The degenerate outcomes of the Enlightenment and the challenge of promoting a different vision of reality

2023-09-25 22:22:27

Today I listened to a contribution that I find very interesting. In a live by Casa del SoleI listened to the philosopher Michele Putrino who explained that “we live in a global system in which Americans, Chinese, Russians and Europeans are all interconnected, not only materially, but also intellectually. This connection manifests itself through a mechanical thought that tends to promote a totalitarian vision of reality“.

I find all this simply the fruit of careful observation, because in fact this phenomenon of mechanical decision-making is widespread both in the West and in the East, with some variations based on the territory and history of each region, although some seem to completely ignore their history . It is also true that – as Putrino said – this state of affairs is the result of a historical period that originated mainly with the Enlightenment.

It is therefore not a question of being pro-Russian or pro-Western, but having one’s own position capable of criticizing Russia or China when they adopt this mechanical approach and of judging the positive of each when they value other aspects of life that look to the eternal . In the current historical context, in which the dominant power not only seeks profit, but also seeks to spread a totalitarian ideology and revolutionize the anthropology of the world, it is important to have a brake, support those who pose as an obstacle that favors diversification rather than totalitarian homogeneity.

So it’s not strange that I look at the brake as a positive, although I understand that this alone will not be decisive. What can momentarily be considered a brake actually is the lesser evil compared to a ruthless totalitarianism, as evidenced by the pandemic and then by the Ukrainian war, a war that could have been avoided, but which is ultimately related to the pandemic.

Overall, the US system, the European system and other global systems are all interconnected and do not differ much from each other, except that some eccentric agendas are supported 360° by the West in an even unreasonable way.

In the future, the evolutions of nations could be driven by forces that go against the human, so it remains uncertain what the future holds for us. In this context, the Christian hope about the afterlife is always the same, but the Christian responsibility in building the Kingdom in this world, of the “already and not yet”, is also the theme.

So it’s themed to discover ed delve into the causes of so much degeneration with respect to the true meaning of life and respect for the dignity of man. We need to draw up and live what a dignified life does and build a society accordingly, aware of this.

However, today we do not even manage to ask ourselves the causes of the processes underway and there is a real disinterest on the part of a large part of our society for insights that go beyond appearance. Even most church leaders are not passionate about understanding why what happens and they mistake modernism and green ideology as the way forward to be more human.

This is obviously dramatic because the path – unless the Divine intervenes directly, which is certainly within the realm of possibility – is through awareness and awareness.