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The book, Life is Worth Living, is apparently based off a TV series. There is also audio for this and many of it appears to be on YouTube. For some teaching I am doing, I was wondering if you knew where I could find this audio clip?
[From the book] “A man is jumping off a bridge. Suppose a physicist, a psychologist, and a theologian all look at this man falling. Each of them looks at the jumper from a particular point of view, which makes up his science. The physicist says, “Now that is a very interesting phenomenon watching that man fall. Here I see exemplified the law of falling bodies. He is going to fall thirty-two feet the first second and sixty-four feet the second second. Given the height of the bridge as one hundred feet above the water, I must figure out how long it will take him to hit the water”. The physicist must not be condemned for not considering the motivation which induced the man to jump. Such a problem is outside the scope his science.
The psychologist looks at him and says to himself “I wonder what he jumped? Maybe he had a fight with his wife; maybe the income-tax collector caught up with him; or perhaps his mother-in-law moved in.” He could think of a thousand and one other motives which inspired the act. But the psychologist must not be condemned for ignoring any but a psychological problem.
The theologian looks at him and says, “I wonder if he made an act of contrition before he hit the water?” His concern is whether he died in a state of sin or in union with God.”
Any help or YouTube links would be GREATLY appreciated! I want it in Archbishop Sheen’s own voice!
[From the book] “A man is jumping off a bridge. Suppose a physicist, a psychologist, and a theologian all look at this man falling. Each of them looks at the jumper from a particular point of view, which makes up his science. The physicist says, “Now that is a very interesting phenomenon watching that man fall. Here I see exemplified the law of falling bodies. He is going to fall thirty-two feet the first second and sixty-four feet the second second. Given the height of the bridge as one hundred feet above the water, I must figure out how long it will take him to hit the water”. The physicist must not be condemned for not considering the motivation which induced the man to jump. Such a problem is outside the scope his science.
The psychologist looks at him and says to himself “I wonder what he jumped? Maybe he had a fight with his wife; maybe the income-tax collector caught up with him; or perhaps his mother-in-law moved in.” He could think of a thousand and one other motives which inspired the act. But the psychologist must not be condemned for ignoring any but a psychological problem.
The theologian looks at him and says, “I wonder if he made an act of contrition before he hit the water?” His concern is whether he died in a state of sin or in union with God.”
Any help or YouTube links would be GREATLY appreciated! I want it in Archbishop Sheen’s own voice!