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Unholy Alliance: What is ‘right and wrong’ in the ethical sense, as against matters of material fact, has to be related to the fundamental form of society we believe in, contrasted with the alternatives. It is foolish to define a society in isolation.
It may be suspected that the current populist ethic of the intelligentsia, and now the general public, is based on an unholy alliance between different views of society. Those who as it were who, dont give a damn, anarchists, and those who believe they are altruists but base this almost exclusively on the values of freedom and equality, as applied to individuals.
This leaves out the authoritarian not to say religious party, who are accorded equality on the basis that they actually accept the populist ideology, and interpret scripture accordingly. It also sets aside what may be considered genuine Altruists who believe in society and an obligation to duty as an adjunct to rights. In my calculation those who will respect the natural world and natural humanity.
Anarchists are such as will allow society to follow the market place and oppose regulation, with all the consequences of a globalised technological and overpopulated world.
Authoritarians or more radically tyranny, will also employ all the devices of modernity to persuade loyalty.
In what may seem a small matter of obvious ‘liberty’ we have a quite new perspective on gender. Instead of simply tolerating those who may differ from the central norm as it is. Equality is interpreted as random freedom. There are now those who see fit to teach young boys to be ‘feminist’ rather than guiding them so far as is humane in a positive direction. Children are ambivalent and expect to be guided. Instead of tolerating ingrained difference, it is now being encouraged.

The unholy alliance is the norm for the human condition. Simone Weil indicates the means by which opinions can be reconciled. Society denies it and refuses opening to the means to realistically reconcile differences

The combination of these two facts — the longing in the depth of the heart for absolute good, and the power, though only latent, of directing attention and love to a reality beyond the world and of receiving good from it — constitutes a link which attaches every man without exception to that other reality.
Whoever recognizes that reality recognizes also that link. Because of it, he holds every human being without any exception as something sacred to which he is bound to show respect.
This is the only possible motive for universal respect towards all human beings. Whatever formulation of belief or disbelief a man may choose to make, if his heart inclines him to feel this respect, then he in fact also recognizes a reality other than this world's reality. Whoever in fact does not feel this respect is alien to that other reality also. Simone Weil

Opening to the potential Simone describes requires opening to metaphysics which you and the majority deny. Under these conditions dominance of the unholy alliance is assured

Nick_A wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:43 pm The unholy alliance is the norm for the human condition. Simone Weil indicates the means by which opinions can be reconciled. Society denies it and refuses opening to the means to realistically reconcile differences

The combination of these two facts — the longing in the depth of the heart for absolute good, and the power, though only latent, of directing attention and love to a reality beyond the world and of receiving good from it — constitutes a link which attaches every man without exception to that other reality.
Whoever recognizes that reality recognizes also that link. Because of it, he holds every human being without any exception as something sacred to which he is bound to show respect.
This is the only possible motive for universal respect towards all human beings. Whatever formulation of belief or disbelief a man may choose to make, if his heart inclines him to feel this respect, then he in fact also recognizes a reality other than this world's reality. Whoever in fact does not feel this respect is alien to that other reality also. Simone Weil

Opening to the potential Simone describes requires opening to metaphysics which you and the majority deny. Under these conditions dominance of the unholy alliance is assured

The "Categorical Imperative in Skirts" strikes again !!


Dachshund

Dachshund wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:40 pm

Nick_A wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:43 pm The unholy alliance is the norm for the human condition. Simone Weil indicates the means by which opinions can be reconciled. Society denies it and refuses opening to the means to realistically reconcile differences

The combination of these two facts — the longing in the depth of the heart for absolute good, and the power, though only latent, of directing attention and love to a reality beyond the world and of receiving good from it — constitutes a link which attaches every man without exception to that other reality.
Whoever recognizes that reality recognizes also that link. Because of it, he holds every human being without any exception as something sacred to which he is bound to show respect.
This is the only possible motive for universal respect towards all human beings. Whatever formulation of belief or disbelief a man may choose to make, if his heart inclines him to feel this respect, then he in fact also recognizes a reality other than this world's reality. Whoever in fact does not feel this respect is alien to that other reality also. Simone Weil

Opening to the potential Simone describes requires opening to metaphysics which you and the majority deny. Under these conditions dominance of the unholy alliance is assured

The "Categorical Imperative in Skirts" strikes again !!


Dachshund

Reasoning as a human being is intolerable for secularism. It is a dirty business but someone's gotta do it.