Have you ever had a spiritual experience listening to a secular song? Here’s why that’s not as unusual as it might seem.
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Ifyoupayattention,thereseemstobeadividebetweenpeople’sfoundationalbeliefsinourculture:thosewhobelieveinobjectivetruthandobjectivemorality,andthosewhobelievetruthandmoralityaresubjective.Ifyoufollowthesesystemsofthoughttotheirlogicalconclusions,theformerperspectiveultimatelyleadstoabeliefthateverythingmatters—thelatter,tothebeliefthatnothingmatters.Whiletheymaynotself-professtobeChristian,thosewhobelievethateverythingmattersandthatthereisobjectivetruthandthereisrightandwrongaregenerallyinalignmentwithmanyChristianteachings.Meanwhile,theperspectivethatnothingmatters,thateverythingisuptotheindividualtojudgeanddecide,isinherentlynihilisticandanti-Christian.WhatIfindinterestingisthatevenwhenmusiciansandartistswhomightintellectuallyconsiderthemselvesmembersofthegroupthatbelieveseverythingissubjective,sometimestheirarttellsadifferentstory.Whiletheirworkisnotintentionallyfollowinga
