Деякі дискусійні питання з приводу подальшої еволюції людини

Abstract

У статті піднімаються питання стосовно загальних тенденцій розвитку людства і відстоюється та думка, що надія на те, що біологічна еволюція виду «людина» буде мати продовження у вигляді духовної еволюції, не підтверджується фактами історії і реальної дійсності. За всіма ознаками, на зміну біологічній еволюції стосовно людини приходить не духовний, а інформаційно-технологічний етап.

The article raises the question of general trends in the development of human history, and the idea that the hope that the biological evolution of the “man” kind will change into a spiritual one is not upheld by the facts of reality is upheld. The current state of civilization is characterized by an all-encompassing crisis that has affected the economic, financial, socio-political, environmental and other areas. On the threshold of the greatest changes is the man himself, whose bodily and mental components undergo significant transformations. By all indications, the biological evolution of man no longer plays the role that she played in the past. Classical philosophy and religion traditionally believed that man is a resident of three worlds: physical, social and spiritual. Spirituality is of no small importance for the life of an individual and society, since it is the area where meaning generation occurs. The presence or absence of meaning determines the mental balance of the individual, the relationship between individuals, the structure and functioning of society, the nature of culture. The concept of “spirituality” is one of the cultural universals that play an important role for the existence and development of mankind. But for nature as a universe, it has almost zero value. The development of the natural, social and human sciences of the last two centuries shows that the existence of an individual and a society at all times has been decisively determined by reasons far from what is called spirituality. No matter how much we want this, the spiritual evolution is not replaced by a spiritual, but rather an information technology stage. If we manage to avoid a total civilizational catastrophe, the prospects for evolution at this stage can be unlimited.