The Synthesis

Can we have a unified theory of everything? Do we want such a theory? The universal answers for everything either lead to despair (existentialism, nihilism, etc.) or simple apathy towards such ideas as the particulars. The philosophies of the particulars such as aestheticism and romanticism are ignorant of thought, the universal. Although the latter philosophies seem to provide real meaning, they are really quite hollow and small minded. And due to the unoriginality of thought, we need not rewrite the past philosophies in modern ways. "Nothing new under the sun" is an adequate description of the world's thought for the past millenia. So with universal thought, that is, the unifying theory, in despair, and the particulars absolutely destroyed by the universal, where do we go? Our nature is to enjoy the particulars, but also to think of the universal. There must be a synthesis, that is, meaning in the moment, and a solution for the universal. Perhaps Christianity, if explored correctly, can lead to this. I have no doubt that it can. But in order to use this Christian universal, one must abandon oneself completely to the ideology. One cannot dabble in Christianity. It is an encompassing philosophy which will improve the way one thinks, but will also cause one to lose oneself. Abandonment, or despair. Perhaps another synthesis is possible, but I know of none. Hegel was wrong. There is an absolute, and we can't synthesize it further. Here we stand at the precipice, at the time to act. Do we take the leap, and abandon ourselves to no despair, but also no sin? That is your choice. Intellectually, of course, Christianity makes sense. However, when push comes to shove, can we do that which we commited to do? Can we have real faith, rather than a mere intellectual rationalization? I write this for myself, and for all like me. Dare to follow God. Dare to have real faith. Dare to suffer. What more is there? Die with Christ. Die to your sin. Die to your self.