We are approaching the end of the current basis of western civilization—the debt-based monetary system. This will likely cause the end of post-Enlightenment rationalism as well since the money system was an extension of that philosophical system. The ramifications of this are almost incomprehensible. Our lives will be profoundly changed since everything from economics to government, from psychology to religion is dependent upon this system.
As we approach the end of post-Enlightenment rationalism, we could go one of two very different ways. We could either see the next Dark Ages or enter Renaissance 2.0. That depends largely on you. Which will you choose? Will you be active? If you remain passive, we will likely see the dark version of the future. A new renaissance depends upon the enlightenment of individuals from the bottom-up. If individuals remain passive, then top-down forces will determine the future, and top-down power is the very definition of darkness. From the perspective of reason and rationalism, those with top-down power are only concerned with keeping their power. So controlling everyone else is the answer to the problem facing them. That may be reasonable from their perspective, but from the perspective of everyone else, it is called tyranny.