SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF MODERN MAN

Abstract

The article deals with the topic of the place and role of scientific knowledge in the structure of spiritual culture of modern man. The authors draw their attention to the significant changes that have occurred in the system of values of a person of the modern era. If in the past people had a significant reverence for scientists, new scientific discoveries, and highly valued achievements in the field of intellectual work, now they are increasingly interested in archaic, long-forgotten ways of explicating the world. This fact, according to the authors of the article, indicates significant changes in the sphere of public consciousness. They believe that such transformations are associated with an increase in the degree of comfort in the life of a person who does not want to spend his energy on studying complex scientific theories, but can quite satisfy his curiosity with myths about the God-chosen people, racial and ethnic prejudices, and conspiracy theories.