Right and Wrong in a World of Gray

This week we read Brighton Rock by Graham Greene which discussed the matter of right and wrong and how nothing is concrete. This got me thinking about how we live in a world of gray. There are very few things that are absolutes. Mathmaticians and scientists will tell you that certain theories and such are absolutes that have been proven and cannot be argued against. However, when the newest discovery that contradicts what they previously believed is found to be true, they change their story. Nothing is set in stone, black and white, right and wrong. We live in a world of gray.

I am a huge Friends fan, if anyone remembers that show and I really hope you do. One of my favorite episodes is the one where Ross tries to convince Phoebe that evolution is the only truth out there. He shows her bones, discusses theories,... anything to prove to her that she is wrong. Her arguement, however, is the best explanation of anything and everything that I've ever heard. She says that scientists believed along time ago that the atom was the smallest thing there was. However, when they split it open they found tinier stuff and proved themselves wrong. So why should she believe them when they could very well be wrong. When Ross, stumped as he is by her reasoning, agrees with her, she states she has lost all respect for him for giving up his beliefs so quickly.

Now this is not a rant against evolution. And this is not a praise session for Friends, although I do love Friends!!! What I am trying to say is that Phoebe proves an excellent point here. The world is constantly changing. New discoveries are constantly being made. Therefore, right and wrong, and various other issues can never be set in stone due to change in our evolving world. We live in a world of gray and we should appreciate it!