The value of life is evident, and one of the primary tasks of enlightenment is to focus on deepening people's awareness and appreciation of the remarkable and splendid nature of existence. Illuminating knowledge should also facilitate understanding that the life of the human race not only holds great potential but is also quite fragile, and in the face of adverse developments, we may find ourselves in a predicament from which extrication could be exceedingly challenging, if possible at all.
Truth in the humanities is rationally-based knowledge that is essential and beneficial primarily for human flourishing and self-realization, for the comprehensive development of society, and for achieving the universal ideal: complete well-being and flourishing of humanity.
Mythology and mystical teachings in the early history of life helped people overcome the fear of death and attain existential peace. Perhaps, the main reason for their creation was precisely to address these issues. Subsequently, they were developed and used in matters of education, worldview, and overall societal management. Since their basis was not on rational knowledge, they created many obstacles in the further growth of the human race. Overall, whether they played a positive or negative role in the overall historical process is a deeply academic question, the study of which is very necessary and is an important lesson for regulating the paths of further development of humanity.
Today, science and philosophy must maintain an optimal balance between searching for answers to the remaining ultimate questions about the Universe and enlightening existing knowledge, because the accumulated knowledge is quite sufficient to form a rational and productive worldview, and society as a whole is not aware of what valuable knowledge has already been accumulated.
