Enlightenment Defended

The Purpose of Enlightenment Defended is To Promote Autonomy, Liberty and Progress.

Two aphorisms highlight the ethos of this forum of discussion.

“Have the courage to use your own understanding!”
—Immanuel Kant.

“I may be wrong and you may be right, and with some effort, we may get nearer to the truth.”
—Karl Raimund Popper.

Moral Terrorism versus Infinite Progress.

Humanity faces a choice between at least three possible paths into the future. We can imagine humanity remains indefinitely in a stationary state, at our current level of achievement, progress indefinitely, or continually deteriorate in moral and economic character. 
 
How do you prepare for unpredictable steep slumps in resource availability and existential threats? Coping with threats depends on our ability to mobilise energy, so the lower our capacity for power, the more vulnerable we are. Better to aim for the highest levels of productivity for flourishing and safety.