A cosmogenesis embracing and expanding the laws of our individual
ontogenesis on a universal scale, in the form of Noogenesms: a world that is being born instead of a world that is: that is what the phenomenon of Man suggests, indeed compels us to accept, if we are to find a place for Man in this process of evolution in which we are obliged to make room for him.
And that happens when the historical character of Christianity is ignored in favor of a rational conception of the relation of God to humankind which
applies on a universal scale without regard to historical particularities.
Although listening to music is considered a rewarding
activity on a universal scale, about 3 - 5 % of the healthy population does not experience pleasurable feelings in response to any type of music.
Once again, but this
time on a universal scale, humankind is seeking no less than its reunion with «divine,» its transcendence into higher forms of life.
Whether or not my life means anything at
all on a universal scale is actually pretty irrelevant.