Bible Quote by Florian Dreveskracht
““A faulty understanding of science, along with rigorism and spiritual flattening in religion, termed scientism or biblicism, respectively, have taken hold of the Book of Man and lead in every way to a miserable, indeed abject, conception of History. There has been a will to reduce History to a universal law, on the pattern of the natural sciences (Ultimate Law of History, abbreviated to ULH). Or the revelations of scripture are presumptuously held for a gnomon, the shadow-stick of a sundial allowing calculation of the course of salvific History. The outcome, at best, was loss of meaning and relativism. Novus ordo is the reckoning. History has its own Universal Formula. This “formula” is not a law, nor a scheme, but an order: Novus ordo.””
About This Quote
Misapplying scientific rigor to history creates a rigid, meaningless universal law, stripping meaning and fostering relativism.
In simple terms: Science‑style laws misinterpret history.
Key Takeaway
Seek nuanced historical understanding.
Themes
history
philosophy
science
religion
meaning
relativism
universal law
Mood
analytical
critical
thought‑provoking
Type
Bible:0
Books:0
End-time-quotes:0
End times:0
Existence of god:0
Future quotes:0
History-quotes:1
Learning:0
Novus-ordo:1
Prophecy-quotes:0
Religion:0
Revelation-quotes:0
Rosicrucianism:0
Science:1
Science-quotes:0
Universal Law:1
Faulty Understanding:1
History Universal:1
Termed Scientism:1
Relativism Novus:0
When to use this quote
- academic research
- policy making
- educational curriculum
- public discourse
Key Concepts
epistemology
critical theory
cultural analysis
Questions to Reflect On
- What are limits of universal historical laws?
- How can science inform but not dominate history?
A Different Perspective
Oversimplification may ignore human complexity.
