This verse was in my mind today:
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[c]
I was involved with evangelism today, with this Christian club tabling
It was instantly crazy, when this guy who was mocking the Christian faith two days ago coming to our table
THe guys and gals from the club recognized him
He got angry instantly and a crowd circled us
He said everything was a dream and an illusion (but then he said that I was in “reality” stupid!)
I didn’t say much but he felt that the listening crowd was ganging up on him
I barely got to point out some logical fallacies he committed let alone fully interaction with his worldview
He was so spiteful and insulting that the nonbelievers in the crowd was trying to plead him to calm down; a fight almost broke out between him and another non-Christian that was agreeing with him because he was so mean to everyone
I talked to the nonbeliever that almost punched the first guy; it was more decent and more calm and I thought we had some meaningful exchange
That at least was proof that there can be dialogues where those who disagree can be respectful
After the second guy, a third guy arrived, who returned from last week
He ended up saying he was a relativist and denied the laws of non-contradiction and had a “do what ever you want” philosophy
So I took his wallet out of his pocket from his jeans and I kept his ten dollars and I asked if it was right or wrong; he said its right only if I have a need and I mentioned about my debt from UCLA so it was justified in his worldview…he chuckled and got the idea but wanted the money back: I gave it to him back.
In denying the laws of noncontradiction, he ended up affirming that the blue male cow did indeed shoot JFK in November 22nd 1963 but that *SHE* was indeed all *green* and *did not exist* while being *half-pregnant* so *it* did *not shoot* the *purple platypus* in the *near future*but instead saved Barney the Purple *Alligator* that was Clinton’s mom
(You might go, what?, my point exactly)
I asked him when his take-home midterms was due: He said in two week and I told him that two weeks meant many weeks from now, or the finals week to be exact. He agreed. Then I added it was also due last week so he might as well hand me his unfinished paper to be thrown away since it was too late.
HE was trying to be consistent with his denial of noncontradiction
Yet, in order to be consistent, he was acting inconsistent to what his worldview is
Let Scripture informs us,
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[c]
