Reason and Science

 

Conservatives and progressives mostly reject the epistemology of reason and science. Anti-Enlightenment, pre-modernist, right-wing conservatives mostly believe in the epistemology of dogma and faith. This leads to a life and society based upon religion, and thus away from reason and science. Anti-Enlightenment, post-modernist, left-wing progressives mostly believe in the epistemology of relativism and subjectivism. This leads to a life and society based upon collectivism, and thus away from reason and science. Pro-Enlightenment, modernist, up-wing true liberals, however, believe in the epistemology of reason and science. This leads to individualism and human greatness.

Reason and science also direct man towards social, economic, and political freedom. Under freedom, the society is harmonious, the culture is rich, the economy booms, and the life of the Holy Individual -- the cynosure of the universe -- becomes meaningful, purposeful, prosperous, magnificent, and happy. When it comes to government, reason and science point the way to the rights of man and laissez-faire capitalism. The bizarre welfare statist and Big Brother beliefs of the conservatives and progressives is highly unreasonable and unscientific.