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  • Essay / Reflecting Honestly on History - 980

    Early historians honestly strove to leave a true record of events for those who would come in the future. Although some bias did occur, the author's goal was, for the most part, to record the events in a true and faithful manner. In fact, the most truthful historical account ever written is found in the original Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Testament, and yet both have been dismissed as historical, even when new revelations and archaeological discoveries prove it to be true. Looking more closely at how the historical writings of ancient writers are presented to us, we observe that honesty and integrity were very important to the majority of writers. The Hebrews' scriptures are based on historical accounts and events, and God advised them to remember and preserve the teachings. Since Moses collected and wrote down the scriptures of the Hebrews, these books have been the guiding force in the lives of many people for thousands of years and were never questioned until the time of Voltaire (1694 -1778 AD), whose philosophy implied the retention of God as “Creator” only, and nothing more. This view, based on man's use of reason and later becoming relativistic, has spread throughout today's society, with the result that we have a society that adopts a worldview that does not finds its foundation not in God, but in man. to find ways to free ourselves from God's authority. The advent of enlightened thought led to the withdrawal of philosophers from any divine recognition of history. They encouraged society to focus on what can be proven with concrete facts and without any bias. Personal bias and objectivity were in the midst of paper companies. We have based much of our current laws on Judaic and Roman law. If we change it now, what will happen later? Those who want to rewrite things are the ones who have the most to hide and who would benefit from a prettier picture of events. We must know the truth and present it fearlessly to the world, even if it is unpopular. Sometimes the truth is ugly and unwanted, but it should inspire us to act to prevent such evil from happening again. Rewriting and revising history without a divine perspective and honest approach leaves us like a ship without an anchor. Right now, some see the danger in dishonest historical accounts, because who benefits from this? Perhaps a day will come when man will see the error of post-modern thinking and realize that it only serves the liar. Works Cited “Wag the Dog” (IMDB, 1997)