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 man’s reason.

The Enlightenment; considered the height of western man’s philosophical and moral achievement. Man’s reason over God’s reason; man’s law instead of God’s law (or custom, if you prefer). We know what happens next – man’s 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.