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TV is Satan's machine - Arvydas Šliogeris






An important Lithuanian philosopher, Arvydas Šliogeris (1944 - 2019) who is defined as the Kant of Lithuania, developed an analysis of the TV screen which today, in a post “pandemic” era, is more relevant than ever.

According to Šliogeris, the TV screen is the most dangerous enemy of mankind. The reason is that it can detach a person from the real world and lure him into a realm of illusions and hallucinations. In today's world, the screen is the most precious gift that we have. It is so powerful that it can pump ideologies into our minds without us even realizing it. It has been observed that there are no more ideologies in the world, as they are all being propagated through the Screen.

It is more powerful than all religions and all traditional ideologies combined together. The screen is a place of global deception, terror and obscenity. He is convinced that the Screen is the most reliable and effective suicide instrument for mankind. We must run away from him (i.e. turn it off).

In Šliogeris' opinion TV Screen is Satan's machine. The anthropological catastrophe we are experiencing and that is already happening is primarily the result of the Screen and his primary aim is the destruction of the human soul.
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