The abiding western dominology can with religion sanction identify anything dark, profound, or fluid with a revolting chaos, an evil to be mastered, a nothing to be ignored. 'God had made us master organizers of the world to establish system where chaos reigns. He has made us adept in government that we may administer government among savages and senile peoples.' From the vantage point of the colonizing episteme, the evil is always disorder rather than unjust order; anarchy rather than control, darkness rather than pallor. To plead otherwise is to write 'carte blanche for chaos.' Yet those who wear the mark of chaos, the skins of darkness, the genders of unspeakable openings -- those Others of Order keep finding voice. But they continue to be muted by the bellowing of the dominant discourse. Catherine Keller
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This quote from Margaret Atwood explains the western worldview of the world. In this worldview, there is a God who has given us dominion over the earth and we must use this authority to make the world a better place. That's all we need for our success, we must be able to control and organize the world and make it a better place for us and those around us. This is not a bad idea but there is always more to life than this.

There are some people who would rather not be controlled, who would rather see things as they truly are; there are those who want to explore and discover their own destiny as individuals as well as those who do not want to be part of this organized society that we call 'the world'. We can create order without being authoritarian and we can create chaos without treating others unfairly. The idea of order and chaos is how we see the world but we cannot live by it alone.

Source: Face Of The Deep: A Theology Of Becoming

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