The real world and the virtual world. Seeking space for imagination and spirituality

Discussion paper

Abstract

Contemporary man lives, and thus learns and creates, in two worlds: real and virtual. The question then arises: can man in the virtual world use his imagination and spirituality in the same way as in the real world? In the real world, imagina-tion opens man up to transcendence (spirituality – faith), and in the virtual world, imagination is the basis of creativity, while spirituality is the safeguard of morality. However, the necessary condition for such a development of knowledge is freedom, which allows to develop knowledge and enrich the imagination. However, the virtual world can greatly help to restore the value of the spiritual world and the Christian religion itself. For man is aware that his wealth is not only the biological and physical world of everyday life, but also the “virtual” spiritual world that radiates from his soul. In the virtual world one can try to replace spirituality with imagination, but this is only a substitute for spirituality. Imagination helps to create and experience beauty, but truth and goodness are essential for the development of spirituality, and these values are carried by the human soul.