Defining Revitalized Conservatism
It is important that the Theoevolutionary Church (TC) is understood as not a rebellion against the old moral order. Indeed, evolution for us depends upon the old moral order retaining any good evolutionary changes or mutations - - - an unstable society cannot evolve easily, during war, for example, survival and reproduction greatly decrease.
However, we do not have a dead, cliche-ridden reaction to the new, or to evolution, as many conservatives do. We are moralists, but also naturalists, evolution is central to Ordered Evolution.
We derive our politics from the ethics of both the old moral order and from evolutionary ethics, which define our Involutionary Inward and Evolutionary Outward Paths.
Our Revitalized Conservatism seeks to revitalize the old order, certainly not destroy it. We believe, like Burke and Kirk, that a “just state” contains a “tension” between authority and freedom, which we define as Ordered Evolution.
With the help of scientists such as Edward O. Wilson and Raymond Cattell, we are seeking what Louis Bredvold called “the reconstruction of social philosophy”. (Bredvold was speaking of the efforts of Plato and Burke. See “Redeeming the Time," by Russell Kirk)
We see the great wisdom inherent in evolution, wisdom that is beyond the intellectuals, wisdom relating to ancient and eternal principles which are still mysterious. It is this wisdom which we seek to synthesize with the old moral order.
We think Hegel's “March of History” is better defined by evolution than by anything else, even if we do not know all the elements of eternal evolution.
To ignore the natural laws of evolution is to ignore the Kosmos, the Spirit, and Godhood. And if we do ignore evolution, the eternal laws will operate, in any case, for good or ill, regarding human ideals.
We should act in light of the principles of evolution as well as our old moral order, the old moral order can be harmonized with evolution because the God of the old moral order, defined in the Involutionary Inward Path, is reached through evolution.
Even economics can be tied to the ancient order of both the Traditional moral order and the natural order of evolution. Economics falls apart when we believe only in commercial contracts, as we have again seen in the latest “depression.”
It is important that the Theoevolutionary Church (TC) is understood as not a rebellion against the old moral order. Indeed, evolution for us depends upon the old moral order retaining any good evolutionary changes or mutations - - - an unstable society cannot evolve easily, during war, for example, survival and reproduction greatly decrease.
However, we do not have a dead, cliche-ridden reaction to the new, or to evolution, as many conservatives do. We are moralists, but also naturalists, evolution is central to Ordered Evolution.
We derive our politics from the ethics of both the old moral order and from evolutionary ethics, which define our Involutionary Inward and Evolutionary Outward Paths.
Our Revitalized Conservatism seeks to revitalize the old order, certainly not destroy it. We believe, like Burke and Kirk, that a “just state” contains a “tension” between authority and freedom, which we define as Ordered Evolution.
With the help of scientists such as Edward O. Wilson and Raymond Cattell, we are seeking what Louis Bredvold called “the reconstruction of social philosophy”. (Bredvold was speaking of the efforts of Plato and Burke. See “Redeeming the Time," by Russell Kirk)
We see the great wisdom inherent in evolution, wisdom that is beyond the intellectuals, wisdom relating to ancient and eternal principles which are still mysterious. It is this wisdom which we seek to synthesize with the old moral order.
We think Hegel's “March of History” is better defined by evolution than by anything else, even if we do not know all the elements of eternal evolution.
To ignore the natural laws of evolution is to ignore the Kosmos, the Spirit, and Godhood. And if we do ignore evolution, the eternal laws will operate, in any case, for good or ill, regarding human ideals.
We should act in light of the principles of evolution as well as our old moral order, the old moral order can be harmonized with evolution because the God of the old moral order, defined in the Involutionary Inward Path, is reached through evolution.
Even economics can be tied to the ancient order of both the Traditional moral order and the natural order of evolution. Economics falls apart when we believe only in commercial contracts, as we have again seen in the latest “depression.”
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