In the public mind Rousseau and Marx and their intellectual progeny are generally seen as cosmically connected/intelligent/progressive, right?
Depends on which subset of the public we’re talking about.
Maybe overzealous, but their hearts were in the right place. If so that would support the intelligence=goodness claim.
I’m confused, is this an appeal to popular opinion?
If the Enlightenment is good by the lights of the public, then the uFAI-Antichrist is good by the lights of the public.
Of course. “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him [the beast/dragon]” Revelations 13:8
And who are we to disagree with the dead, the sheep and the shepherds?
People in a position to witness the practical results of their philosophy.
Depends on which subset of the public we’re talking about.
I’m confused, is this an appeal to popular opinion?
Of course. “And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him [the beast/dragon]” Revelations 13:8
People in a position to witness the practical results of their philosophy.