It has always seemed to me completely inconsistent that existentialism should deny the existence of God and then proceed to use the language of theism to persuade men to live right. The French writer, Jean-Paul Sartre, for instance, states frankly that he represents atheistic existentialism. \u201cIf God does not exist,\u201d he says, \u201cwe find no values or commands to turn to which legitimize our conduct. So in the bright realm of values, we have no excuse behind us, nor justification before us. We are all alone, with no excuses.\u201d Yet in the next paragraph he states bluntly, \u201cMan is responsible for his passion,\u201d and further on, \u201cA coward is responsible for his cowardice.\u201d And such considerations as these, he says, fill the existentialist with \u201canguish, forlornness and despair.\u201d<\/p>\n
It seems to me that such reasoning must assume the truth of everything it seeks to deny. If there were no God there could be no such word as \u201cresponsible.\u201d No criminal need fear a judge who does not exist; nor would he need to worry about breaking a law that had not been passed. It is the knowledge that the law and the judge do in fact exist that strikes fear to the lawbreaker\u2019s heart. There is someone to whom he is accountable; otherwise the concept of responsibility could have no meaning.<\/p>\n
That Incredible Christian,<\/i> 94.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It has always seemed to me completely inconsistent that existentialism should deny the existence of God and then proceed to use the language of theism to persuade men to live right. The French writer, Jean-Paul Sartre, for instance, states frankly that he represents atheistic existentialism. \u201cIf God does not exist,\u201d he says, \u201cwe find no … Continue reading “EXISTENTIALISM;
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