that also a reason to disregard the gospel? It's been 2,000 years. It seems that you would have to give racelessness at least a few centuries of failure before you could claim it to be only equal to the gospel, let alone inferior. That said, I don't think that whether or not it would fix society is the right standard. Doing what's right is right. The point is not that it will bring us the larger societal outcome that we want, though we can hope for that, the point is to be someone who does what is right. Dr. Mason is showing us a way to avoid being complicit with evil. That, in and of itself, is a worthwhile end.