Why We Traded Consciousness for Materialism – Prof. Jiang Xueqin

Описание: Check out Prof. Jiang Xueqin's recommended books to supplement his ideas:
► The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri: https://amzn.to/3NZSkzt
► Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy: https://amzn.to/3ZQfsmy
► Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins: https://amzn.to/4kskgs4

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This video launches a provocative thought experiment rather than a conventional curriculum, asking a question most political and economic analysis carefully avoids: who truly holds power in the world, and how is that power sustained across centuries? The argument rejects the idea that power resides primarily in institutions, governments, or even identifiable elites. Instead, it locates real power in ideas—specifically in the worldview that defines reality as purely material and denies human beings any deeper spiritual agency. From this perspective, modern hierarchies, private property, and mass obedience are not maintained mainly through force, but through a transformation of perception that trains people to see themselves as disposable matter rather than conscious beings endowed with meaning and agency.

Drawing on ancient spiritual traditions, Prof. Jiang Xueqin contrasts this modern materialist worldview with older civilizations that understood consciousness as fundamental and reality as transitory. He traces how religious transformations—particularly the Protestant Reformation—introduced unprecedented anxiety around faith, salvation, and worth, laying the psychological foundations for modern capitalism and endless accumulation. From there, the discussion explores how these anxieties migrated across religious and ideological systems, giving rise to belief structures that equate secrecy, transgression, and material domination with power itself. Wars, technological spectacle, and even space exploration are framed not as neutral achievements, but as symbolic reinforcements of a worldview designed to sever humanity from any sense of transcendence.

Ultimately, this episode argues that power is most absolute when it shapes perception itself—when it defines what people believe is real, possible, and inevitable. By controlling worldview, elites no longer need to justify hierarchy; obedience becomes internalized through fear, anxiety, and the worship of material success. Prof. Jiang Xueqin challenges viewers to reconsider history, modern suffering, and the hidden assumptions governing contemporary life, while asking whether the dominance of materialism is an accident of history—or the most effective tool of control ever devised. Turn on notifications to stay updated! 🔔🔔🔔

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