Very well put, from my perspective, too.
The "thesis seems to be that there is no such thing as truth; but even if there were, it would be unknowable in principle. Therefore, all there can be is opinion. And one man's opinion is just as good as any other man's." . . . wherever I've ran onto it, in my 63 years--most of them around college campuses where lots of budding Bertrand Russels love to pretend they are erudite, novel, brilliant and progressive in spouting such pontifications . . . such a perspective has always shown itself, to me, that it
IS, imho, a pretty clunky and transparent rationalization for a somewhat haughty, smug, self-deceived rebellion. I hope that's not true in Kosta's case. I just know it seems to be pervasively true for those spouting such a perspective.
I think the motivation and certainly the result is that the one claiming to hold such a perspective is pseudo-intellectually deluded into construing reality such that they FEEL at least partially FREED to create their own reality to their own inclinations . . . which, apart from the Blood and Cross of Jesus--means that whatever the special on sin is at that moment tends to become a convenient if not prime focus . . . at least a good percentage of the time.
The pleasures of the moment tend to win out over eternal life whenever there's insufficient foundation in truth and in an intimate RELATIONSHIP WITH HE WHO IS TRUTH.
And, sin--particularly unconfessed, unrepented sin results in some degree or another of death, deadliness, isolation, loneliness, angst, adriftness.
However, there, too, the delusion comes rushing to the aid on the silver trays from hell . . . since there's purportedly no knowable truth, the truth of consequences can be conveniently denied and ignored, too.
Trouble is . . . it's virtually impossible to live life that way.
CONSEQUENCES ACCRUE CONSTANTLY
Whether one wants to admit them or not.
The TRUTH is that if one tries to go through life constantly running red lights, the life will tend to be short.
The TRUTH is that if a bloke thinks it's great fun to be receiver of another guy's fairly cheap bodily fluids, a sad, diseased course of death will likely accrue . . . and the life will be at least 20 years shorter than it might have been otherwise.
The TRUTH is that if a heterosexual likes to collect and spread jollies far and wide, disease will knock persistently on that abode, as well.
The TRUTH is that if one pretends in relationships that there is no truth, no standard of conduct . . . particularly apart from the pleasure of the moment . . . then the relationships will be shallow and usually rather short-lived . . . with plenty of pain in the parting or insufficient substance to result in pain to begin with.
The TRUTH is that if one picks food out of the gutter in a drunken stupor and eats it . . . routinely . . . complications to life and the pursuit of happiness will accrue with gathering interest payback.
The TRUTH is that if one tries to relate to one's boss, co-workers and customers as though one's own opinion were all that counted in life, one's employment will tend to be short.
The inexorable TRUTH is that GOD IS NOT TO BE MOCKED. WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWS, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP.
It doesn't really matter whether one believes that such a universal law applies, operates, results in consequences, or not. The law works quite effectively regardless of anyone or anything's opinions about said law.
Fantasies can be fun and entertaining in a number of realms to a number of degrees about a number of things.
Fantasies about God and His laws and priorities tend to be costly when they don't match up with God's perspectives on HIS CREATED AND ADMINISTERED REALITIES.
I have thought and prayed long and hard about this, dear brother in Christ; and it seems to me the only true freedom that human beings have is freedom in and under God.
Anything else is mere "license." It has no foundation in truth. That is, it is a delusional "freedom." Usually self-delusional.
Thank you ever so much, dear brother in Christ, for your outstanding observations!