Thursday, August 9, 2018

Don't trust yourself

Three thousand years ago people took for granted that the world was flat. A thousand years ago people still believed in brownies and trolls, ghosts and witches. People knew that the king was appointed by God and considered trading in slaves as a legitimate business. Today most people think that such ideas are awful and stupid. 

If humanity would live on and evolve for another thousand years, which is not likely, they will, of course, say about us that we were complete idiots and that our scientific, religious and political ideas were uncivilized, vulgar and crazy. 

Your thoughts, views, and assumptions are products of your culture and this era. Materialism, capitalism, sanctimonious religiosity and meaninglessness are not ultimate truths.