At one time, the pursuit of absolute truth consumed humanity. Recall the medieval scholars; the explorers who ventured into the unknown, driven by the belief in a reality waiting to be uncovered. Today, this is a faded ideal of days past. Relativismโthe notion that truth and morality bend to personal whimsโhas become prevalent and has decayed fields like theology, philosophy, science, exploration, and more. This has indeed threatened the foundations of Western civilization. This shift disrupts not only science and the humanities but also presents a profound crisis in culture, morality, and an approach to life that cannot be ignored.
For centuries, people were driven by a divine mandate to pursue truth. Theology sought God’s divine will and human purposes; philosophy wrestled with universal principles, exploring the purposes of humanity and where its future lay; early science assumed an ordered and knowable universe designed by God and saw massive advancements. The Enlightenment, modernity, and postmodernism unfolded in a steady progression, beginning with the erosion of Greco-Roman and medieval Christian advancements. This decline gave rise to the profoundly unsettling concepts of Nietzschean philosophy, which rejected traditional values and championed a radical vision of human evolution. As Timothy Alberino notes, “Mankind is in a very dangerous project right now: directed evolution of the human species. And it’s really predicated not on Darwinism; it’s predicated on Nietzscheism. See, Nietzsche believed in the theory of evolution, but he did not like Darwin’s mechanism of evolution. He believed that evolution had a purpose. The impetus is Nietzscheism, not Darwinism, right now.” This Nietzschean impetus, with its purposeful and disruptive vision, has propelled and shaped modern thought until relativism not only infiltrated culture but asserted global dominance. Ceding absolute truth to subjective whimsโa ridiculous concept regardless of how one attempts to rationalize itโleaves us adrift, set sail to nothing but failure and the rapid demise of society. This rejection of objective truth, rooted in Nietzscheโs disdain for universal principles, has seeped into the scientific realm, where the pursuit of empirical certainty has been sidelined by ideological agendas.
Closely evaluate these fields. What has become of the bold advancements, conquests, and progress? Science, once a quest for cosmic law, now declares gender identity studies and anthropology following sociological trends of transgenderism pinnacle, which, as Matt Walsh explains, is “simply about leftists trying to impose relativism on society.” Modern science, rather than focusing on groundbreaking discoveries or curing diseases, increasingly prioritizes affirming LGBTQ+ identities in children. It overlooks critical factors like childhood mental development and minimizes the significant role of trauma in contributing to LGBTQ+ identities, as well as other mental health challenges and atypical behaviors, such as heightened aggression. As reported by The Heritage Foundation, gender-affirming treatments do not improve the mental condition of youth, but increase the rates of suicide among young people!ย ย ย ย
Relativism has not just undermined the fields of science. Philosophy, once seeking truth and shaping thought, is reduced to linguistic debates. Theology has been sidelined by secular disregard, corrupted by countless non-Christians and advocates of false doctrine, and is now often disregarded across the Church and society. When modern science prioritizes ideology over reality, along with the pursuit of what is yet unknown, it loses credibility. When exploration and advancement receive little more than laughter and scoffing, society has not just reached a major roadblock; it has denied a major purpose of humanity and met a self-imposed barrier. As documented in J. D. Unwinโs Sex and Culture, studies of civilizations have directly linked relativism in morality to the rapid decline of culture. Relativism has killed the drive for a search for something ?big?, and those who proclaim to want to discover or accomplish huge things are dismissed as fools.
One cannot have a discussion of relativism without discussing its moral implications. Absolute truth once grounded individuals in a shared ethical spineโsuch as biblical principles. Relativism shatters that. When people are left to decide what their definition of “good,” “truth,” or “morality” is, with no basis for them but their personal whims and desires, there is no doubt they will lean into paganism and lack of the former listed. Sinful man will rewrite evil as good to fit their own sinful desires and thus be justified in their unholy pursuits. Without a fixed moral compass, everything is just noise. As observed by the author J.R.R. Tolkien, โThe dislocation of sex-instinct is one of the chief symptoms of the Fall.โ Can one say that murder is wrong? Naturally, unless your culture says otherwise. The pagans did not believe it to be wrong, so who is to say that we should? It is impossible to govern based on this premise. Acts like abortion, which used to be considered sinful, are now seen by many as a form of healthcare. Relativism leads to Satanism. It is impossible to define good and evil, right and wrong, under the theory of relativism. It is impossible to govern under relativismโa very logical reason that relativism never works in society and is rarely seen effectively throughout history. Relativism redefines child sacrifice as elective surgery, undermining science, theology, and morality. All of this is at the cost ofย real advancements that were once made.
?Relativism does not merely hinder progress; it undermines the very questions that drive inquiry and erases the need to ask them. In earlier eras, thinkers explored the universeโs purpose, seeking truths that harmonized faith, reason, and discovery. Today, genuine curiosity is scarce, and those who dare to question deeply are often criticized or marginalized, with society favoring superficial trivia over meaningful exploration. This shift pushes authentic thinkers to the fringes. When truth is deemed relative, the pursuit of lifeโs profound mysteries loses its urgency, giving rise to widespread apathy. If nothing is objectively true, why bother seeking answers? This mindset has become pervasive, leading people to dismiss those who pursue discovery as eccentric or irrational. Consequently, this void has allowed false doctrines to proliferate, filling the gap left by the abandonment of truth. Contrast this with Johannes Kepler, who saw divine mathematics governing the planets, against todayโs fragmented, grant-chasing, woke social movement chasing science. We have exchanged the foundation of absolute truth for the shifting sands of relativism, resulting in shallow inquiry, pervasive apathy, lack of discovery, and a society unmoored.
Historically, one could and would never say that truth is relative. Even if they believed in their perception of truth and recognized that another had their own, they would attest their perception was fact and never claim truth is relative to the holder. Such a concept is incompatible with itself. For example, the truths of Christianity are not compatible with those of Islam or modern secular ideologies that worship man and nature. If this is not reversed, society will continue to collapse. It will eventually lead to the complete demise of Western societies, and we can already see its decline in real time. Faster than ever before, is relativism destroying the fundamentals of historically understood, Judeo-Christian principles and standards that America was founded upon. With the obstruction and destruction of these, replaced by flawed and foolish pursuits and forsaking true advancement, it is impossible for society and the State not to collapse.
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