Down is the New Up

Down is the New Up: 3 Biggest Pieces of Classical Theism Missing From the Modern Mind- Pt. 4.1 Essentialism Cont.

Down is the New Up: 3 Biggest Pieces of Classical Theism Missing From the Modern Mind- Pt. 4.1 Essentialism Cont.

Essentialism's exclusion from our minds has utterly disastrous consequences. When we deny essences, words lose all objective meaning. We think we can create reality however we define it. People lose rights. People impose their will on others based on whatever they feel. Those with the biggest numbers, the loudest voice, or the biggest stick end up dictating our social norms and laws.

Down is the New Up: 3 Biggest Pieces of Classical Theism Missing From the Modern Mind Pt. 1

Down is the New Up: 3 Biggest Pieces of Classical Theism Missing From the Modern Mind Pt. 1

In this series of posts, I will make my case for the three biggest pieces of classical theism that are missing from the modern mind. I believe the loss of these three ideas to be at the heart of most modern errors of knowledge. They are:

1. Divine Simplicity 2. Teleology 3. Essentialism

The effects of the loss of these ideas are not trivial. Their loss is directly responsible for the inability to see Christianity as a rational and viable worldview and why many people are so confused about questions of morality. Furthermore, it is even the cause of many theological errors that arise among modern Christians leading to unnecessary divisions within the church.