Unit 5 Teilhard Flashcards
Friederick Nietzsche
One of the greatest philosophers in Europe before he went insane
“God is dead” if people could shed religion we would be more insightful and mature
Forefather of atheism
Teilhard de chardin
Wrote radical things about Catholicism
He was “silenced by the Catholic Church, not allowed to speak, write etc
He created a modern understanding of the world
A modern scientific catholic
Übermensch
Over man Man that has gotten over religion Will to power, wish to rise to the top Morals are for slaves Nazis based their philosophy in this Against politics Said to tear churches down
Teilhards beliefs
Christianity can survive in the modern world
Problem, world wasn’t ready for his science combined with his Religious ideas
The new story
Earth is not the center of the universe, we cannot cognate what the universe is
The unconscious
Majority of decisions we make come from the unconscious decisions that are bigger than us
Some we are not even aware of
We are unconsciously motivated
Psychiatrists can solve your unconscious motivations
They can run and even destroy your life
Evolution
We are a part of a planet that has been around for billions of years
Most of the time was a barren wasteland that has evolved
Evolution if world
Geo sphere, bio sphere, noo sphere, theo sphere
Geosphere
Formation of planet
Where matter comes from
Bio sphere
Formed oceans
Vegetation
Animals
Most have vanished today
Noo sphere
Humans Mind Able to think Language and communication Coming to the end
Theo sphere
God layer He is becoming more consciously present God will be born again through humans God will be all in all Everyone will be connect--computers, cyberspace
Nihilism
Meaningless, nothing, beliefs in nothing
Opposite of what teilhard sees, he saw meaning in everything
Blind alleys
Most things are gone that were at the beginning of time, they have already served their purpose, we are headed towards omega
Omega
What god is slowly building on earth
Evolution of spirit
“Will to power”
Runs our lives, our success is based on what we want to do
We are becoming…
More conscious of our place and responsibility in the relation to the universe
