Awareness is the basic good that makes all other goods possible.
It is possible, however, to hold beliefs that actively obstruct or constrict awareness. In the Western World, the single historical force most responsible for the dissemination of this doctrine is Christianity. What are offered are not rational arguments, but threats and promises. This approach to morality, so highly subversive of reason, permeates Christian teaching. However, to accept a belief without regard for reason, knowledge, evidence, probability, or respect for facts, is immoral.