Teaching The Tough Bits : Honesty, Western Civilization, and Science

Have you ever thought about what compels people to try to be honest? I have – a lot!

I was chatting with my kids today about my experiences in the science field. We were talking about how sometimes the politics and funding of science takes over and washes away the concept. Science is really just a logical method of making a guess, designing and experiment, testing and retesting until you get enough reproducible results that an answer becomes clear. Along the way you have to memorize a pile of ideas and a ton of new vocabulary, but that is really all there is to it. Science is not hard, it certainly doesn’t need to be secular.

I have often wondered why some people insist on a lack of integrity. I guess it must be an easier way to live your life when you don’t know that God really is watching and knows everything  you do.

How can you even think about lying or cheating when you know God is there over your shoulder?

But then last night, I discovered a fantastic video that explains it from the perspective of 3 pillars of Western Civilization: Greco-Roman Legacy, the European nations, and Christianity. I think that instead of trying to recapture what the author says, it is easiest for you to spend the 14 minutes and just watch the video. (Be warned this is not a video for children. My high schoolers are a perfect audience but you should watch it through first on your own)