03-10-2019, 11:12 AM
(03-10-2019, 09:36 AM)Jessquo Wrote: No the counterculture had not but the charismatic revival certainly had begun by that time. Absolutely the counter culture was still relevant in the mid 1980s, it had not completely diffused. Read my explanation of the turnings in the comments. Yes the Missionary generation were a cynic generation. Read my comments above regarding the various archetypes.
"While Cynics take on the beliefs of the Idealists regarding what constitutes the "good life" and what the general goals of society should be, they are far more cynical about human nature and are perhaps a little more selfish" - This fits Olaf Stapledon (my favourite Missionary thinker) quite well. He was sceptical about human nature, he believed our species is Nature's first experiment and should be improved by means of genetic engineering. I'm not sure if he was the first person to imagine genetic engineering, but he was certainly one of the "founding fathers" of this concept. If you aren't familiar with his thought, I advise you to read Last and First Men and perhaps Last Men in London and Personality and Liberty. He also thought much about generations, although he didn't see they form a cycle.
