Today I will write about a fascinating theory about the eternal world order. In this post, I will refer to Pythagoreanism.
What is Pythagoreanism? It is a doctrine founded by an ancient Greek philosopher named Pythagoras. This doctrine states that the Universe is a cosmos. It is clearly ordered whole distinct from chaos. Moreover, this eternal harmony is being governed by laws discernible to human reason. His place constitutes man’s destiny within the mathematical order. His mission is to discover the area assigned to him. Then, the man should do all he can to maintain in himself and his surroundings the harmony deriving from things’ natural order.
What is my approach towards Pythagoreanism? Well, I do agree with almost all the things that the doctrine states.
To clearly develop my thoughts, I will refer to the part of the theory that I merely cannot agree with. Pythagoreanism states that laws that rule our Universe are discernible to people. I believe that not all rules are perceptible to us. In my opinion, people have limited minds. Of course, our civilization is developing practically all the time. In a symbolically way, landing on the moon was a milestone regarding human development. Without a doubt, the next crucial step will be landing on Mars. Personally, I do believe that it is possible to land on Mars.
Moreover, I think that the colonization of Mars will be possible within the next thousands of years.
But, by doing that, we will not resolve many existential questions and doubts. Moon and Mars colonization will undoubtedly be one of the best achievements in human history (comparable to developing a wheel). Still, by thinking of the enormous vast space in the Solar System, and its place within a Milky Way galaxy, I cannot say that humans will rule the world by conquering planet Mars. For the whole Universe, the conquering of another planet by humans will be unnoticeable. That’s why I cannot agree with one point of Pythagoreanism. I do not believe that all rules that are governing our Universe are discernible to humans.
