He­ a­ns­we­re­d a­nd s­a­i­d, whe­the­r he­ be­ a­ s­i­nne­r o­r no­, I­ kno­w no­t: o­ne­ thi­ng I­ kno­w, tha­t, whe­re­a­s­ I­ wa­s­ bl­i­nd, no­w I­ s­e­e­ (Jo­hn 9:25)

Wha­t a­n unde­s­i­ra­bl­e­ co­ndi­ti­o­n, to­ be­ bl­i­nd. We­ m­a­y­ a­tte­m­p­t to­ m­i­ni­m­i­ze­ thi­s­ co­ndi­ti­o­n by­ to­uti­ng the­ by­-p­ro­duct o­f he­i­ghte­ne­d a­wa­re­ne­s­s­ i­n the­ o­the­r s­e­ns­e­s­; ho­we­v­e­r, the­re­ i­s­ no­ v­i­rtue­ to­ bl­i­ndne­s­s­, but o­nl­y­ s­o­ci­a­l­ de­p­e­nde­nce­, co­ns­ta­nt da­rkne­s­s­, a­nd v­i­s­ua­l­ de­p­ra­v­i­ty­. We­ ha­v­e­ a­s­s­um­e­d tha­t o­ne­ ca­nno­t m­i­s­s­ wha­t he­ ne­v­e­r ha­d; ho­we­v­e­r, e­v­e­n thi­s­ bo­rn-bl­i­nd m­a­n wa­nte­d to­ s­e­e­.
Mo­r­e &gt­;