Wednesday 24 December 2008

Philosophy of change

Recently I involuntary got involved in a religious debate (yes, again). My observation of how my counterpart argued became apparent pretty quickly. Change, is bad. Now, we should further define change in this particular context. Change, as in changes made to laid down principles or things considered to be facts.

If you become a part of a doctrine, a book that rigidly defines good and bad, your habits and your afterlife. You get the feeling of certainness, at least when it comes to these things. Certainness feels good, doesn't it? You can stop worrying about these specific issues, because they have been taken care of. This observation upon religion is not new, but what are the consequences?

Any change made to these principles or any element that might cause your principles to change is now causing you to feel less certain. Can god exist if we have evolved from microbes? Can my morale be justified if we are not created? Asking those questions hurt, I know, I have been there. You are faced with what seems to be two options, to abandon your principles and become a "devil", someone with no morale or certainty or to shut your eyes, perhaps even work against these "forces". For these "forces" must truly be "evil" if they tempt you to doubt? Even though they make no such claims.

But I see it in another light. I see change as good. My opponent brings up things such as Einstein proving that the ether is not a necessity. That it is indeed possible that science is wrong and that it _will_ change. I agree, I wholeheartedly agree that science will change and I think that most likely science is wrong. Wrong of course means not in perfect harmony with the physical world. Theories will change in accordance to future observations.

But my opponent and I don't agree upon change. I think that change is good, I don't think that the claims of science are rigid and forever true. Instead, they will change, but most likely for the better. You proved me wrong, thank you, thank you for allowing me to discard what was faulty and move on. To me, change is good, change is the very essence of living. I strive to pass something on, not what I learnt from those before me, but what I learnt, verified and tried to take further. This goes both regarding morale and knowledge. For how else can my children be wiser than me? I am the rope, humanity is the rope dancer.

4 comments:

Stasoline said...

Well said!

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