Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Best Bad Option


Today we were asked that if we were given the chance to be told for sure, with out a hint of doubt, that our God existed, whether or not we would take it. During class I could not come to a conclusion about it, but after thinking about it a little more I realized I would regret choosing both options. No matter what, I would make a decision I would be unhappy with. I think this is what Dostoyevsky is describing in Notes from the Underground, the idea of being rendered inactive because there is no clear answer. After pondering the situation I think I would regret missing the opportunity to be told the truth more than having to live with the consequences of understanding the truth. In other words, being told without a doubt that my God does exist is the best bad option.

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