People think that they have no right to judge a fact - all…
“People think that they have no right to judge a fact - all they have to do is to accept it. Thus from the moment that technics, the State, or production, are facts, we must worship them as facts, and we must try to adapt ourselves to them. This is the very heart of modern religion, the religion of the established fact, the religion on which depend the lesser religions of the dollar, race, or the proletariat, which are only expressions of the great modern divinity, the Moloch of fact.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Modern society worships facts and systems, treating them as deities, marginalizing other values.
In simple terms: Fact‑worship replaces true belief.
Key Takeaway
Question blind faith in systems.
Themes
technology
modernity
religion
Mood
critical
skeptical
Type
philosophical
analytical
When to use this quote
- policy making
- corporate culture
- education curricula
Key Concepts
sociology
philosophy
critical theory
Questions to Reflect On
- What facts have you accepted without question?
- How can we balance data with humanity?
A Different Perspective
Overemphasis on facts can ignore human nuance.