Saturday, August 4, 2012
DANGEROUS WORLDVIEWS -Secularism
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1. Is there a God? What is He like? There is no God, no divine being. Matter, in one form or another, is all that has existed from eternity and all that will ever exist.
2.What is the nature of the universe? It is filled with matter and matter only. The world and universe were formed through the gradual and random processes of evolution.
3. What is the essential nature of man? Humanity is by nature monistic (a oneness) in that the person consists of only one substance: matter. Humanity represents the highest point of the gradual and random processes of evolution.
4. What is the cause of evil and suffering? Humanity depending on the escapist promise of religion, rather than facing problems squarely and believing that humankind has the potential to create a world in which peace and justice will prevail.
5. The basis of morality and ethics? Man's reason and thought. Extending scientific method of rational inquiry into all aspects of life, while at the same time maintaining a sense of compassion for the individual.
6. Life after death? There is no survival of the person's consciousness after death.
7. History? A story of facing his problems with reason or becoming lost in the illusions of belief and faith.
Sec·u·lar·ism
noun
secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of politicalor social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faithand worship.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/secularism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism
Thursday, August 2, 2012
DANGEROUS WORLDVIEWS -Marxism
1. Is there a God? What is He like? There is no God. Matter is the fundamental reality.
2.What is the nature of the universe? The world was created over a period of time through scientific events.
3. What is the essential nature of man? Humanity has evolved from animals. Humanity’s nature is determined by economic forces.
4. What is the cause of evil and suffering? The distinction between the laborer and the owner. Humanity is alienated from the fruit of our his own labors.
5. The basis of morality and ethics? There is no transcendent, moral absolutes. Whatever advances communism is right. Man can be saved from his alienation by eliminating private property and class distinctions. Everyone can become a new person through economic, political, and social means.
6. Life after death? There is nothing after death. Life ends.
7. History? A record of humanity’s hope in political revolution.
Marx·ism
noun
http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/10-planks-of-communism.html
the system of economic and political thought developed by KarlMarx, along with Friedrich Engels, especially the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for theexploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change, and thatthe capitalist system, containing from the first the seeds of itsown decay, will inevitably, after the period of the dictatorship ofthe proletariat, be superseded by a socialist order and a classlesssociety.
10 Planks of Communism, from Manifesto
1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the State.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralization of the means of communications and transportation in the hands of the State.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to labor. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries, gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country, by a more equitable distribution of population over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production.
Communist 10 planks in America (Interesting Idea. What if it is?)
http://www.libertyzone.com/Communist-Manifesto-Planks.htmlhttp://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/10-planks-of-communism.html
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