… According to Plato, an ideal society would be ruled by an elite, an elite skilled in the art of reason: the philosophers. There would be two other classes within that society: the warriors, who would protect the society from external threats, and the working population. Neither the philosophers nor the warriors would be allowed to own property
The three classes – philosophers, warriors, and workers - have a purpose, which adds meaning to their life, but what is the purpose of each class and why is it significant?
Within present day society there is no rational universal answer to such questions, no answer steeped in reason. In society, throughout human history, the answers to these questions have had only one constant characteristic – change. The answer has constantly been in flux depending upon the perceptual means one uses to examine the question. If one uses science/observation the answer becomes: One exists to continue the species. If one uses religion/faith the answer becomes: One exists to serve the Creator of the physical universe. If one uses philosophy/reason the answer becomes: One exists to be happy. Even such answers vary depending upon the branch/school/group within which one stands as the question is asked and depending upon the time in history one stood within a particular branch/school/group.
In short, humanity has never found ‘an’ answer to the question. Humanity has been unable to define the function and meaning of life for Plato’s three classes and humanity has been unable to define the function and meaning of life as it pertains to the individual.
Why have we been unable to reach a consensus as to the meaning and purpose of life. The answer becomes obvious with the examination of human history. We have been unable to reach a consensus regarding the meaning and purpose of life because we have not applied Ockham’s Razor to the problem and we have not applied Ockham’s Razor to the problem because each of the three means of our perceiving, science/observation – religion/faith – philosophy/reason, have refused to ‘let go’ of their most cherished principles in order to begin the process.
Panentheism releases our three means of percieving from their dogmatic stands and having done so discovers that all three means of developing perceptions have their own role to play in terms of verifying the validity of panentheism. Panentheism, in turn, provides meaning and purpose to the very existence of the three classes:
- The philosophers/scientists/theists are to discver and create newc truths
- The warriors are to protect and defend civilizations as they function to create.
- The working population is to maintain civilizations as they function to create.
The purpose of all three classes becomes: To circumvent the nightmare of eternal recurrence.
As a species, we have three means of developing perceptions of ‘truth’. We form perceptions through observation/science, faith/religion, and reason/philosophy. If the three disagree as to what is true and what is not true, conflict arises. If the three come to a consensus regarding what truth is, then the ‘truth’ upon which they agree becomes the strongest form of ‘truth’. This work, The War and Peace of a New Metaphysical Perception, provides overwhelming evidence that the three not only can come to a consensus but have unconsciously come to a consensus regarding the make-up of reality.
The three means we have of developing perception - science/observation, religion/faith, philosophy/reason - agree that both the physical and the ethereal exist simultaneously and the three agree that the ethereal and the physical have their own unique purpose. The three have formed their own arguments supporting the concept of panentheism and as such concur that the ultimate application of Ockham’s Razor leaves both the ethereal and the physical in place which in turn confirms altruistic action as being the most fundamentally logical form of action/truth.
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