He also claims the spirit of critical thinking that characterised the enlightenment owed something to the intense examining of conscience...
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...in the Christian tradition. He argues that the historical Jesus was primarily a secular figure reacting against the Roman Empire......
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...his message was encased in theological trappings until it had an opportunity for actual expression which came with modernity.
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Obviously he sees progressive modernity in a very positive light unlike Moldbug who is critical of it...
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I found the similarities in their argument really interesting though so thought I'd share. End thread
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Christianity projects its vision of salvation onto a world to come after death or the last judgement but at some point those hopes are .....
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...switched to a utopian vision of this world, Calvin trying to build a model society in Geneva was perhaps a turning point for that....
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...transition. Maybe the point about capitalism is that it was a necessary vehicle to transform society in the hoped for way so becomes.....
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...an essential part of modernity along with social values derived from xtianity
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