Escape from Reason and 10 Books that Screwed up the World...

Escape from Reason and 10 Books That Screwed up the World Introduction Although the ultimate truth from God never changes, people’s rules and thought change. For this reason, as people change their standard and laws away from God’s truth, they face difficulties. To get through difficulties, people tried to find better way from their thinking. Even though people know that trading the truth with lies bring only destruction, they reject the truth. Furthermore, they say that the truth is the one brings destruction to the world. Because of their wrong focus to solve the problem, they get into deeper problem. The book of Schaeffer, â€Å"Escape from Reason† and other book of Wiker, â€Å"10 Books That Screwed up the World and 5 Others That Didn’t Help†Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦There are many of them familiar to people. Most standing out book from them was Mill’s Utilitarianism. â€Å"I would rather be a hungry Socrates than a satisfied swine,† is the worldly known quotation in the world. Even though people do not know that quotation is from Mill’s book, many people are so inspired by the quotation, they think of it as their life guiding line. Because Mill’s focus in his life was achieving greater pleasure, he replaced God with his personal pleasure. Living for only getting greater pleasure was repulsive to many people; however, not like their understanding, Mill’s point of pursuing greater pleasure in life was based on human level of happiness. Mill’s writing which is rather being a hungry Socrates than a satisfied swine shows his different levels of happiness. Mill did not put everything equal in the world, but since the reasons of people’s lives were focused on pursuing happiness led the world to be screwed up. The most outstanding author from fifteen other authors was Marx. Because of his wrong view of man, many people went through cruel suffering. Marx was the one who drew out Communism to the world. With Marx’s wrong view of man, many people ended up killing thousands of people to get to the point of utopia. Through many wars, some lighted people kept the world from Marx’s crazy idea of having utopia. However, with the study of Marx, many peopleShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesmymanagementlab is an online assessment and preparation solution for courses in Principles of Management, Human Resources, Strategy, and Organizational Behavior that helps you actively study and prepare material for class. Chapter-by-chapter activities, including built-in pretests and posttests, focus on what you need to learn and to review in order to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Read MoreEssay on Fall of Asclepius95354 Words   |  382 PagesFall of Asclepius By Harm 1 and Icrick Prologue Where should I begin? The apocalypse happened so fast. In less than a month, monsters infested every part of this world. People panicked, people died. They clawed at each other just to get out of all the infested areas around the world. There was problem about fleeing from infested areas. Everywhere was infested. There was no where anyone could go without encountering the walking plague. You know that phrase War is Hell? Well... its deadRead MoreAutobilography of Zlatan Ibrahimovic116934 Words   |  468 PagesZlatan Ibrahimovic as told to David Lagercrantz --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This book is dedicated to my family and friends, to those who have stood by my side, on good days and bad. I also want to dedicate it to all the kids out there, those who feel different and don t fit in. Those who are seen for the wrong reasons. It s OK to be different. Continue being yourself. It worked out for me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------