A Downside to the Psychology World

There are many things that I have learned to love about psychology and the study of human behavior. There is a lot of use for it in our world, however, there are a lot of things that psychology has introduced into the world that has tainted the truth. I have recently discussed the philosophies of the good nature of human beings that has been infiltrated into our society. Everyone has their own story, and no matter what those stories entail: No one chooses evil, we are coerced by it. Now, as a well-learned Southern Baptist, I am well acquainted with the truth and concept that humans have sinful natures, and we are capable of no good on our own. So once again there is a harsh clash between how are government is run and the beliefs of Christianity (no, surprise, I know). But even in my church background, I have been influenced by this thinking, I am taught to look at a person and see all the good in them, and love them because Jesus loves them, no matter what they do. Now, there is a time and place for those words, and I am not saying not to love on people, I am addressing something completely different here, so just hold on…

I think it starts with the decrepitating of the value of people’s decisions. As much as I love psychology, psychologists like Freud, Watson, and Maslow have simply reverted human behavior as pure reaction to the elements of the environment, hence you control and manipulate variables, and you can control people. There is no evil, people don’t meaningly make these horrible decisions, and they are just victims of their environment. When someone makes a choice it is just the result of an equation of experiences and environmental stimuli. To some, this is viewed as a uncovering a sort of freedom, because my choices aren’t my fault, so I shouldn’t have to pay the consequences. However, I believe it does something else; I believe that is demeans us and transforms us in to pawns. Suddenly what you doesn’t matter, there is no meaning in your actions. If I were to volunteer with troubled kids, it’s a result my instinct and environment, it has nothing to do with trying to love them and influence their lives. If I were to jump in front of car in order to push my sister out of the way to save them, it is because my experiences have taught me quick reaction, not because I love and care for her more than my physical comfort. So what do you do when nothing you do matters? How do you live your life? Well, if there is no common good, I guess the only thing we can do fulfill our good, gratification in every means. How is this suppose to bring out the good in everyone? It does the complete opposite.

“I know that nothing good lives within me, that is my sinful nature.” ~Romans 7:18