Core ideas

The core of Einismen is that the world is uncertain, that the human being is free but responsible, and that knowledge must be sought through testing rather than blind obedience.

Core ideas and basic assumptions An illustration with interconnected forms and directed lines suggesting ideas built from shared assumptions.
Ideas bound together by shared assumptions.

The worldview begins from the fact that the universe carries no ready-made human meaning. The basic assumption is therefore not secure order but chaos, change and friction. This means that the human being must create direction instead of inheriting it uncritically.

The view of the human being is neither sentimental nor cynical. The human being is seen as fallible, limited and exposed, but also as capable of choosing, analyzing, reconsidering and building. This doubleness is central.

The view of knowledge is equally clear. Knowledge should grow out of observation, experience, logic and testing. Ideas become stronger by meeting resistance and criticism. What does not withstand testing should not guide life.