[stephenkhoo]

The world is changing rapidly because of globalization and mass communication.  The world today has become a village.  With greater interaction among cultures, religions and the exchange of ideas and knowledge, we are swamped with so many world views and philosophies of life, so much so that the average person is confused and at a loss as to what is true or right.  Society is no longer homogenous and in a world of secularism and relativism where values are no longer rooted in absolutes but in personal preference, it is extremely difficult to hold society together.

For this reason, making a commitment is difficult, whether in marriage, relationship, religion or politics.  We are paralyzed with so many opinions confronting us, our fundamentals in life have become blurred.  Views are changing so often that we are no longer sure who man is, what is his identity, his origin, his destiny.  We are confused over time memorial values like marriage and the protection of life.  What was unthinkable in the past is now acceptable as there is no basis for anything that could be held in common.  In such a situation, most of us just follow the crowd and adopt a herd mentality.  And those who speak the loudest get heard and quite often because they speak so loudly, the majority begins to believe that that is the truth.  Indeed, the tragedy today is that truth is decided by consensus and by democracy and polling.  Truth is purely subjective and has no objectivity.

 Faith goes beyond reason.  If faith is reduced to reason, then faith is not required.