Ancient philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato came to understand that that there was something out there greater than the human person, a First Cause, that initiated everything. Thus, they knew there was a reason for existence, yet they were not able to discern Its personal identity. Jesus incarnated the First Cause into salvation history. Through Christ we know the First Cause’s Name and purpose. Catholic Philosophers such as Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas used this knowledge of the final end of man (Heaven) as they developed the tradition of Christian philosophy.

Martin Luther persuasively infected the world with his heresy of separating the interpretation of Sacred Scripture from the authority of Christ and His Church, and of divorcing the individual believer from the Body of Christ. This diabolic rupture was a catalyst for others to remove God – or any notion of a First Cause – from philosophy. Such thinking consequently became an underlying foundation of Modern Philosophy.

By understanding the consequences of the loss of proper philosophy, we can better defend the Catholic Faith. From a historical perspective, this also helps us identify the roots of our current societal collapse.
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Rationalism is the natural continuation of Luther’s view of Sacred Scripture that each person can and should read and interpret the Sacred Page on his own. Yet this results in severely damaging man’s relationship to God. The relationship between God and man is no longer Father to child, but rather distant master to servant (slave). According to Rationalism, if the only communication from God is in written form (the Bible), then it is up to the reader to decide what exactly is meant.

As a result, Sacred Tradition must in turn be disregarded. This then alienates (isolates) contemporary man from those who came before him. Note, it is the devil who promotes isolation, whereas God supports the communion of saints within His Mystical Body.