The word Thnetosophy derives from Greek roots meaning ’the knowledge of the world of the thnetos (the mortal human being)’. Greek roots: θνητός (mortal human being) σοφία (knowledge). The term thnetosophy separates mortal humans from future humans, who reach immortality in far futurity. Thnetosophy considers us, mortal humans, as progenitors of future humans. Otherwise the ancestor of Thnetosophy is Humanology (and, earlier, Life Philosophy or Philosophy of Human Life). However, this discipline of philosophy, Humanology, was not widely known among people, while the term ’humanology’ was too-widely used to label varied ideologies and even unscientific systems of views. Also, this discipline, Humanology, does not declare clearly and with necessary precision that its theses relate only to mortal humans, and not to post-human beings with eternal life. Thus, the author, in his latest works, stops using the term ’humanology’ and applies the term ’thnetosophy’ instead. The basic postulates of the thnetosophy that are detailed here fairly reflect the essence of this new discipline.
The 6 basic postulates of the thnetosophy that are detailed here fairly reflect the essence of this new discipline: “……1. The existence of the God is not accepted by the natural science, God is an antiquated and obsolete idea in the progression of our civilization. 2. We are alone in the Universe, no other intelligent civilization exists, because the entity of the intelligent civilization is extremely specific. 3. The human being with rationality and emotion is more valuable than any non-rational and non-emotional elements of the Universe. Thus, the events in the Universe have no equal values: those that are connected to the fate of mankind have priority.4. The humanization, the reshaping activity of the world to serve the aims and the interests of the humankind, is the primary process in the Universe for us. 5. Philosophical oppositions (material vs. soul, can be known vs. cannot be known) are secondaries. Thnetosophical one (can be humanized vs. cannot be humanized) is primary. 6. What cannot be humanized in the Universe is under the human quality, and, per the aims of the mankind it makes no sense, it is preposterous, absurd……”
I think this is a very realistic and rational view of the Universe and the place of the human species in it, in general. I don’t necessarily agree with the statement that there isn’t an intelligent civilization in the Universe, or a species that resembles intelligence closely to that of the current state of humanity. I don’t think intelligent civilization to be specific, it could be formed if the basic needs are given by nature. But I completely agree that the things in the Universe that don’t directly affect humanity have no inherent value to us, why should we care about it then, other than for fun and recreational activities, in the broad sense of humanity it holds no benefit. Existence of God is also misconception in my view, it should have absolutely no place in a modern civilized society, other than the in history books where people can learn and understand the ignorance of pre-science societies.
ANDREW R. DAMU