Our Anti-intellectual Society
By larry r Linville

We live in a crazy world today
not like the old days I am yearning.
A day with cool conversation
without a suspicion toward learning.

Scientists seem to be blacklisted
and denied as a possible choice
as we take our cues to discussions
from those who have the loudest voice.

We ignore lessons from history,
philosophy, and holy books.
Compassion’s replaced by egotists
whose words come with angry looks.

We don’t follow the rules of debate
making up facts as we go along
and we speak with false authority
even though we are very wrong.

When we realize we are losing
in what becomes more than just games
we yell and shout even louder
and revert to calling them names.

“Come, let us reason together,”
said the prophet of long ago
though your arguments are like scarlet
they can become white as pure snow.

How helpful if we were soft-spoken
letting Jesus guide every word
turning us all to civility
like sweetest music you’ve ever heard.