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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
ickedness, injustice, grief, pessimism, trouble,
loneliness, fear, stress, frustration, distrust, un-
W scrupulousness, anxiety, rage, jealousy, resent-
ment, drug addiction, immorality, gambling, prostitution,
hunger, poverty, social corruption, theft, war, struggle, vio-
lence, oppression, fear of death… News stories about these is-
sues appear in the newspapers and on TV every day. The pop-
ular press devotes entire pages to these subjects, while others
serialize articles about their psychological and social aspects.
However, your acquaintance with these feelings is not limited
solely to the press; in daily life, you also frequently come across
8 such problems and, more importantly, personally experience
them.
People and societies endeavor to liberate themselves from
the distressing experiences, disorder and repressive social
structures that have prevailed over the world for long periods.
We only need to glance at ancient Greece, the great Roman
Empire, Tsarist Russia or the so-called Age of Enlightenment,
and even the 20th century-a century of misery which saw two
world wars and world-wide social disasters. No matter upon
which century or location you concentrate your research, the
picture will not be appreciably different.
THE NIGHTMARE OF DISBELIEF
