谈社会转型时期的信仰危机

信仰作为人类特有的精神现象,是人生和社会发展的重要精神支柱。西方社会的信仰缺失从“上帝的死亡”开始,象征宗教信念的式微;东方社会的信仰缺失自“社会转型”开始,表征依附退出人生舞台的恐慌。国人信仰危机的历史、现实原因,主要源于文革时期信仰神化的沉重代价,还有喜唱高调的传统国民性,更有道德教育要求过高而不切实际的欠缺;在现实中主要表现为信仰“真空”、信仰“乏力”、信仰多元化、信仰功利化。摆脱危机而实现信仰升华,包含“对科学的信仰”和“科学的对待信仰”两大方面。

On Belief Crisis in the Period of Social Transition

As man's specific spiritual phenomenon,belief is the important ideological pillar of life and social development.In the period of social transition,the appearance of the loss of belief among people has led to belief crisis.In real life,the belief crisis is mainly manifested as follows:belief vacuum,belief powerlessness,the diversity of belief,utilitarian belief,etc.This constitutes an obstacle to the development of modern society.Therefore,it is imperative to overcome the crisis,and bring about the distillation of belief,which includes:belief in science and scientific attitude towards belief.