"I trust that you see how the pattern of human insecurity and doubt reduces us, and we, in turn, disrespect other resources and living things around us. Lacking esteem for our selves, we struggle to sustain respect for the rest of God's creations"

—The Inferiority

While we don’t fully understand life in the present, our teachings and actions suggest that we can piece together the future nonetheless. Some people forecast the end of our world or, more specifically, the end of life on earth. In The Inferiority, we don’t have “doubtology,” but we have eschatology— the study of final events.

Why is there such a pre-occupation to predict the future?

Some people may rationalize that “We need to know so we can plan.” However, the above question is critically different from those of the physical, or corporal, world. It’s different because I’m referring to a realm outside of the body and flesh, beyond the here and now, called the extra-corporeal. It may be useful to know how much food to prepare for next month, how much medicine to stock for the next season, or how much space we’ll need to house a larger family; these are concerns of the corporeal, or of the body.

 Let’s contrast the extra-corporal significance like this— Does Life merit its own itinerary?

 Is Life inherently worth living, supposing there was no ending? Regardless of the end, we must find applications where we can use our faculties and hone them. Conversely, if we don’t employ and improve these faculties, our inaction will produce a negative change.

 If there is no ending, I insist that we invariably write one ourselves. Without doubt, the only concern is how it will read. A simplified “ending,” or itinerary, essentially outlines a person’s birth, growth, and death. By forecasting that we need to feed the flesh, we can stockpile food in the physical itinerary. In the extra-corporal itinerary, we may be more sensitive to anguishing human conditions.

 Consider the critical distinction between the corporal and extra-corporal question, suppose we cannot foresee the future. We may have reasons not to stockpile food, but there is no acceptable justification for withholding “sensitivity” among humankind.

 While predicting the future might be crucial for physical planning, it only serves to show how selfish our personal aspirations are, in the extra-corporeal.

 Therefore, the advantage we seek in the extra-corporal future bears no contribution to the progress of humanity. When is God returning? What does the end of the world look like? Do the good, the bad, and the ugly end up in the same place? How does the appeal process work if there is one? These questions have no part in maturing extra-corporal humans.

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