Moral Truths

Phony saints are fundies who assert that only others are fundies. A Lib-t (i.e., a Liberal, Libertine, Libertarian, or Literalist) will tend to be a fundie. By "fundie," I mean one who does not merely believe he apprehends an approach to moral truth, but instead believes he KNOWS (or can know) moral truth. Indeed, he is the truth he has been waiting for! Throughout history, many thinkers have reasonably intuited that concepts based only on notions about substance (matter and energy) are inadequate to appreciate all that reasonably should be appreciated. Something spiritual, beyond physics, is needed. This "something" abides and permeates as Unifier of holism and particulars, Reconciler of moral purposefulness, Connector of metaphysical will to measurable physical effects, Effector of logos between spiritual intentions and measurable signs, Immanent and immeasurable quality of empathy beyond quantitative substance, Guider of individual efforts, and Definer of perspectives, contexts, and purposes. The character and properties of this "something" are beyond the confining power of mortal categorizations. IT cannot be reduced to a single coordinate, coherent, consistent, complete concept by which mere mortals could adduce all else. Yet, it can be intuited, appreciated, and communicated. How? Not by scientific probes and quantitative measures, but by innate quality of intuitive empathy, apprehension, and appreciation. Thus, our mores, logic of ethics, parables, figures of speech, and sacred stories often inspire wondrous insights for appreciating moral truths, but not quantitatively measurable truths. Different religions and cultures often recycle similar parables about floods, cribs, and sin under different words and names. We can append names to concepts of God, but cannot make God into mere names. Yet, a fundie will almost always tend to force despotism once he acquires the power needed. He will live to serve social sociopathy, by snaring drug addicts, socialists, and crony corporatists. Above all else, he thinks to spend all his time trying to price moral values, square the qualitative to the quantitative, save Gaia, or save his own nest egg. However, this will sail right over a fundie's head. Indeed, a Lib fundie will hardly ever notice he is conceptual cousin to a biblical fundie.