So long as authority inspires awe, confusion and absurdity enhance - TopicsExpress



          

So long as authority inspires awe, confusion and absurdity enhance conservative tendencies in society. Firstly, because clear and logical thinking leads to a cumulation of knowledge (of which the progress of the natural sciences provides the best example) and the advance of knowledge sooner or later undermines the traditional order. Confused thinking, on the other hand, leads nowhere in particular and can be indulged indefinitely without producing any impact upon the world. — Stanislav Andreski, Social Sciences as Sorcery (1972), via Luciana Spada.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:40:10 +0000

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