Although I got the underlying premise even as a young teenager way back in the early 90's.
Society had yet to lose it's way to the degree it has now.
So the message of 'hedonism being hellish & hollow' has only become apparent in these more modern politically correct times.
It could be argued the Brad Goodman episode was the most poignant & meaningful episode they ever made.
As a Christian I can more than intellectualize that morals are not the domain of religion.
Virtually every culture has had the moral principle of murder being a bad thing even if merely tribal in nature.
Yet the flaw today is morals without any clear or strong meaning.
Morals derived from a secular nature or a very individualistic nature.
Putting aside any notions of which ideology would make the for the best society.
It still stands that a homogeneous moral structure for said society is going to be far more favourable than a whole meandering mass of moral principles.
When everyone is largely on the same page; when everyone largely knows how to behave, you're far more likely to be able to set a societal foundation of stone as opposed to a foundation of sand.
When everyone has their own moral principles of no real grand standing, who's morals are more correct & more important than the other?
Feminists complain about 'patriarchy', yet they conveniently overlook Muslim patriarchy.
All the while, other folk are confused as to the simple premise of what bathroom they should use.
No one is right, no one is wrong - modern morals are malleable.
Largely due to hedonism being hellish & hollow.
Genuine Christian values would be of great benefit when wanting decency in society.
Or we just kill off all the r-select folk...
Paging Anonymous Conservative.
Society had yet to lose it's way to the degree it has now.
So the message of 'hedonism being hellish & hollow' has only become apparent in these more modern politically correct times.
It could be argued the Brad Goodman episode was the most poignant & meaningful episode they ever made.
As a Christian I can more than intellectualize that morals are not the domain of religion.
Virtually every culture has had the moral principle of murder being a bad thing even if merely tribal in nature.
Yet the flaw today is morals without any clear or strong meaning.
Morals derived from a secular nature or a very individualistic nature.
Putting aside any notions of which ideology would make the for the best society.
It still stands that a homogeneous moral structure for said society is going to be far more favourable than a whole meandering mass of moral principles.
When everyone is largely on the same page; when everyone largely knows how to behave, you're far more likely to be able to set a societal foundation of stone as opposed to a foundation of sand.
When everyone has their own moral principles of no real grand standing, who's morals are more correct & more important than the other?
Feminists complain about 'patriarchy', yet they conveniently overlook Muslim patriarchy.
All the while, other folk are confused as to the simple premise of what bathroom they should use.
No one is right, no one is wrong - modern morals are malleable.
Largely due to hedonism being hellish & hollow.
Genuine Christian values would be of great benefit when wanting decency in society.
Or we just kill off all the r-select folk...
Paging Anonymous Conservative.