We believe that if the world doesn't go quickly to an end, it will be only because Hitlerism transformed itself into a new religious faith, able to change the materialistic man of today into a new idealistic hero where the 'beyond life' is as important as life itself. That was the attitude of the heroes of Thermopylae who were fighting for honor and duty, for Dharma, as Indians would say.
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- What does it mean?
- The author suggests the world won't end soon if Hitlerism becomes a religious faith valuing the beyond life like heroes of Thermopylae.
- In plain terms
- Hitlerism turning into a faith valuing the beyond could prevent the world's end.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideologies transforming into faiths might sustain civilization.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can ideology replace religion?
- What sustains a society?
Another view
The prediction is speculative and tied to a specific controversial historical view.
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