If a person has no philosophical thoughts, certain questions will never cross his mind. As a young man, there were many issues and ideas that never concerned me as they do today. There is one question, however, which has intrigued me for the longest time, and it still fascinates me as intensely as it did back then: Does spirit precede matter or is it the other way around?
In other words, does human consciousness create what we perceive as our reality and physical existence or vice versa; does the pre-existing material world determine our sentience and shape our cognition? In essence, what really lies beneath the surface of this question is the following: is man born as a conscious being with free will and self-determination or not?
You may think citizen, but it will be best if you confine yourself to approved collectivist thought. In case you find yourself unable to do so, you may need to be reeducated. Illustration by LibertyManiacs.com
Do not be alarmed; this is not an article on political philosophy. But it is a fundamental existential issue that I found underpins many of the doubts I have regarding the functioning of our society and our political culture. While I freely admit that I am no philosopher or expert in the field, I will try to explain in this article why the answer we choose to this crucial question, which most people never even consider, has an amazing impact on the way we think, the way we live and act and the way society behaves as a whole.
We need to understand why Western society and its cultural identity have so vastly degenerated and especially why family values have deteriorated so dramatically.
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