What significance does ontology have to other life forms in the universe?
Part I of II
With the establishment of the significance of the individual over the state and over the institution comes the establishment of the individual over the state and the institution.
This is not double speak. This is critical, for with this concept comes the recognition of the same for other life forms in the universe.
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This is a crucial, crucial point.
As soon as we take the direction that it is the species that holds the significance of life, we elevate the significance of the state and institutions over that of individuals.
The elevation of the species over the individual is the recognition that existence within this physical state of the universe is important, which in turn denies the existence of the individual’s access to eternity and denies the significance of the individual soul.