Whether or not this can be proved empirically is not the point, but if we consider that it may be true, we can see some very interesting things that unify what we are currently experiencing.
What are we currently experiencing? For one, climate extremes that are often alarming: places where extreme weather occurs are experiencing more extremes. Destructive storms are more destructive. The sun has been steadily decreasing in solar activity, which has certain effects .on our atmosphere. More powerful earthquakes are striking at record rates. Population continues to grow, and grows fastest in those areas of the world least capable of feeding themselves. Rather than walking hand in hand with reason and holding out hope, religion is tending to defy reason and dashing hopes in a way that drastically impacts those who are most disadvantaged. These trends are readily apparent for those in those areas with access to the internet without in-depth research, yet countless millions wander around in ignorance. The gap between "knowers" and "not knowers" steadily increases, and the gap between "haves" and "have nots" is at an historical high in every society on earth from the most to least modern.
There are three qualities of countries that are emerging on earth. Free, Totalitarian, and Satellite. Satellites align themselves with either Free or Totalitarian powers, and take on the characteristics of that which they align with to some extent. They are too small to be entirely self sufficient, needing to import critical items of one or more types. Free countries import critical items, but if need be they could be self sufficient by sacrificing to some extent. Totalitarian countries are capable of self-sufficiency in a like manner, where sacrifice will be demanded of the population if it suits the plans of the dictator.
There are three qualities of religion that are solidifying on earth. Hyper-paternalistic, Free-form spiritualism, and Materialism. They are not divided in an obvious manner, where one can say "this one is that, and that one is this". Some sects of the same religion may be one or the other. Hyper-paternalistic religions demand that human father figures be obeyed-- there is no encouragement of open debate, inquiry or spiritual searching. Free-form encourages open debate, inquiry and spiritual searching, and tends towards more nebulous definition of concepts in favor of continued spiritual refinement. Materialism is based on legality, ethics and functional concerns revolving around enhanced earthly achievement. Any religious activity is an adjunct to these overriding concerns. Religion suggests to us what is a good path to take, but politicians and the political system are the real power. The legal system serves as the conscious, and what one can get away with is acceptable. Those who are caught by the legal system are condemned as scapegoats, although they may have been doing exactly what many others are doing that were not "caught".
So while those on a Free-form path may be in search of a spiritual purity and universal truths, they are disengaged from actually improving the world. Materialists are engaged in improving the world, but purely for their own advantage. Hyper-paternalists discourage "improvements" that do not perpetuate their system.
As all of these forces push and pull in opposing directions, they generate vectors of probability. There is no intentional system of checks and balances that ensures progress occurs on a desirable path other than those imbued in governmental systems. Vectors are established based on the outcome of pushing and pulling. Materialists who hold control over the tools of finance have risen to unassailable positions. The mechanisms of society have become more arbitrary, and are aided by the random Hyper-paternalist outbursts of violence that are particularly disruptive to emerging societies.
As a result, probability vectors are being trimmed that would result in an overall benefit: possibilities that might be are being extinguished by these solidifying and cross-reinforcing trends. Perpetual conflict zones have been established in various portions of the world, both intentionally by totalitarian design and inadvertently through the continuance of traditional conflicts and there is no real resolution to these.
An interesting trend can be noted in America, it is a trend that is brought about by naivete and belief in the fundamental principles of the founders which are being put to the test. Large amounts of immigrants are being trained to become skilled Materialists, gaining the controls and abilities that this training entails. However, they are often Hyper-paternalist or Totalitarian in terms of their native beliefs, and as such are imbued with those characteristics in terms of their conduct, underlying motivations and attitudes. Paradoxically, then, we have Free-form spiritualists and from Free societies being placed in a position where they are lorded over by Totalitarians and Hyper-paternalists with elitist views and self-seeking tendencies in the service of Materialist controllers in a country that is ostensibly politically Free by definition and Free-form in their underlying beliefs. This results in a further erasure of vectors that lead to better outcomes in the Free and Free-form area of possibility.
Vectors that lead to the expansion of the Free quadrant of outcomes result in the branching of possibilities in a potentials space that is self-expanding and boundless. Vectors that lead to the expansion of Materialist, Hyper-paternalistic and Totalitarian quadrants are finite and self-extinguishing.
The identification of these forces began as something of a mental exercise for me, but genuine concern about that the struggle between these influences is afflicting me. Could it be the source of various disruptions worldwide? We cannot completely prosper and grow by reason alone, but reason is an important component which has been enslaved by influences that do not act in the best interest of the development of mankind.
If you have difficulty understanding this, understand the manifestation: a crowd of protesters whose righteous indignation brings them together comes under fire from Totalitarian police using live ammunition. Each of the protesters represents a range of possibilities, and as they die those possibilities disappear. This is what is happening in the world at large, where the totalitarian police, protesters and bullets are analogs for various components and forces on a macro scale.
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