Dostoyevsky says that self-deceit will lead to ruin. Peterson adds that virtue will strengthen you against despair when suffering strikes. Jesus has something even more profound to say about how the truth sets you free.
One of Nietzsche’s keen observations has to do with human suffering. In the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche points out that whenever we suffer, no matter how alone we feel, there is a deep suspicion that someone is witnessing our pain. This witness, says Nietzsche, allows us to escape the unacceptable idea that our suffering is senseless and meaningless.
In The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis argues that relativism will destroy the youth of our culture if they do not learn to manage their appetites. This cannot be done with the mind or the heart, but with the “chest,” with trained emotions.
With so many religions in the world and secular scientism dominating the academy, it seems to many people that a serious belief in a single (especially religious) worldview is naive, narrow minded, and obviously preposterous. So the question stands, is Christianity a reasonable worldview for the 21st century?