170: The End of a Secular Age
2023 was a painful year, and the sentiment is that it's only beginning.
The question remains, what is the IT that is only beginning? What is the cause or explanation of the upheaval? Books have been written on the subject, and they pile up on bookshelves and in influencer's reading lists, but do they end up helping or perpetuating the problem.
In this episode, I put forward the theory that we are experiencing the end of an age, the Secular Age as Charles Taylor puts it. In order to explain what that means we go into three different definitions for the word "secular" and what their end might mean.
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Definitely a lot to think about this week, I'll probably rewatch this episode again to soak it all in... P.S. I love the moonlight sonata outros!
@redactedllc
6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy the outro. And thank you for listening. While we can see signs of this shift taking place, it certainly shows a shift in common assumptions when it comes to knowledge and belief, and we may very well see a new version of the Roman Empire emerge with loyalty being defined as accepting the government narrative, and enforced with violence. In that case, it will challenge us all to chose between what be believe to be true, and what is expedient.
Welp that's not really good news for 2024😅
@redactedllc
6 ай бұрын
I don't think it's either good news or bad news, simply a passage of time.
Blah blah blah 🥱🥱😴😴
@redactedllc
6 ай бұрын
curious.