Theism is not the only kind of mysticism. Collectivist and political ideologies are also forms of mysticism. The nature of politics involves blind faith in a "highest essence". The abstractions of these "highest essences" function as arbitrary authorities to appeal to. The most common...
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Filed under: Anarchism, Ethics, Collectivism, Democracy, Religion, Atheism, Philosophy