"So he created man in his own image."
[Genesis 1:27]
Ideologies, philosophies, and religions do not explain the world through the inquiry and understanding of Reality. They create the world they try to explain.
This is because Reality (with a capital R) on its own is boring, meaningless, and purposeless. It is merely a scaffold, a skeleton that we cover with the flesh of our ideas and the skin of our imagination. It's the green screen in movies, or a mannequin that we dress with whatever we want.
That's why philosophy, ideology, and religion are not ways of seeking Truth or understanding Reality. They do not seek Truth, they create it.
In summary, they represent a creative force (vis creativa), rather than a contemplative or inquisitive force (vis contemplativa).
[Genesis 1:27]
Ideologies, philosophies, and religions do not explain the world through the inquiry and understanding of Reality. They create the world they try to explain.
This is because Reality (with a capital R) on its own is boring, meaningless, and purposeless. It is merely a scaffold, a skeleton that we cover with the flesh of our ideas and the skin of our imagination. It's the green screen in movies, or a mannequin that we dress with whatever we want.
That's why philosophy, ideology, and religion are not ways of seeking Truth or understanding Reality. They do not seek Truth, they create it.
In summary, they represent a creative force (vis creativa), rather than a contemplative or inquisitive force (vis contemplativa).