Chapter 30. The Unmodifiable Dogma and the Engineering of Fragmentation
Abstract: What is the difference between the laws of nature and the laws written in international treaties? This chapter explores the final conflict between two “unmodifiable dogmas.” In the Environmental Domain, the force of gravity mediates our actions, forcing us into a muscular effort; in the Social Domain, our biology has encoded “coercive force” (punishment) as the vital mediator to keep the group united. These relational forces are mediated by emotions and neurotransmitters (studied by C. De Dreu and R. Sapolsky), which drive us to fiercely protect the community from threats. In nature, a single pathogen is structurally weak compared to a cohesive community. However, the modern State has carried out a lethal inversion: through the ideology of human rights, it has elevated the value of the human person above the network. The State today uses its massive coercive force not to punish the pathogen, but to block the community’s immune reaction, rendering it weak and submissive. By comparing our theory with thinkers like M.A. Glendon, Z. Bauman, and P. Deneen, we will demonstrate that the disintegration of Western society is the result of a chemical-legal solvent designed to atomize the individual and deliver them to the dominion of the Empty Machine.