Reflections on "Bulvarism"

From an excerpt in God on the Dock Lewis explains his Bulvarism theory. Simplified, it is that we are now focusing the brunt of our arguments on delivering ad hominum attacks to our opposition. The most glaring example is in politics, where the majority of the time candidates running for a certain office are focused more on eliminating the competition through digging up unsavory personal facts in their rival's history, or by simply pointing fingers at a rival's ethnicity, religion, and family ties.

Unfortunately, Bulvarism has grown since Lewis wrote on the subject. Post-modern thought and moral relativism continue to be the norm in Western society, and even in Christian individuals today. We so want to be right and so want to get along that we wind up sacrificing our beliefs in order to satisfy everyone, as is evident in the common belief that "what is true for you is true for you, but it does not have to be true for me."

But, as Lewis points out, values cannot be caused by social factors, otherwise how could we know that they are truly right? He goes on to say that Reason and Will cannot be products of Nature, because they can exist outside of Nature, and yet Nature must depend on Will and Reason. Thus, God created Nature. And so here we have it: Lewis's proof of God's existance. And yet many people are stuck in the earlier paragraphs, throwing morality out the window and keeping their own. I can't say for certain that I can simply believe Lewis's proof for God. Of course, God exists. But it seems like so many people need philosophical or scientific proof of His existance - something I've never personally felt the need for. Because of this, it's hard for me to both believe in proofs of God (because I think that God enjoys a little mystery), and because in a way it negates the need for faith.