Prologue God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.
- Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
We know what happens next dinosaur devours man.
I refer to the conclusion from my piece, And the Dying Cheer:
It is interesting: reaching the height of western liberal values immediately preceded the destruction of the West. The nineteenth century, in many ways, was the most liberal, free, equal period for the West perhaps in its history. And then the Great War suicide, built on the scientific wisdom of mans reason.
The Enlightenment; considered the height of western mans philosophical and moral achievement. Mans reason over Gods reason; mans law instead of Gods law (or custom, if you prefer). We know what happens next mans law devours man. Taken altogether, a rotten tradeoff for freedom.
If you have not read this earlier essay, this one will not seem whole.
cont'd
Poster Comment:
Actually two great articles by the BE.