BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 15. The influence of
scientists, thinkers and public figures in the early period was
felt very strongly, especially in reflections on the nature of
evil, co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center,
President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007, and member of the World
Academy of Art and Science Vaira Vike-Freiberga said today at an
additional session within the framework of the XIII Global Baku
Forum, Trend
reports.
According to Vaira Vike-Freiberga, conflicts are usually driven
by the same recurring forces of human nature, one of which is
ideology.
“Ideology in the broad sense is some accepted truth, especially
religious, which is said to come directly from heaven, from higher
supernatural laws. This “sure and incontestable” truth must guide
the life of man and serve as the basis for society,” Vaira
Vike-Freiberga stressed.
She noted that ideology has been beneficial in many ways—it has
helped shape civilizations—but it has also often been a source of
conflict.
“Even in the presence of a great or oral tradition, there is
always the possibility of different interpretations,”
Vike-Freiberga concluded.
