Theophysics Research • Series 6.2

The Moral Decline
of America

A Quantitative Framework for Civilizational Entropy, 1958–2025

David Lowe • Theophysics Institute

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Critical Thresholds

1962
Engel v. Vitale — Supreme Court removes prayer from public schools. The first domino. Within one generation, every FACTS metric begins declining.
1973
Roe v. Wade — Sanctity of life redefined by judicial fiat. Accelerates the separation of moral consequence from personal choice.
1995
Internet Mass Adoption — Information decentralization begins. Within 15 years, attention spans halve and algorithmic radicalization emerges.
2015
Social Media Saturation — Semantic collapse accelerates. Words like "violence," "safety," and "justice" lose fixed meaning. Public discourse fragments.

In This Series

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Introduction & FACTS Framework

The thesis, methodology, and five-pillar analytical lens.

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Anatomy of a Phase Transition

Why civilizational collapse follows thermodynamic laws.

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Semantic Collapse

When words lose meaning, consensus becomes impossible.

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Cognitive & Spiritual Decline

The erosion of both intellect and transcendent purpose.

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Moral & Institutional Erosion

Trust collapse across every American institution.

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Family Structure Collapse

Fatherlessness, divorce, and the unraveling of the foundational unit.

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