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Part two.
Contrary to much that
has been written on the topica list concerning Social Credit and Christianity
there is ample evidence to show the misunderstandings.
Civilisation might be
defined as the incarnation of ethical and metaphysical values in the
institutions of society. Now, C. S.
Lewis, in his 'Abolition of Man', has pointed out that the values embodied in
the great religions are not several, but one coherent system. He uses the Chinese word 'Tao' to
denote this system.
Alduous Huxley ('The Perennial Philosophy') and Lin Yutang ('The Wisdom
of China and India') have compiled anthologies from the Scriptures of different
religious systems, which demonstrate this truth very
clearly.
Social Credit is the practicable endeavour to transform the institutions
of society in such a way that the transcendental values of the 'Tao' may find incarnation in
them.
A further generalisation of the lessons of the Scriptures of the great
religions is that such an incarnation is dependent on the individual, and is
manifested through individual initiative.
The very purpose of Social Credit as a system is to free the individual
initiative by placing the benefits of association directly at the services of
individual initiative. The
objective of Social Credit is to enable the individual to achieve the maximum
differentiation possible.
When we say that 'Social Credit is the Policy of a Philosophy' we mean
that every action we take towards a certain policy is the result of a
philosophy. There are two
basic philosophies in the world, and, because these philosophies are
diametrically opposed to each other, they give rise to conflicting
policies. The first
philosophy is one, which conceives of all power and authority arising from a
point EXTERNAL to the individual.
The second philosophy conceives of all power and authority from WITHIN
the individual. The first
philosophy gives rise to policies, which necessitate a certain type of
organisation in order to IMPOSE certain conditions upon the individual. This philosophy results in the
individual being subordinated to the State, the System, or some other
abstraction. It can be termed a
false philosophy, because it gives rise to policies which conflict with the
natural desires of the individual. This false philosophy is
helped by many people who may be opposed to one another. For example there is the alleged
conflict between Communism and Fascism. We must learn to look beyond
labels to find the reality behind the labels.
The second philosophy, which conceives of reality as an environment in
which the individual can make the greatest progress towards self-development,
gives rise to a social structure in which there is the greatest possible
decentralisation of all policies, including financial policies. Jesus of Nazareth stated the Christian -
the realistic philosophy, when he said:
"THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU". The corollary to this is
that each individual must accept responsibility for his actions. This is
distinct from the notion that actions by groups – governments, local
authorities, institutions all of which are abstractions in name, do not, and
cannot accept responsibility for their actions. Any use of a term such as “In
the interests of the nation”, or “the national good”, or “the government advises
or suggests” are simply a means of avoiding
responsibility. Vic
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