Is life only a stream of random events following one another haphazardly? Or is there an order, a meaning, a purpose behind it all?
Philosophy offers as a first truth the affirmation that we live in a universe of purpose and not one of caprice. If we live in an orderly universe, not an accidental one, how do we find Order in today’s world? The stories in the Old Testament are filled with destruction and chaos. Joseph of “dream coat” fame said in response to being sold into slavery by his brothers, “Man meant it for evil; God meant it for good.” Can we apply Joseph’s story to what is happening in today’s world?