Two Kinds Of Angels

The struggle between faith and philosophy and science and technology goes back many centuries to the Inquisition and witchcraft and even further. It is not a simple division however and people complain that there are exceptions on both sides. It might better be delineated by metaphors like hawks and doves, analogies like the earthly city and the City of God or even absolutes like good v evil or right and wrong. As science goes marching on pushing back the barriers philosophers and theologians have a lot to complain about. Often it comes down to respect for the sanctity of human life and the profiteering of capitalists. The increasing secularisation of society and the predominance of Modernism and Positivism is creating a society in which traditional values are in a minority and a voice often ignored, unheard or treated as a nuisance even by those in authority. The process of globalisation in making the world a smaller place for so many people is also making it easy to disseminate doctrines of any kind. It has to be reiterated, cultural development must include proper respect for existing cultures and enduring traditional values.