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Trad vs materialist world views
In the materialist view, humans are central
Abuse of one's relatives is "bad"
Abusing "imaginary" deities is OK
In the "Trad" worldview, humans are perishable
Deities transcendental
Abusing deities a graver misdemeanor than abusing fellow humans
In the materialist view, humans are central
Abuse of one's relatives is "bad"
Abusing "imaginary" deities is OK
In the "Trad" worldview, humans are perishable
Deities transcendental
Abusing deities a graver misdemeanor than abusing fellow humans
The ethics of "materialists" / "moderns" stem largely from a framework that places humans on a pedestal
Traditionalists don't take human beings as seriously
Their focus is more on what they regard as the transcendental truths
Traditionalists don't take human beings as seriously
Their focus is more on what they regard as the transcendental truths
I don't believe the twain will ever meet
We live in a materialist world. So we've all accepted the premises of atheistic materialism to a greater or a lesser degree, to get along.
But "Trads" remain amongst us. Who refuse to accept the primacy of Man
We live in a materialist world. So we've all accepted the premises of atheistic materialism to a greater or a lesser degree, to get along.
But "Trads" remain amongst us. Who refuse to accept the primacy of Man
In the first tweet, I used the term "imaginary" deities
Notice how the term "imaginary" in modern materialist discourse has a negative connotation
Because modernity emphasizes "reality", "what's visible", "data", "facts"
It discounts the "invisible", the "imagined ideal"
Notice how the term "imaginary" in modern materialist discourse has a negative connotation
Because modernity emphasizes "reality", "what's visible", "data", "facts"
It discounts the "invisible", the "imagined ideal"
Whereas the old world emphasized the "Soul", the "invisble", not the "real but perishable"
So the term "imaginary" is not a pejorative adjective in the traditionalist view, while it is pejorative for materialists
This is such a fundamental divide, that there is no meeting point
So the term "imaginary" is not a pejorative adjective in the traditionalist view, while it is pejorative for materialists
This is such a fundamental divide, that there is no meeting point
