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Moral feelings in the whole will anticipate goodness in people as
there will be no reason to do evil.
The whole will bring justice and trust among people and morality
will thrive.
People are capable of free, logical thinking. Their rationality will
lead them to choose the path of humanity.
When we are only concerned about ourselves, the result is
opportunism. We can only prosper if we collectively improve our
reasoning.
Rationalism existed even in antiquity but it gained momentum in
the Renaissance and continues to this day, contributing greatly to
the natural sciences. In philosophy, rationalism has created
favorable conditions for expansion of rational ideas.
Rationality should get ample space to flourish. The whole will
provide opportunities to highlight and apply reasonable solutions
for a better life.
Passions are powerful emotions towards objects or persons. In
the present distorted social circumstances, the prevailing emotion
is passionate love for money. It is the reason why the smartest
become stupid and vice versa. This situation stirs passions and
criminal actions.
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