Life Matters

Commissioner Johnston explores the popularity of, and the origins of, the cultural wide embrace of relativism. What is it? Where did it come from? Why does it seem so prevalent? He builds on the exposition of the previous episode which dove into great depth as to the nature of “self evident truths,” natural law, “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” These principles are essential to grasp and understand if one is to understand the nature of America’s experiment in freedom.  America’s founders, in starting a new nation, realized they could create any form of government they desired, but their greatest desire was to learn from the errors of those who have gone before them. Most importantly, they wanted to ensure that they were going to build a more just government. They needed to be sure they were building on sound and true principles. They asserted that these principles could be observed in nature.  As heirs of the British Renaissance they were fully aware that Western Civilization‘s ideas sprung from this