The Root of Human Predicament: From the Illusion of Geocentrism to the Cosmology of Dao-Centrism 人类困境的根源

While human civilization has achieved remarkable progress in religion, politics, economics, and technology, its underlying crises continue to intensify. This paper argues that the root of this predicament lies not in technological insufficiency or institutional failure, but in a deeply embedded cognitive illusion—the geocentric illusion, whereby humanity perceives itself as the center of the cosmos. This illusion is not merely an ancient astronomical error; it persists structurally within religious theology, political authority, capitalist economic logic, and modern spiritual alienation. Through philosophical analysis, civilizational history, and contemporary scientific perspectives, this study demonstrates how anthropocentrism generates religious conflict, political disorder, ecological destruction, and existential emptiness. In response, the paper introduces the Dao-Centric Cosmology proposed by the Lao–Yang Genesis Cosmology, structured around the principle: humans follow Earth, Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows Dao, and Dao follows Nature. By offering both philosophical and scientific interpretations of the generative sequence—“Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things”—this paper argues that humanity is not the center of the universe, but one link within a hierarchical cosmic order encompassing the Milky Way, the Solar System, Earth, and the Moon. Only by transcending the geocentric illusion and adopting Dao-centric cognition can human civilization achieve ecological sustainability, social stability, and spiritual renewal, ultimately realizing true unity between humanity and the cosmos. Keywords Geocentric Illusion; Anthropocentrism; Dao-Centric Cosmology; Lao–Yang Genesis Cosmology; Cosmic Generative Order; Unity of Humanity and Cosmos; Civilizational Crisis 人类文明在宗教、政治、经济与技术层面不断取得进步，但其深层危机却持续加剧。本文指出，这一文明困境的根源并非技术不足或制度失误，而是一种深植于人类认知结构中的“地心幻觉”——即人类将自身视为宇宙中心的中心主义世界观。这一幻觉不仅表现为古代天文学的错误，更在宗教神学、政治权力结构、资本主义经济逻辑以及现代精神危机中持续发挥结构性影响。 本文通过哲学分析、文明史考察与现代科学视角，系统揭示人类中心主义如何在宗教冲突、政治失序、生态破坏与存在性空虚中发挥根源性作用。在此基础上，本文引入“老–杨创世纪宇宙观”提出的“道心宇宙观”，以“人法地、地法天、天法道、道法自然”为认知框架，重新界定人类在宇宙生成秩序中的位置。 通过对“道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物”这一生成序列的哲学与科学双重阐释，本文论证：人类并非宇宙中心，而是银河系—太阳系—地球—月亮这一层级结构中的一环。唯有完成从“地心幻觉”向“道心认知”的根本转向，人类文明才能实现生态可持续、社会稳定与精神重建，迈向真正的天人合一。