Use Your Reason

“A little science estranges a man from God. A lot of science brings him back.”
― Francis Bacon

During the Enlightenment, the intellectuals were trying to make sense of the world.  The US is a product of the era, and because of us, kind of, the French had their revolution.  This is a history lesson, so listen carefully.

This was when Newton was inventing calculus.  People were discovering the stars.  The ideas of freedom of speech and religion were taking root in the minds of the Founding Fathers and the Philosophes.

They were rationalizing everything. "Use your reason." Even then, they understood the need for certain laws, such as don't kill or steal.  It made sense.

Oh, but what about adultery, lying, and coveting.  Hm, let's see, adultery will hurt your marriage.  The truth stops at the truth.  When you lie, you got to create twenty more to cover the first one.  When you covet, you're not happy.  Happiness is an attitude, not a goal.

Some stuff's easy:

When you engage in pre-marital sex, you risk getting pregnant.  If you do, all your plans go up in smoke, don't they?  But if you wouldn't have, you wouldn't have that problem.  If you get an abortion, you're committing murder.  The lesson:  to spare yourself a lot of trouble and to save a hypothetical life, don't have sex until you're ready to reproduce.

"Oh, but what about contraceptives?"

Condoms break.  Birth control can throw you out of whack.  And they're not foolproof.

I'm not trying to get off on an abstinence or pro-life kick (although I do support both), I'm just trying to make a point.  I'm following the logic.

I draw this conclustion:  The Technician that wired us wants to keep us from getting glitches.