The discussion about idealism and materialism was still in a state of entanglement and stalemate a hundred years ago. However, with the rapid development of modern science and technology, the standard of living has also been significantly improved on the basis of the invention and application of a large number of things. The great abundance of the empire directly promotes the victory of materialism in the context of the new era. This contrasts with the prevalence of idealism in the era of farming and cold weapons.
And people's choice of world outlook, it can be seen that they are not entirely based on the perspective of truth, but are only or to a large extent judged by the social level at the time and the needs of society for a certain concept. It is the age of material scarcity that we need to view the world with our heart and shape the gods to survive the misery before us; when we are materially rich, we need to stand on a materialistic standpoint, which is more conducive to the great development of the times.
However, relative things in the world often do not exist alone. This is a bit similar to the Chinese gossip yin and yang theory. The so-called so-called black, there is white, and where there is evil, there is good. Say which party will be completely extinct. Coming to observe this era, it is now a normal state of materialism as the mainstay and idealism as the supplement. People firmly believe that what they can see is the truth. Those who believe in religions dominated by the three major sects of Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam, most of them can also dialectically view the meaning of the existence of belief, not as people in the previous era fully accept it, but believe in the gods in their hearts , Rather than being like a true god.
The film "Back to the Past", adapted from a true story, is in a period of social panic caused by the change in the relationship between idealism and materialism brought about by psychological suggestion therapy. Take the Angel family in the film as a list to look at the panic status of the entire United States at that time. Angel fictionalized the existence of cult sacrificial rituals, and then because of the widespread use of psychological suggestion therapy in solving the case, it led to Angel’s treatment. When my father and elder brother were receiving psychological suggestion therapy to induce memory, they added to a certain extent scenes where there were no cult sacrificial rituals. As the police officer Bruce and Angel’s grandmother who handled the case did not directly receive psychological suggestion therapy. , But also indirectly affected, and frequent nightmares suspicious. According to later investigations, there were no so-called cult sacrifices in the United States at that time. It can be seen that the extreme idealism brought about by psychological suggestion therapy deviated from a basis of material reality, and the impact it brought was terrible.
From this point of view, must idealism be no better than materialism? Obviously standing in the present era, you can think so, but if you trace the trajectory of life forward, such as in the farming period, there is an extreme lack of material at this time. If the civilians are still dominated by materialism, the society will be extremely stable. It is not easy to maintain. On the contrary, idealism can bring about the opposite effect, and most religions are formed in the era when material is most scarce. Of course, the religions that have survived so far are all religions that teach people to do good, and cults similar to the movie must have existed in history, but after all, they will not last long. Regardless of good and evil, they have their own in a certain historical period. A specific value cannot narrowly deny part of the meaning of its existence.
Therefore, the rational choice of appropriate doctrines as the main trend of thought is the basis to ensure that human society moves forward steadily, and there is no right or wrong characterization. From a utilitarian point of view, the two doctrines are just two kinds of different functions with different functions. Tools, and the basis for selection, are determined by the contradictions and difficulties encountered at present.
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