This morning in my Environmental Biology class we discussed objective and subjective statements, and whether or not our belief in things are based on actual analysis or blatant acceptance. This made me think: What is really the truth? Can we trust what we read in textbooks, on the internet, or hear in the news? We constantly subject ourselves to propaganda, persuasion, advertisements telling us what to believe, what to buy, how to dress, etc. Why do we take all these things at face value? Is it unreasonable to analyze everything we are told, or are we just too lazy to do so?
You can answer these questions for yourself, but I have decided that acceptance is no longer good enough. I should not allow society to dictate my ideas and how I believe. How can I believe God exists without reading my Bible? I know he exists because I study his word, not because a guy in a suit told me so at a church.
Therefore, I urge you all to no longer take something at face value. We can't take the truth for granted, because there are so many lies in this world. Educate yourself, and choose for yourself how you want to live your life, for God is here so that you may have life, and have it abundantly.
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