At this stage, I want to study carefully individuals who are treating the CDC as a voice of wisdom in our culture. And if they uphold orthodoxy, I want to do a surgical study of his soul, because it is an intolerable fact that some are accepting premises that have shown to be more diverse than Johnny Depp movies.
I have a high degree of respect for authority figures and I give my very best to contemplate the best of them. For instance, I gave Fauci an entire month–a whole 30 days–before I determined he was a fraucci fraud. But to stand straight each morning and look in the mirror and say, In light of the CDC’s proclamation, yes, now I can go outside for the first time and breathe fresh air without the hindrance of a mask because I have been duly vaccinated, but wait–only in safe places, not in the presence of a large group of people!” Who are these people? I want to study their histories and proclivities.
These are the kinds of individuals who would gladly offer 50% of their income to mother state without a moment’s hesitation. If the 20th century saw the decline of scientific expertise, the 21st century has shown its perpetual inability to arrive at objective dogma. As Peter Leithart has observed: “Follow the science” has been the basso continuo of the coronavirus epidemic.
Yet, we are still left with this sense of obligation to see the world through the lenses of modern scientific observations. When we don’t follow the science, we feel guilty, which is a short way of saying that gurus like Bill Nye have done a really good job of captivating our imaginations. As I have observed on previous occasions, science is to be considered first and foremost through the skeptical eyes (insert “climate change,” “Lockdowns,” “Evolutionary theories”), and then secondly through religious eyes. The “skeptical” comes first precisely because when the assertion that science is neutral takes place, then your religious analysis comes in and crushes its premise. So, pay attention to my order of things.B
But if at this stage, there are still those who are saying, “Thus saith CDC,” I confess to having little hope for their future plans. And if they are cherishing members of local flocks, they will be the first ones to take the exit door when the police come over with a blank piece of paper asserting their authority over worship.
The question we ponder at this stage of history is whose authority will control the actions of ordinary Christian people like us? Who will dictate our habits and rituals? What kinds of ideologies are we drinking from that determine the role of science to shape our humanity? If the CDC is that authority, don’t be surprised when your humanity is stifled and strangled by the powers that be.