Technocratic Paradigm Plus Cult Equals Perfect Storm
The technocratic paradigm has been brewing for 200 years and is the major cause of the global environmental collapse. This paradigm is that every technological discovery and every economic (financial) gain is positive and drives society into the future. These factors take precedence over any other concerns which should be the most important such as human beings and the environment. The naming of the dismal condition is eloquently expressed by Pope Francis in Laudato Si. The rising global temperatures, which rose to 1.5 degrees above historic levels in 2024, is hard data showing one result of following this paradigm. The rapid loss of biodiversity and extinction of species is another. Cults emerge from time to time, with the current Trump administration in the United States being the most recent. In Laudato Si (122-123), Pope Francis states, "Hence we should not be surprised to find, in conjunction with the omnipresent technocratic paradigm and the cul...