Few people have the Imagination for Reality ..., AND the willpower for a seemingly endless fight with 'Law and Order'.
Thomas Kuhn: New [..] paradigms require reconstruction of prior assumptions and reevaluation of prior facts. This is difficult and time consuming. It is also STRONGLY resisted by the established community (Zarah2nd: 'law and order').
Aristotelian Paradigm
The world of god 'ratio'
Especially in the 'western world' human apes are living in the Aristotelian Paradigm.
In 125 articles on this website I describe how we gradually started to sense reality in Aristotelian way.
Imagine a world ruled by 'ratio' highpriests called 'politicians'.
The highpriests of 'ratio' (and friends) exploit nature
Assisted by 'ratio' priests called 'scientists', who design a 'ratio'-nal reality.
Assisted by myths like 'democracy', 'freedom of speech', 'infinite growth'
Assisted by 'judges' and 'police', who execute 'law of ratio'.
Defended by warrior leaders like: 'admirals', generals'.
Assisted by 'health wizards' called 'physician' who believe in 'ratio'.
Assisted by 'wealth wizards' called 'investment bankers' who translate 'law of ratio' in 'money'.
With 99% of people reduced to status 'worker', in various levels.
Fought by desperate freedom fighters called 'terrorists'
The world of god 'ratio'
Especially in the 'western world' human apes are living in the Aristotelian Paradigm.
In 125 articles on this website I describe how we gradually started to sense reality in Aristotelian way.
Imagine a world ruled by 'ratio' highpriests called 'politicians'.
The highpriests of 'ratio' (and friends) exploit nature
Assisted by 'ratio' priests called 'scientists', who design a 'ratio'-nal reality.
Assisted by myths like 'democracy', 'freedom of speech', 'infinite growth'
Assisted by 'judges' and 'police', who execute 'law of ratio'.
Defended by warrior leaders like: 'admirals', generals'.
Assisted by 'health wizards' called 'physician' who believe in 'ratio'.
Assisted by 'wealth wizards' called 'investment bankers' who translate 'law of ratio' in 'money'.
With 99% of people reduced to status 'worker', in various levels.
Fought by desperate freedom fighters called 'terrorists'
| Aristotelian Paradigm before Enlightenment |
| Un-rational Leap for Change |
| Western Paradigm of Anima/Spirit/Mind: Aristotle: superior 'anima' / inferior body Roman Catholics call 'anima' 'holy spirit' Thomas Aquinas: immaterial 'faith + reason' Rene Descartes: 'mind='rationalism' body=intuition. Afterwards nothing new.... |
