Dangerous Teachings In Church

Part 2: The Enlightenment (Age of Reason)
During the modern era, a group of thinkers rejected the ideas of ancient philosophers and embraced the Mechanical Philosophy, which denied the existence of a personal God. This shift towards rationalism influenced the development of humanism and various belief systems.

17th to 20th Century: Rationalism and Modern Ideologies​

A group of thinkers in the modern era rejected the ideas of ancient scholastic philosophers and adopted the Mechanical Philosophy, which denied the existence of a personal God. This shift towards rationalism paved the way for the development of humanism and various belief systems, including moral relativism, subjectivism, Nihilism, Übermensch, and Null-A. The influence of these thinkers, including Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, John Locke, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche, and others, has shaped the world we live in today. Their rationalism led to the rise of movements like Empiricism, Existentialism, and Post Modernism. The anti-Aristotelian branch of philosophers in the 1620s contributed greatly to the development of these ideas and belief systems.

During the movement of the New Age Metaphysics, Baptist minister William H.P. Faunce writes, “All Persons familiar with the intellectual life of our times…are conscious of a wave of ‘New Thought’ now sweeping over this country” – The New York Times, February 13,1899 (READ IT HERE)

Phineas Parkust Quimby (1802-1866)
Founder of New Thought

Known Quotes 

“I now stand on the rock of science and prove all things by what I feel and see and not by what others tell me.”

“Disease is the misery of our belief, happiness is the health of our wisdom, so that man’s happiness or misery depends on himself. Now, as our misery comes from our belief, and not from the thing believed, it is necessary to be on the watch, so as not to be deceived by false guides. Sensation contains no intelligence or belief, but is a mere disturbance of the matter, called agitation, which produces mind, and is ready to receive the seed of error. Ever since man was created, there has been an element called error which has been busy inventing answers for every sensation.”

Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) was a German physician who developed the theory of “animal magnetism” and used magnets and hypnosis to treat various illnesses. He is sometimes referred to as the “father of hypnosis.” Both Mesmer and Quimby were  influenced by several thinkers and ideas of their time.

“My Theory: The trouble is in the mind, for the body is only the house for the mind to dwell in…If your mind has been deceived by some invisible enemy into a belief, you have put it into the form of a disease, with or without your knowledge. By my theory or truth I come in contact with your enemy and restore you to health and happiness.” – Phineas Quimby

 

Influenced by

Franz Anton Mesmer ‘Discoverer’ of Animal Magnetism which would later lead his strange practicises to develope hypnotism and occult practices.

His Influence

Marry Baker Eddy (Patient, Student, & Founder of Christian Science)

Julius, Anetta, and Horatio Dresser

Christian Science, Unity Church, Divine Science, Science of Mind, Word of Faith

Created 2015/08/03 | Updated 2023

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