Saturday, August 4, 2012

Trying (and failing) to Make Sense of Postmodernim

ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP) -- Once upon a time if a person sincerely believed he or she was born the wrong sex, the person would be deemed to have a psychological disorder, urged to seek psychiatric help. Not anymore.

These days if a person believes he or she was born the wrong sex, the person is encouraged to live out whatever is believed to be true. Not only that, the person is further encouraged to correct nature's mistake by undergoing radical, reconstructive surgery and hormone therapy.

This is one of the best illustrations of how postmodern thought and its subjective nature has affected America, as well as the whole of western civilization. And let me say: Postmodern philosophy is easier illustrated than it is explained.   (MORE)

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