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>>I think there is a dangerous mysticism in this idea of the immeasurable, incomparable, and unfalsifiable value judgement. >In what sense is it dangerous and
by wu-ikkyu 9y ago
>>I think there is a dangerous mysticism in this idea of the immeasurable, incomparable, and unfalsifiable value judgement.
>In what sense is it dangerous and in what sense is it mysticism?
Mysticism is dangerous because it challenges the status quo ideal of extreme materialism; that your worth as a human being is defined by the size of your bank account.
E.g. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"
- AstralStorm 9y agoNot really. Mysticism (in this unquantifiable form) does not challenge anything. It is instead based on acceptance that things are out of your control therefore not worth to quantify in quality or to judge. A real mystic of this kind would practice a strong version of fate or destiny principle which essentially makes free will irrelevant. To judge is to measure and quantify (or classify) in a less strict way.
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- wu-ikkyu 9y agoMystics are spiritualists by definition, which is opposed to materialism.