In a time of great universal upheaval, we focus too much on geopolitical accusations and potential materialistic solutions to resolve the crisis in the world. But we should prioritise and focus on the relationship between theology, philosophy, and, of course, for balance, modern scientific thought, moving through topics such as artificial intelligence, consciousness, aesthetics, and cosmology.

The book of Ephesians touches on the spiritual reality of good v evil in the world (Ephesians 612). St Paul tells us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (When was the last time you heard or read the words ‘conscience’ or ‘sin’, as well as ‘spiritual forces’?)

The Book of Revelations also points out the spiritual struggle and the need for repentance, even mentioning the Antichrist who will require everyone to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead in order to buy or sell (Revelation 13:16-17). Could this spiritual warning be the digital IDs? There is nothing novel about this question which has been asked for over the past 20 years.

This is why we should challenge materialist assumptions and argue for a universe primarily grounded in Mind rather than matter, and reconsider how faith, reason, and science intersect in understanding reality, human dignity, and the meaning of existence. But I believe the core issue for the contemporary world being in a state of chaos, is theological: We have forgotten God, again.

But don’t take my word on it. Christian Soviet gulag survivor, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, gave an acceptance speech, in London on May 10, 1983, regarding the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. He said (edited version):

More than half a century ago, while I was still a child, I recall hearing a number of older people offer the following explanation for the great disasters that had befallen Russia: ‘Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.’ Since then, I have spent well-nigh 50 years working on the history of our Revolution; in the process I have read hundreds of books, collected hundreds of personal testimonies, and have already contributed eight volumes of my own toward the effort of clearing away the rubble left by that upheaval. But if I were asked today to formulate as concisely as possible the main cause of the ruinous Revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: “Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.” What is more, the events of the Russian Revolution can only be understood now, at the end of the century, against the background of what has since occurred in the rest of the world. What emerges here is a process of universal significance. And if I were called upon to identify briefly the principal trait of the entire 20th century, here too, I would be unable to find anything more precise and pithy than to repeat once again: “Men have forgotten God.” The failings of human consciousness, deprived of its divine dimension, have been a determining factor in all the major crimes of this century [and the current century].

Fast forward 40-plus years, it seems we have forgotten God, again, as the moral meltdown of the West is plain to see, more so factually in some reliable alternative social media outlets, while the mainstream media continuingly pump out fear, lies, and anti-Christian propaganda into the minds of docile, compliant normies.

Are current chaotic events a chastisement from God? With the relative exception of Poland and Hungary, many secular Western nations are digging their own graves by ditching God, thus seeking material political solutions to achieve a relative normality in a fallen world. But we are not “hackable animals”; we are spiritual beings who must recognise our struggling predicament is due to spiritual warfare. Secularism will not free us from this existential mess, as Western civilization metaphorically tumbles round and round the drain, destined to inherit the abyss if humans don’t realise we are in a spiritual war that is supernatural.

Amongst other deviant groups obeying orders from the State puppets’ boot, some of the worst enablers of this global mess are lukewarm Christian leaders and those influenced by them. Clerics preach on climate change and world poverty from their pulpits, while rarely mentioning abortion of the evils of euthanasia. Jesus said:

I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. (Revelation 3:15-16.)

To repeat: We aren’t just physical beings exclusively dealing with materialistic problems of the external world. Hackable brains are not the ultimate nature of who we really are: Our immaterial, immortal minds and our souls. I highly recommend this ground-breaking book co-written by Dr Michael Egnor and Denyse O’Leary: The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul: Egnor, Michael, O’Leary, Denyse: 9781546006350: Amazon.com: Books