Sunday, January 28, 2007

Does Truth Matter?

A few years ago when Sarah was reading "Life of Pi", I listened to any number of tirades before she got to the end... at which point she read the whole last chapter to us at the breakfast table and then made us discuss it. (Shortly after that we read the rest of the book ourselves.)

It is a well written book - and perfectly fascinating. But, as Sarah pointed out, the basic premise of the book is that objective truth does not matter in religion.

Dijur's Birthday Cake

I've thought of this many times during the last 4 months of friendship with our own dear "Pi" - the young Nepalese Canadian who is one of 4 foreign English teachers in Ajigasawa.

Our friend has a lot of company these days. But truth does matter.

I like Dallas Willard's lecture on "The Relativity of Belief and the Absoluteness of Truth" . I like the title. People have it so backwards. They think that believing is the important part... but in religion, as in "real life", it is the truth that really matters.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, I forgot I made you do that. It’s interesting; I was just talking about Life of Pi the other day with a gill who is reading it right now. I hope she finishes it soon so I can discus the ending with her. Sarah

Laurie Elliot said...

You forgot?!

I miss all our good discussions! BTW, Mary is looking for the book. Where did you put it?

Anonymous said...

I haven't the foggiest idea. Sorry.

Laurie Elliot said...

Hmmm... I guess we'll have to buy another copy.

Luke and Yuko ELLIOT said...

I have one.

Laurie Elliot said...

We'll have to borrow it! BTW, we have 2 Yuko's cake pans, a present for Grace from your Aunt Ruth Ellen and a few other odds and ends to pass over next time we see you.