The Eclipse of Reason The Eclipse of Reason is the greatest danger for a society and a nation. There is no alternative to thinking for oneself, and all that we cherish: freedom, dignity, progress, the end of exploitation and so many other things depend on how much a society embraces and values Reason. I despair that the masses have abandoned this most precious thing, even leaving aside what little we had in the infatuation with the past and religious orthodoxy. I chose to start questioning this