According to the Webster Dictionary, amorality is defined as the quality or condition of not admitting to moral distinctions or judgments and not caring about right and wrong. Anyone in his right mind knows that this preposterous perception of reality is engendered from the womb of rank inanity and human folly. Even a cursory glance at nature's sprawling classroom quickly advises one that this flawed understanding of human society is born out of sheer human error, gross mental negligence, and stark irresponsibility; however, as one looks around today; he cannot help but notice that the global community is plainly a moral trashcan stuffed with lawlessness and confusion, and that amorality is the supreme God of the day. The ridiculous idea that morals do not matter screams at you from just about every corner in the world, whether it be an aristocratic Beverly Hills vicinage or a Johannesburg ghetto. The ubiquitous presence of amorality is a disturbing pattern in contemporary global society, and its origin needs to be circumspectly traced and exposed. Most people in the world are of the opinion that ethical issues are of paramount importance in the construction and development of human society; accordingly, the virtually universal presence of amoral human behavior and mayhem on the earth suggests that there is some abject, sneaky traitor in high places who has betrayed the human race. In this regard, it is utterly critical to identify, hunt down, and expose that shameless rogue who has caused so much suffering in the quaint museum of the human experience.
One of the reasons that so many problems often go unsolved is that human beings are myopic and insular in their perspective about things, and more often than not, fail to dot their I's an d cross their T's. Most problems today have a Western origin; as the West, due to its earlier Biblical association, practically ruled the whole world. World dominion was given to the West; accordingly, its influence and culture have left a footprint on virtually every country in the world; thus, in order understand the contemporary global issues of amorality, moral decline, and lawlessness; it is critical to reach back into the history of the Western world and analyze some of the forces that have powerfully influenced Western civilization. Of course virtually everyone knows that the West is the progeny of Greco-Roman civilization. All of its linguistic features and other cultural underpinnings are directly connected to the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome; and, for the most part, this association is positive. However, among the historical currents that have influenced Western civilization, the Christian religion and the Enlightenment Age have had the most impactful effect on the West; and it is this effect that explains virtually everything in the world today. These two diametrically opposite historical currents are the most titanic forces that have shaped modern civilization in the West; and, more generally, in the world as a whole.
Historians generally disagree about the exact span of time covered by the Enlightenment period, but most agree that its influence was strongest between 1650 and 1800. What they have ignored is the fact that this tenebrous, mystical period never really ended: It merely changed its emphasis and focus. It started in France and then spread to the rest of Europe, and eventually to the rest of the world; however, as far as historians are concerned, the Enlightenment period ended at the start of the nineteenth century. The essence of this intriguing period of time was its emphasis on understanding, and solving society's problems through knowledge acquisition, focus on reason through dialogue, and comprehending the secrets of the universe. They observed and applauded the phenomenal advances in science inspired by the work of Isaac New and other brilliant scientists of his day. They reasoned that with the rapid advances in scientific knowledge and a reason-driven approach to solving society's ills; they would be able to understand the secrets of the universe, thus enabling them to abolish all societal problems. The vanguards who spearheaded this intellectual movement referred to themselves as philosophes (men of wisdom and great knowledge. ) These men were drawn mainly form the aristocratic and middle-class pool of European society; they were an elite group of intellectuals who saw themselves as the virtual saviors of mankind. They were journalists, editors, attorneys, professors, writers, scientists, and a host of other academicians. What was conspicuously absent in these secularists' views and vision for human society was the presence of a Holy God of love-they vehemently loathed that idea. Their message and sermon to European society was very simply: God does not exist.
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