Spiritual Parametrism

Spirit is the ultimate parameter of the universe.
Spirit is invisible, yet it can cross all boards and alter the course of the world.

Spirit is the most unique parameter in the universe. It is intangible, yet it transcends every board and changes the direction of order. Spirit is not a supernatural force, but the highest projection of the total parameters of the universe at the level of civilization.

Unlike material parameters such as light speed or gravity, spiritual parameters cannot be directly measured, but they can unify collective will and guide the direction of history.

Spirit can extend from the individual to the collective, from society to civilization, and even act back upon material and institutional parameters.

The speech of a leader, the faith of a nation, and the cohesion of a culture are all examples of spiritual parameters reshaping the trajectory of matter and life.

Throughout history, many thinkers have attempted to explain the relationship between spirit and matter.

From Atomism, to Mechanical Materialism, to Religious Materialism, and later Marx’s Historical Materialism and modern Neuroscience, they share a common view: that spirit is a byproduct or reflection of matter.

Parametrism recognizes that these theories contain valuable insights, yet holds that they describe only fragments of the board.

Spirit is not the shadow of matter, but the highest projection of the total parameters at the level of civilization.

What follows is a brief review of these perspectives, along with Parametrism’s alternative interpretation.

1. Democritus / Epicurus (Atomism)

They said: The world consists of atoms in combination, and the spirit is merely the result of atomic motion.
Parametrism holds:
- Atoms are only one manifestation of material parameters.
- If spirit were merely a byproduct of atoms, why have countless spiritual convictions in history been able to change institutions and societies?
- Spirit is not the shadow of atoms, but the independent projection of the total parameters at the level of civilization.

2. Hobbes (Mechanical Materialism)

He said: Thoughts, desires, and beliefs are nothing more than material motion.
Parametrism holds:
- Reducing spirit to a “mechanical reaction of matter” Cannot explain how belief can trigger institutional transformation, nor how ideals drive scientific progress.
- Spiritual parameters are not mechanical appendages, but the steering wheel that directs material forces.

3. Feuerbach (Religious Materialism)

He said: Religion and spirit are reflections of human material conditions of existence.
Parametrism holds:
- If spirit were only a “reflection,” why has religion sustained civilizations for millennia?
- Spiritual parameters are not mirrors, but sources of energy that can independently shape social parameters.

4. Marx / Engels / Lenin (Historical Materialism)

They said: The economic base determines the superstructure; matter comes first, spirit second.
Parametrism holds:
- Historical fact: revolutions were driven by ideological mobilization (spiritual parameters), not merely by hunger (material parameters).
- Material parameters provide conditions, but spiritual parameters determine direction.
- Marxism itself is a spiritual parameter—otherwise, how could the working class have become conscious at all?

5. Modern Neuroscience / AI Materialism

They said: Consciousness is the firing of neurons, or a byproduct of material computation.
Parametrism holds:
- They may explain the mechanism of spirit, but cannot explain the power of spirit.
- If spirit were only electrical signals, How can national faith sustain civilizational transformation and alter the course of history?
- Spiritual parameters are not illusions, but the highest projection of the total parameters within civilization.

Material parameters → determine conditions and boundaries of order.
Spiritual parameters → determine direction and the creation of history.