You know I admire your work, Jim. But this essay is fundamental, essential. The Enlightenment shook the world. As understood so well by Spinoza, the God mirage was exposed, and with it the false authority of rulers and clerics who used that mirage to project themselves as gods to dominate humanity from the beginning. Now, the fragile 'enlightenment' produced by 18th century revolutions is being systematically destroyed by the negation of democracy by would-be gods whose only law is greed and sadistic power over others driven by the absence of empathy, as you noted. But just as Nietzsche's God is dead, Spinoza's god (reason, science, love) still lives - for the moment at least.
Thank you for a Crash Course in World History today,Jim. If this isn't History Repeating itself, I don't know what is ⁉️ and you're right, People get ready to Stand Up for Democracy, Truth and No bloody King's this Saturday October 18th 💥💪 peacefully✌️ outstanding article, and will reStack ASAP 🙏
Crash course in Philosophy too
You know I admire your work, Jim. But this essay is fundamental, essential. The Enlightenment shook the world. As understood so well by Spinoza, the God mirage was exposed, and with it the false authority of rulers and clerics who used that mirage to project themselves as gods to dominate humanity from the beginning. Now, the fragile 'enlightenment' produced by 18th century revolutions is being systematically destroyed by the negation of democracy by would-be gods whose only law is greed and sadistic power over others driven by the absence of empathy, as you noted. But just as Nietzsche's God is dead, Spinoza's god (reason, science, love) still lives - for the moment at least.
Another powerful piece, Jim. Nobody's covering out time from your POV. Thank you.
Wow. You just keep getting better and better . You’ve got “the right stuff” for our times.
Thank you for a Crash Course in World History today,Jim. If this isn't History Repeating itself, I don't know what is ⁉️ and you're right, People get ready to Stand Up for Democracy, Truth and No bloody King's this Saturday October 18th 💥💪 peacefully✌️ outstanding article, and will reStack ASAP 🙏