evil is real

I remember the days following the 9/11 tragedy. I'm sure you do too. One of the thoughts that kept coming to my mind was, "This is one of those moments that will drastically change the course of history. "

I think that one day we will look back on 9/11 recognize it as the day that absolutes were revived. The days of saying that all truth is relative...that there is no universal right and wrong are over. At least, that's my theory. Oh, and by the way, I have a hunch that this isn't the end of postmodernism...it is the beginning.

So, anyway, I read a great article over at CT today that also notes this cultural shift. One quote:

According to a February 8 story in The New York Times, some forensic psychiatrists are beginning to think that the predatory killers they examine are "not merely disturbed but evil. Evil in that their deliberate, habitual savagery defies any psychological explanation or attempt at treatment." This, of course, flies in the face of traditional psychiatry, which eschews all talk of evil as a way of avoiding "a dangerous slide from clinical to moral judgment that could put people on death row unnecessarily and obscure the understanding of violent criminals."

After 9/11, it's hard to argue that their isn't, at least in some form or another, an absolute right and wrong. When true evil comes and knocks at your door, any belief that says "there are no moral absolutes" is thrown out the window.

Maybe postmodernism isn't that bad after all.